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Last week, on Thursday 19th February, MEP for Galway Nina Carberry hosted a Dementia Care Information Night in the Lough Rea Hotel, together with Niamh Madden, Chairperson of the South-East Galway Fine Gael Branch.

Older adults in Athlone and the Midlands region will be afforded an opportunity to develop their creative talents through a partnership programme between Age Friendly Ireland and Creative Ireland, delivering creative initiatives to support health and wellbeing in older age.

Local Fine Gael Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, recently visited Westmeath County Council to hear about a new co-ordination service that is supporting older people to remain living at home independently.

World Alzheimer Month takes place this month of September and latest figures compiled by the Health Service Executive reveal that there is an estimated 2,279 people living with dementia in Mayo.