Damyang-gun Signs Early Dementia Screening Agreement with Three Local Hospitals

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Choi Hyung-sik) recently announced on the 6th that it held a business agreement and appointment ceremony for cooperative doctors for the early dementia screening project with three hospitals in the area (Damyang Sarang Hospital, Changpyeong Woori Hospital, Inae Nursing Hospital) to promote an efficient early dementia screening project.

Through this agreement, the county will conduct a first-stage dementia screening test for elderly people aged 60 and over who are suspected of dementia, followed by a second-stage neuropsychological evaluation by a clinical psychologist and a clinical evaluation by a neurologist. Patients showing signs of dementia will be referred to the contracted hospitals for a third-stage differential diagnosis (CT, blood tests, etc.).

Patients who are finally diagnosed through the tests will be registered as patients at the Dementia Safety Center and provided with services such as dementia treatment management fees, cognitive rehabilitation programs, material support, and dementia family meetings.

A Dementia Safety Center official said, “Through the business agreement with the contracted hospitals, we will help improve the quality of life of elderly dementia patients and their families by discovering and managing dementia patients early.”

Meanwhile, the Dementia Safety Center goes beyond counseling, registration, and management of patients to provide specialized dementia support services such as intensive case management for dementia patients, operation of dementia patient shelters and family cafes, dementia awareness improvement, education, and promotional projects.

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