Promoting Dementia Prevention in community settings: Network of Dementia Counselling CentresEfthymiou, A., Lavdas, M., Pantelidou, S., Mastrogiannakis, T., Sakka, P., Markatou, A.

1991 Users

1868 Screening tests

13 Consultation

Centres

14 cognitive empowerment

groups361 sessions

Conclusions: There is a high demand for counseling services for Dementia among older citizens in Greece. Municipalities due to �nancial cuts cannot support this kind of service. Our project contributed a lot in prevent-ing, diagnosing and treating dementia in regions around Athens and Cyclades islands in collaboration with local stakeholders. Our aim is to support them towards sustaining and expanding such services.

Bene�ts of the InterventionCultureThe intervention contributed in developing a culture of prevention and treatment of de-mentia in the community. The new paradigm refers to local services, municiaplities as well as the general population and the demand of services responding toi the particular needs of tthe elderly. Social CapitalDevelopment of local social care structures to integrate services for dementia (prevention and treatment)Training of local health professionals and carers in providing better care in dementia.Liaison between services in the Primary Health Care, Secondary Care and Community Stakehoilders.ServicesWidening of services for dementia in the com-munity.Free service provision and training.Raising awareness for demential and elderly care as well as ageing issues.Early detection of Dementia and MCI .

Introduction: Athens Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disor-ders(AAADRD) in collaboration with the Association for Regional Development and Mental Health(EPAPSY), CMT Prooptiki Co and se-lected Municipalities in Athens and Cyclades islands, developed 13 Counseling Centres for promoting dementia prevention and non-pharmacological interventions in the local communities. The services provided are: a) Dementia prevention programmes: screening of cognitive abilities, cognitive training groups for healthy elderly, aware-ness campaignsb) Intervention programmes for people with dementia: Memory Clinic, non-pharmacological interventions for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment and mild dementiac) Intervention programmes for carers of people with demen-tia: Training seminars on dementia, psychoeducational inter-ventions, counseling services.d) Training of Health Care Professionals already employed by the Municipalities: e-learning courses, training seminars

The project is funded, under the program “We are all citizens”, by EEA and Norway grants. Bodossaki foundation is the National funds opera-tor for Greece.

AAADRD and EPAPSY have run all Centers. Implementation team consisted of 11 Health Care Professionals (Doctors, Psychologists,

Social Workers, Nurses).

Guidelines for the function of the centers based in the Municipali-ties have been developed and distributed.

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328Nea Ionia Social Elderly Center

Solonos Municipal O�.

Peristeri (1st Social Elderly Center)

Ag. Varvara (Social Elderly Centre)

Peristeri (3rd Social Elderly Center)

Kolonos Municipal O�.

Peristeri (7th Social Elderly Center)

Petralona (3rd Municipal O�.)

Tinos island (Health Center)

Paros Island (EPAPSY O�.)

Filothei Friendship Club for Elderly

Milos Island (EPAPSY O�.)

Andros Island (Health Center)

Absolute Frequency of users per Consultation Center Rel. Frequency of the Users’ Gender

73% Women

23% Men

Corresponding author: Michail Lavdas (ml@epapsy.gr)