Czech Republic in need of residential care facilities for Alzheimer's patients

The Czech Republic is in need of more facilities to provide care to patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to Jiri Horecky, the head of the Czech Association of Social Services. Mr Horecky says the current capacity covers only 20 percent of the overall need. He also says the need is going to further increase with the ongoing trend of population ageing. According to estimates between 60,000 and 120,000 people in the Czech Republic suffer from Alzheimer's. The neurodegenerative disease affects mostly old people but has also been diagnosed in middle-aged patients.