513,035 people live in Muratpaşa. However, a study has not yet been conducted on the population of dementia patients living in our district.  As the Muratpaşa Municipality, our general goal in this project is to provide psycho-social support in order to increase the quality of life of the relatives of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease. In this context, while providing psychological and social support to Alzheimer's patients and their relatives, which is the most important old age disease , they are also directed to the relevant institutions. In order to provide support to the relatives of patients who do not have any sufficient information about Alzheimer's disease, the "Azheimer Help Line" was put into practice in March 2018. Patient relatives who want to get support make their applications through Turunç Masa, the municipality's information desk. Alzheimer Help Line works by appointment system. The expert staff who take part in the evaluation process of the applications actively participated in the trainings of the Antalya branch of the Alzheimer Association. This team consists of gerontologists, psychologists, social workers, sociologists and trainers.
In project scope:
- Supporting the relatives of the patients with group workhops,
- To organize informative meetings about Alzheimer disease at regular intervals to the
relatives of the patients who apply,
- To provide information on issues such as the safety of Alzheimer's patients, dealing with
behavioral problems, solutions to the problems of caregivers, and the legal aspects.
- Referring patients; relatives to relevant institutions and organizations according to the
patient's condition,
- Psycho-social studies are carried out in order to minimize the psychological problems
experienced by the relatives of the patients during this period.