The goal of the workshop was to provide information on community care in Norway (presentation given by Lillian Fritzon, Bodoe komune) and on the care for persons with dementia in Norway (presentation given by Per Fritzon, Utrednings- og Kompetansesenter Kloeveraasen, Bodoe). The discussion focused on similarities and differences of the system of care in Norway and Czech Republic and on the necessity of transformation of the system of care in the Czech Republic.