ALZHEIMER SOCIETY:ALZHEIMER CARERS are facing a crisis with the number of people with dementia awaiting access to community services up by one-third in the last year, the Alzheimer Society of Ireland said.
The society said more than 1,000 people across the country were now unable to access home care, day care and residential care services, and that it expects this number to increase over the coming years.
In its pre-budget submission, the society requested €19.8 million funding for next year, of which €14.6 million would be used to protect existing community services.