Groen will submit a proposal to provide a personal budget for people with young dementia. Of the approximately 6,500 Flemings who suffer from young-onset dementia today, only 203 receive financial compensation. The rest are unlucky, like Ingrid (63). She has been paying the full pot for care aid for seven years, a monthly price tag of approximately 2,400 euros. “You only realize that it costs tons of money once you experience it yourself,” says daughter Maaike.
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Ingrid (63) and her daughter Maaike (41) testify about young dementia: “Mum is completely disabled, but she still misses out on a financial care budget”
