Recognizing one's own needs and seeking help
As dementia progresses, the need for care also increases. Relatives and friends providing care often face a major challenge: How can the increasing need for care be met? Various support services can help. But what services are available? What help is needed in which situation? The digiDEM Bayern DEMAND® questionnaire helps relatives and friends providing care to identify their own care needs. The questionnaire refers to 16 selected support services. The individual needs are summarized on one page and can be printed out. This forms the basis for further consultation, for example, by specialized centers for relatives providing care. Take 15 minutes to assess your own care needs.
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Data protection:
The results of the DEMAND are stored completely anonymously for the purpose of evaluating the digital offering without any traceability to you completely anonymously. After the evaluation this data is deleted.
General data:
The data helps us to validly determine our target group and to identify the resulting needs for the identify the resulting need for the expansion of future supply structures.
Before we start …
The DEMAND consists of a total of 16 support services, whose use and need are inquired about. At the end, you will receive a summary of the questions and their answers. The conscientious execution of the complete test takes about 15 minutes.
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© 2025 Prof. Dr. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas, MBA – digiDEM Bavaria – FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg
General information on support services
Find resources in your area
On the map of services offered by the Competence Center for Dementia and Care Bavaria (https://www.dementia-care-bavaria.de/offer-map/You can find points of contact for support in everyday life and specialist centers for caregivers in Bavaria.
Funding of Support Services
If offers of support are not (fully) covered by long-term care insurance, state long-term care benefits can be used for this purpose. All individuals requiring care, starting from care level 2, can apply for state long-term care benefits from the Bavarian State Office for Long-Term Care. After an initial application, €1,000 will be paid out annually. This amount is intended to support individuals requiring care and their relatives in the care situation.
You can find the link to the application here: https://www.lfp.bayern.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/landespflegegeld-antrag.pdf
Scientific Evidence:
The Dementia Assessment of Service Needs (DEMAND) questionnaire was developed and scientifically validated as part of the digiDEM Bavaria project. The results have been published in a scientific journal and can be read here: https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad220363
Privacy Notice:
The survey results will be stored completely anonymously for the purpose of evaluating the digital offering, without any traceability back to you. After the evaluation, this data will be deleted. If you wish to use the reminder function afterward, your email address will be stored encrypted in a database and cannot be linked to the results.
