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Putting yourself in their shoes: Dovida shines light on life with Dementia
The renowned Virtual Dementia Tour rolled into Oranmore on Tuesday as part of a nationwide campaign by Dovida to provide family members of people living with dementia with an insight into their loved one’s experience of the condition.
Third of people with dementia do not have access to relevant services
A third of people living with dementia said they are unable to access the services they need, while a further half say they are only able to access some of the services they need.
Government urged to invest €21 million in community supports and services for dementia
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI) is calling on the Government to invest €21.3 million in vital community supports, care services and social protection to meet the growing needs of thousands of people across the country.
National Alzheimer Society of Ireland’s face-to-face family carer training makes return
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI) welcomes family carers of loved ones with dementia to attend its upcoming Face-to-Face Family Carer Training Course in the Sligo Park Hotel.
Government urged to invest €19 million in supports for those affected by dementia
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) is calling on the Government to invest €19 million in urgent infrastructure and community supports for people affected by dementia, to meet the growing need for dementia-specific care for thousands of people across the country.
Protect your brain health and reduce your risk of dementia
The HSE’s ‘Dementia: Understand Together’ campaign is urging people across the country to take steps to protect their brain health and reduce their risk of dementia.
Are you a family carer of a person living with dementia?
Do you have a family member who has Alzheimers or another type of dementia and if so, would you like to increase your knowledge of Alzheimer’s and other dementias and to improve your care giving skills?
Family carers of people with dementia sought for research study
NUI Galway’s School of Psychology is seeking participants for a new study to examine the psychological factors which may have been protective for family carers of people with dementia in Ireland during the past year of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Men’s Sheds launch ‘Your Shed and Dementia’ information manual
With an estimated 449 men living with dementia within County Westmeath, the Irish Men’s Sheds Association has launched a new manual ‘Your Shed & Dementia’, aimed at raising awareness of the condition, as well as offering advice for ‘Shedders’, their families and carers on supporting a member with dementia.
