A new book, "Perspectives on the Person with Dementia and Family Caregiving in Ireland", by Professor Suzanne Cahill, examines the dementia landscape since late 2014, following the launch of Ireland s first National Dementia Strategy and addresses a gap in the evidence base on dementia care in Ireland.
Although the topics explored in the book - such as obtaining a diagnosis, accessing home care services and moving into a nursing home - relate to Ireland, they are discussed against the backdrop of policy, practice and research developments in dementia in other parts of the world. In this way the book provides the reader with a wealth of information including research evidence, best practice guidelines and international expertise.
The book, which has a foreword written by Helen Rochford-Brennan, member and former Chairperson of the European Working Group of People with Dementia (EWGPWD), is dedicated to Mnánah ’Éireann (women of Ireland), in recognition of the hard physical and emotional work that caregivers (mostly women) do, behind closed doors. Throughout the book, an appeal is made for more state support to be given to these formal and informal caregivers.
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