The Alzheimer Society of Ireland advocates, staff and supporters attended the Launch of The Model of Care for Dementia in Ireland at The Department of Health in Dublin on 31 Ma 2023. With over 64,000 people currently living with dementia in Ireland, it is a life changing condition. This Model of Care provides an integrated framework to bring together a wide range of services for people living with Dementia and is underpinned by the following:
• People living with dementia are at the centre of considerations relating to service design and recommendations related to care practices.
• They receive timely and equitable access to assessment, diagnosis and post-diagnostic support regardless of the location of a service, the type of dementia they have, their age, their ethnicity, any other disability or co-morbidity, or their gender.
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland welcomed the plan as it ensures people living with dementia are involved in the process of their service design.
Pictured: The Alzheimer Society of Ireland advocates, staff and supporters pictured with Minister Mary Butler TD at the Launch of The Model of Care for Dementia at The Department of Health in Dublin on 31 May 2023.
