Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-04-04

For a number of years, the Taiwan Alzheimer Disease Association has been organizing inclusive tours that allow families to travel with loved ones with dementia. The association works with tour operators to meet the needs of patients on the road, giving families affected by dementia a chance to travel around Taiwan- together.

At the end of 2017, there were 270,000 people living with dementia in Taiwan. 10,000 new dementia cases are expected each year. The challenges of traveling with dementia patients mean that for a growing number of Taiwanese families, family vacations have become impossible.

71-year-old Fang Mei-chu has cared for her husband for twelve years. She says that early on, getting her husband out of the house was stressful given his tendency to wander off. However, seven years ago, she learned about a program that is giving families affected by dementia a chance to travel together.    [FULL  STORY]