Abstract
Dementia includes a group of neurodegenerative diseases that is listed by the World Health Organization as a public health priority. Given the importance of treating it correctly
and the need to guarantee conditions for the exercise of care for those who exercise this
role, this article identifies the needs in dementia, related to social security and its answer
from the law. We conducted Semi-structured interviews with people with mild dementia
and their caregivers. Also, we searched and analyzed the regulations and jurisprudence
of the high courts, related to dementia. The most relevant findings reveal: the absence
of policies aimed at people with dementia of late and early origin, barriers in access and
care in the health system, family and social conditions that affect the family economy,
absence of clear parameters to qualify dementia and its different types in decree 1507 of
2014 and labor flexibility agreements for people with family responsibilities (caregivers).
In addition, caregivers are uninsurance in the occupational risk system. In conclusion,
specific policies that contemplate the protection of the social security rights of people
with dementia and their caregivers are necessary.
and the need to guarantee conditions for the exercise of care for those who exercise this
role, this article identifies the needs in dementia, related to social security and its answer
from the law. We conducted Semi-structured interviews with people with mild dementia
and their caregivers. Also, we searched and analyzed the regulations and jurisprudence
of the high courts, related to dementia. The most relevant findings reveal: the absence
of policies aimed at people with dementia of late and early origin, barriers in access and
care in the health system, family and social conditions that affect the family economy,
absence of clear parameters to qualify dementia and its different types in decree 1507 of
2014 and labor flexibility agreements for people with family responsibilities (caregivers).
In addition, caregivers are uninsurance in the occupational risk system. In conclusion,
specific policies that contemplate the protection of the social security rights of people
with dementia and their caregivers are necessary.
| Translated title of the contribution | Legal and social security needs in dementia in Colombia |
|---|---|
| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 175-195 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Revista de Derecho |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 60 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2023 |