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On June 18, 2019, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the second meeting of the Ministerial Council on the Promotion of Policies for Dementia Care, at the Prime Minister’s Office.
 
At the meeting, a discussion was held on the draft Framework for Promoting Dementia Care.
 
Based on the discussion, the Prime Minister said,
 
“With the aim to promote our dementia care policies one step further with the Government working as one to implement them swiftly, we have compiled the Framework for Promoting Dementia Care today.
 
In this framework, we are to implement relevant measures firmly, focusing on inclusion and prevention, much like two wheels of a cart, while putting emphasis on the perspectives of the patients and their families.
 
Specifically, on the one hand, we will advance measures to make all aspects of everyday life more accessible, aiming at materializing inclusion so that dementia patients can maintain their own lifestyle in their communities with which they are familiar. On the other hand, we will promote prevention through the development of a place where the elderly can easily find and attend various exercises which are effective for prevention, and the promotion of research and development on preventive cares methods.
 
I ask the relevant ministers to implement the measures compiled on this occasion swiftly, and exert every effort for realizing a society where everyone can remain active no matter their age and play active roles throughout their lives.”