Table 4 Bulgaria

Area (2021)

110,900 km² [21]

Spread of outpatient care services for people with dementia

Almost nationwide

Expert notes regarding outpatient care

Doctors, psychiatrists, neurologists, hospitals, and medical centres can be found in every region.

Spread of inpatient care services for people with dementia

Almost nationwide

Expert notes regarding inpatient care

There are nursing homes provided by the state and municipalities, in addition to private homes and hospices. Even if these offers exist and are suitable for the care of people with dementia, they are nevertheless not available in sufficient quantity, as their accessibility remains limited for people from rural regions, for example.

Existing models of good practise

1. The Alzheimer café,

2. the online consultation website and the Facebook page of the ‘Foundation Compassion Alzheimer Bulgaria’,

3. the availability of written informational materials