Dementia Home Care in India: Overview and Challenges--- A presentation made at ARDSICON 2015, the 19th National Conference of ARDSI (Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India), held at Mumbai, India.
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Dementia Home Care in India: Overview and Challenges ARDSICON 2015
1. Dementia Home Care in India:
Overview and Challenges
by Swapna Kishore (cyber.swapnakishore@gmail.com)
http://dementiacarenotes.in
Presentation for the 19th National Conference of ARDSI
(Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India)
December 4 and 5, 2015 at Mumbai, India
...because most dementia care happens at home
33. The impact of dementia will increase
as India “ages”
People are living longer
Older persons (above 60) will be a
larger part of the population
Life
expectancy
if born in...
36.62 years
49.4 years
67.47 years
75.87 years
1950-55
1970-75
2010-15
2045-50
From 8.9% in 2015
...
To 19.4% in 2050
2015 8.9% 2050 19.4%