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Table 1 Care and support systems for informal caregivers to persons with dementia in eight European countries

From: Formal support for informal caregivers to older persons with dementia through the course of the disease: an exploratory, cross-sectional study

 

National regulations

National guidelines

Insurances

Estonia

Welfare services for the elderly

No national guidelines

Estonian Health Insurance Fund

Finland

The social and health care system

Under development

National Health Insurance

France

Long-term care

The Alzheimer’s disease plan “Plan AD 2008–2012”

National Health Insurance

Germany

Health care and long-term care

Three guidelines from different medical scientific societies

Long-Term Care Insurance

The Netherlands

Within the Health Insurance Act and the Social Support Act

“National Dementia Program”

Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ): informal caregivers can apply for needs assessment

Spain

Universal Health Coverage

No national guidelines

Cohesion Fund

Law 39/2006: promotion of personal autonomy and care of people with dependency

Sweden

Within the Social Services Act and the Health and Medical Service Act

National guidelines for care and service for dementia

National Health Insurance

England

Within the Community Care Act and the National Health Service Act

The National Dementia Strategy for England

The National Health Service (NHS)