POLEPOLE November, 2010
1. NEWS AND INFORMATION
*”Non-Pharmacological Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease Need To Be Made Widely Available-Study” (Science 2.0 Sep.10, 2010 )
*Number of Dutch dementia patients doubles” (Radio Netherlands Worldwide Sep.20, 2010)
2. AAJ headquarters update
*T. Katsuda, Vice President of AAJ and board member of Social Security Council of MHLW reported the following “five concerns about governmental reform proposals for Long –Term Care Insurance on 28th October at the meeting.
1) Cutoff of services for people with mild disability
2) Expectation of individual self-help and mutual assistance in communities with the decreasing governmental responsibility in social security and social welfare
3) Increase in self-cost burden (It should be maintained under 10% of total cost)
4) Deterioration of quality of dementia care
5) Creating difficulties of living at each one’s home
*AAJ hosted training workshop about how to organize a meeting for PWDs.
3. Professiol comment
By Dr. Kenji Osaka, Discoverer of Dementia with Lewy bodies
4. Letters from Members
＊Four years ago, I transferred from Tokyo to my hometown to take care of my parents with dementia.
It is so hard to both work and care for my parents that I took unpaid leave twice. It adversely impacted on my household economy and my career. My parents refuse to live in elderly care facilities and I have been beset with problems from all sides. I am asking AAJ to make a proposal to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to revise the law in order to be able to realize the simultaneous pursuit of both work and care. (55-year-old woman)
*Ｉ have been taking care of my husband’s father with dementia caused by cerebral infarction for
12 years. He cannot speak and can only yell to express his feelings. It is painful for me to see
him who looks like he is living with only his appetite. Every day I encourage myself to imagine that
the former healthy and intellectual father is watching me to take care of the present father. (51-year-old woman)
5.. CARE EXPERIENCE
“After Ten Years devotion for My Mother and my Children” By Anonymous, Shiga Prefecture
6. Two heads are better than one
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“My husband was diagnosed Younger Dementia. I am anxious about our future. ”
7. From north to south –The activities of AAJ chapters
8. global families
“The Challenge of Japanese Americans in New York” By Dr. I. Matsumoto
9. the commentary on AAJ proposal By N. Yamashita
AAJ suggests the abolition of care need certification in The Long-term Care Insurance and a new ruling system of services by a care- conference conducted by registered care managers”
10. ESSay By Prof. T. Inoue
“Memory Café” in Bournemouth and Poole
11. Message from PWDs By K. Yamamoto
“I am always trying to be helpful for someone”
12.ｐresident’s Message By K. Takami
Take heart and take care till next month!
