Introduction and enlightenment of dementia care managers in Macao,China
As a major public health problem,dementia has attracted worldwide attention.The rapid increase in the number of elderly patients with dementia in China poses challenges to prevention and treatment systems,health promotion,and social support.The development of dementia care managers in Macao,China,is early,and the system is mature with a good institutional guarantee,a clear job setting,an advanced training mode,and unified certification standards.They can formulate professional and comprehensive care plans for the elderly with dementia and their families through interdisciplinary cooperation and the integration of social resources.This paper introduces the origin and development status,access criteria and assessment,training mode,continuing education,and practice scope of dementia care managers in Macao,China,in order to provide references for dementia care in China.