Quebec to develop an action plan to support people living with Alzheimer’s disease
Posted March 26, 2024 9:36 am.
Quebec is launching an action plan to provide better support for people living with Alzheimer’s disease or another major neurocognitive disorder.
In a press release Tuesday, Quebec’s minister responsible for seniors, Sonia Bélanger, explained that the action plan will focus on three areas: prevention and promotion, detection and diagnosis, and care, services and treatment.
According to her, the aim of the action plan will be “to offer care and services that better respond to the realities experienced by people affected by these diseases and their families.”
“More and more people in Quebec are being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other major cognitive disorders, particularly as the population ages,” said Bélanger. “It is urgent to take action to equip ourselves collectively with approaches that will better meet the needs of affected Quebecers and their families.”
The government says it hopes to improve prevention, strengthen detection and follow-up, reduce emergency room visits by offering upstream care, and optimize consultations with specialists.
Bélanger’s plan is supported by MNAs from three opposition parties represented in the National Assembly.
According to government data, by 2030, there will be 200,000 people in Quebec living with Alzheimer’s disease or a major neurocognitive disorder.
-This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews.
