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To empower professional caregivers to provide dementia care
Promoter: Amadora City Council
Territorial reach: District of Lisbon
Target group: Professional caregivers
Duration: 2 years
SDG: 3. Good Health and Well-being
Training professional home caregivers or those who work at day centres to provide dementia care using sensory and neurological stimulation tools. The initiative is based on a psychogeriatric intervention model developed by Fundação AFID which, besides offering training, also provides specialised consulting services.
Sustainable Development Goals
This project contributes to the following SDG target:
Target 3.4
By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being.