Social support systems Organisation and financing of social
support to people with dementia and carers There is as yet no
specific action plan for the organisation of the welfare of
people with dementia in Estonia. However, the Ministry of Social
Affairs recently ordered the Estonian Gerontology and Geriatrics
Association to research into the care needs of people with
dementia. This research, which was finalised in March 2007, was
carried out in cooperation with the Estonian Association of
Alzheimer’s Disease. The research report has been presented to
the Ministry of Social Affairs, which will, on the basis of this
report, take measures to develop and fund services for people
with dementia and their carers. National welfare service
standards are also being drawn up by the Ministry. The
organisation of social support for people with dementia and
carers The highest authority, with regard to social support and
its legal framework of organisation as well as the existence of
regulations, is the Estonian Ministry o