Support for Tipp families dealing with dementia - event on Monday
Nenagh and Ballina/Killaloe are set to be the newest locations for dementia cafes in Tipperary and Clare.
A dementia café is a monthly meeting that provides support for people who are living with dementia and their families. It provides an opportunity for people to share personal experiences, and get reliable information on dementia care and supports in a safe, supportive, and engaging environment.
On Monday, June 14, at 7pm there will be a virtual information session, with keynote speaker Sinéad Grennan of Irish Dementia Café Network. People living with dementia, their family and friends, healthcare professionals, and anyone who would like to be supportive of people living with dementia are all welcome to attend.
This information session will give more information on the upcoming dementia cafes in your area, where and when they will take place, be it virtually, or when allowed, in a face-to-face setting.
With the number of people being diagnosed with dementia is increasing every year, those affected can find it hard to get information, advice and support associated with living with dementia.
The aim of the dementia cafes is to provide a space to facilitate this, led by a committee of volunteers that have experience and interest in supporting people living with dementia and their families: Sean Donal O’Shea is a founding member of the Dementia Carers Campaign Network and is currently the Dementia Advisor for North Tipperary, Limerick and Clare with the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, and recently completed a Masters by Research on the psychosocial effects of dancing for people living with dementia; Aifric Devane is a candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Public Health Nurse, in addition to having a Postgrad in Dementia and is a Dementia Champion; Noelle Clancy is the Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator with Silver Arch Family Resource Centre and currently undertaking a masters by research in dementia care; and Fiona Crotty of Tipperary County Council sees that the Nenagh and Ballina Killaloe Café’s will provide additional supports to those living with dementia in Tipperary and Clare which compliments the Healthy Ireland funded action to increase dementia awareness and raise the visibility of dementia.
The Nenagh Dementia Café and Ballina-Killaloe Dementia Cafè are members of the Irish Dementia Cafe Network. The Irish Dementia Cafe Network is a network of dementia cafes around Ireland, each of which is run according to a set of shared principles and guidelines. To find out more, go to www.dementiacafe.ie
REGISTER FOR EVENT
If you would like to attend this free online information session, register at www.eventbrite.ie/e/nenagh-ballina-killaloe-dementia-cafes-information-night-tickets-157486046003 for link to Zoom to join us on the night or email: ballinakillaloe.dementiacafe@gmail.com or call Aifric Devane Tel: (087) 109 8716