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Where does Your Money Go

Funds donated to the Society are used to provide information and support to people with dementia and their families and carers. There are currently over 44,000 people living in Ireland with dementia, they and their families need support and the Society works in the heart of local communities to try to provide support, maximise quality of life and to build awareness and understanding about dementia.

The Society provides the following support services around Ireland:

  • The Alzheimer National Helpline
  • Day Care Centres
  • Home Care Programmes
  • Carer Support Groups
  • Overnight Respite Centre
  • Weekly Social Clubs
  • The Dementia Rights Advocacy Service

The Society also publish and distribute resources such as our Information Pack for which we rely solely on your generosity to produce.

Capital Development Projects
The current programme for capital development includes a number of projects around the country presently under construction or in the planning phase. In recent years a number of purpose built day care centres have opened in Cork City, Waterford City, Navan etc enhancing the quality of service through the use of latest thinking in dementia-friendly design and environment. The 2 major projects in construction phase are:

Blackrock Project (€5.6m): Purpose built facility comprising of a day care centre and an 11 bedded 24/7 respite centre within the walled gardens of The Orchard. The new national offices of the Society will also be located in Blackrock.

Waterman's Lodge (€4m): in Killaloe/Ballina was a country house hotel that the Society is converting into a respite centre to serve the mid west region. This will be the first specialist respite service located outside Dublin.

If you would like to make a donation to one of these projects please contact Niamh Sheeran or Emily Brew in our fundraising department at 01 2073800.

Social Research Projects
The Society also embarks on cutting edge research to explore and highlight the needs of people living with dementia in Ireland as well as those of their families and carers. The Society has commissioned research on areas such as Stigma and dementia and the needs of younger people and dementia, copies of these reports are available in our resource centre.