Serbia to get first center for dementia and Alzheimer's disease patients – Unique institution to open by end-2018 in Ravni Gaj

The Center for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Patients, the first of its kind in Serbia, will start working by the end of the year in Ravni Gaj, near Kragujevac. The former ambulance of the Healthcare Center is being renovated with funds from the Public Investment Office of the Government of Serbia and the works are in their final stages.

– This is the first center of this kind in the whole region. Initially, the capacity will be 40 beds, and we plan to have 120 patients in in-patient care by 2020 – says Dr Vladica Stanojevic, the director of the Adult Day Care Center “Male Pcelice” in Kragujevac. The future center will operate as a working unit of this institution.

According to some estimates, there are between 5,000 and 7,000 people suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease in Serbia. The need for one such center is a priority, since the care for patients suffering from dementia requires full engagement of at least two members of the family.

– There's a great interest and people are calling from all parts of Serbia, but those from Sumadija and Pomoravlje will be given priority initially. The patients will be provided will full, all-day care, three meals, two snacks, medicines, clothes, professional supervision, summer and winter vacations, at half the cost of the care in, say, some private homes, not to mention the prices in Europe. In agreement with Minister Zoran Djordjevic, as everything is realized under the patronage of the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy, the accommodation price will be around RSD 50,000 – Stanojevic says.

Around forty medical technicians and nurses will be employed at this center. In the initial phase, doctors from Male Pcelice will be taking care of the patients. The center's further development will enable the creation of new jobs. It's interesting that there are inquests from countries throughout Europe.

– In-patient care on this level and under such conditions is up to three times more expensive in Europe. We have been contacted by our people in the diaspora, but also by foreigners. At the moment, there is no legal option for treating foreigners, but are considering potential solutions for the future, primarily due to new jobs – Stanojevic told Kurir.

Ministarstvo za javna ulaganja Republike Srbije

Ministarstvo za rad, zapošljavanje, boračka i socijalna pitanja Republike Srbije

Regional Center for Dementia and Alzheimers Disease Patients in Ravni Gaj

Adult Day Care Center Male Pcelice

Vladica Stanojevic

Zoran Djordjevic

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care for Alzheimers disease patients in Serbia

care for dementia patients in Serbia

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