Comprehensive care on memory disorders

Kenji Toba

National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

A trial was performed to categorize the comprehensive care on memory disorders. First, the comprehensive care team should include not only multidisciplinary medical stuffs but also patient and caregivers to utilize two way communications. Second, the comprehensive care sholud cover from the early detection of memory disorders to the end of life care of the demented patients.
Finally, medical and socail-welfare-related service nenu available for patients and family should be informed. These aproaches can secure the peace of mind of the patients with dementia and their families.

Address correspondence to Dr.Kenji Toba, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology(36-3 Gengo, Morioka-machi, Obu, Aichi 474-8511, Japan)