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The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI) will host its annual nationwide ‘Denim Day for Dementia’ fundraising campaign on Friday, March 1, to raise funds for families impacted 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.

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?

Do you have a family member who has Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia? Would you like to increase your knowledge of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and to improve your care giving skills? If so, you might be interested in our education and training courses specially designed to support family carers.

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.