The objective is to ascertain the potential efficiency of a systematic care programme for caregivers of dementia patients. The research questions are: * What are the costs and benefits of the Systematic Care Programme - Dementia (SCP-Dementia), as compared with usual care? * What are the effects on the quality of life of patients and informal caregivers (spouse, relative), as compared with usual care?
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Patients admissions to nursing homes or residential homes. This outcome is the most important input for the estimation of cost differences between the intervention group and controls.
Timeframe: after one year follow-up period