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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Alzheimer's and Hearing Loss

Mullingar-based home care company, Home Instead Senior Care, was named winner of the Quality Care Award at the national home care conference recently in Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny.