Community–based collaboration through Initial–phase Intensive Support Team for dementia ―From the perspective of occupational therapist―

Abstract

Japan has reach to a super aging society. Especially, Dementia measures are an important subject. For that reason, Initial–phase Intensive Support Team for dementia started. As one of them, health professional staffs visit the user's home. They advise to the family, and support users in a short period. They can deal flexibly by going around various places. As a result, we can get the cooperation of medical, nursing care and the region. With that Dementia people were able to the social inclusion. Role of Occupational therapists is to understand users from the cognitive empathy perspective. Further, it is important to prepare the living environment with family and other specialists.