Dementia

State of the art dementia centre almost empty

26 MARCH 2012 – NIALL MCCRACKEN

A STATE of the art supported living centre for people with dementia still lies practically empty a year-and-a-half after it first opened its doors.

The 15 supported living cottages at Gnangara in Enniskillen are part of a £2.5 million joint residential and assisted living home specialised for people with dementia.

When it opened it in October 2011 it was hailed as being at the forefront of dementia care in the United Kingdom. However The Detail can reveal that only two of the fifteen spaces are currently occupied with tenants.

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No money for dementia strategy

07 NOVEMBER 2011 – NIALL MCCRACKEN

It was flagged as urgent; to be taken up immediately by the Health Minister and Executive after the elections in May, but now the Minister for Health, Social Services & Public Safety has announced that there isn’t enough money to fund a dementia strategy.

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Executive accused of failing dementia sufferers

17 APRIL 2011 – NIALL MCCRACKEN

THREE years after the Executive made a commitment to put a policy in place, Northern Ireland still hasn't got an agreed strategy for dealing with the growing problem of dementia in Northern Ireland.

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Cracking the care conundrum

17 APRIL 2011 – NIALL MCCRACKEN

AROUND a quarter of the £230million-a-year of public funds spent on dementia goes towards informal care costs, with the rest divded up between health institutions. We examine what the human, as well as the financial cost really is.

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Learning to live with dementia

17 APRIL 2011 – NIALL MCCRACKEN

BISHOP Brian Hannon was diagnosed with Alzheimer's after a routine check up with his local GP four years ago. He believes he is living proof that dementia does not have to be a death sentence.

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