Basic care absent for dementia care

THE Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) is calling on the Government to invest €12 million towards community supports for people with dementia which has been outlined in the Pre-Budget Submission ‘Dementia Support Across Ireland – Building Communities of Care’.

Sligo is not sufficiently resourced to provide a basic minimum standard of care for people with dementia.

There are serious gaps in the services provided in Sligo. None of the following services are provided according to the mapping project carried out by ASI & HSE: Dementia Assistive Libraries, Dementia Carer Support Group, Dementia Counselling Service, Dementia In-Home Respite, Dementia Social Clubs and People With Dementia Support Groups.

In Sligo, to reach a basic minimum standard of care for people living with dementia, funding must also be put in place to enhance or create the following services: Alzheimer’s Cafes and Dementia Family Carer Programmes.