Dementia Services Information and Development Centre https://dementia.ie Awareness Through Education Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:19:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://dementia.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-dementia-favicon-32x32.png Dementia Services Information and Development Centre https://dementia.ie 32 32 Rethinking Intimacy and Relationships in Dementia Symposium https://dementia.ie/2026/04/rethinking-intimacy-and-relationships-in-dementia-symposium/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:16:51 +0000 https://dementia.ie/?p=10713 Read more]]> We are excited to announce that we will be holding our Rethinking Intimacy and Relationships in Dementia Symposium on Wednesday 20th May, from 09:00 – 15:00, in the Guinness Enterprise Centre.

Our relationship with sex and intimacy changes as we age. Even as our physical and mental capabilities may be in decline, our need for intimacy, in whatever form, often continues to burn brightly. However, individually and as a society, there is often an ambivalence towards intimacy between adults with dementia, with much pearl-clutching and hand-wringing resulting.

What is increasingly apparent, though, is that consenting sex, intimacy, and relationships are a vital part of healthy ageing and should be facilitated where possible.

Come and join us and our expert speakers on 20th May to help shine a light on this important topic.

This is a free event and all are welcome.
To book your ticket, please follow the link below:
https://dementiaandintimacy.eventbrite.ie

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In September 2025, DSiDC have won The Best Digital Learning Initiative at this year’s L&DI Excellence in Learning Awards.

Our initiative: Implementing Microlearning for Healthcare Professionals aims to improve healthcare workforce training by using technology-driven microlearning, making learning faster and more efficient while addressing issues such as staff shortages and time constraints.

This new approach delivers bite-sized lessons (2-5 minutes) on key clinical skills, patient safety, and professional development, all accessible on mobile devices at the point of care.

In October 2024, our project titled Enhancing Education and Training for Healthcare Professionals: Implementing Microlearning was shortlisted for the finals under theEngaging a Digital Solution Category.

Although, our project on this occasion was not chosen as a winner, however, it was ‘Commended’ by the Selection Panel.

You can view our Microlearning Courses here

Microlearning – Dementia Services Information and Development Centre 

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We are delighted to announce that we have added a new information booklet called ‘Brain Health for Life’ to our existing list of information booklets. We have also recently updated several of our existing booklets. If you would like copies of these booklets you can download a copy here. Many of our booklets can be ordered from www.healthpromotion.ie. For more information on ordering information booklets email dementia.ie or call 01 4162035.

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Our 2023 Annual Report is now available for download

Please click here to download a copy

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Alzheimer Society of Ireland

Alzheimer Society of Ireland. Click the link below to find lots of activities to do at your leisure. To learn how to use “The Hub”, feel free to watch the short video.

The Hub
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Weekly Activity Planner

 

This Weekly Activity Planner contains suggestions for a balanced plan of physical, cognitive and relaxing activities, to assist with creating new routines.
Behind each suggestion is a link to a website with useful information on the specific activity, which you can access by clicking on the underlined word.

We hope this planner and sample websites will be useful. Please email dementia.office@hse.ie if you have any suggestions. 

Weekly Activity Planner
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Dr. Anita O'Donovan

Best Practice Guidelines

Dr. Aisling Denihan

Dementia Tour

Dr. David Robinson

Capacity and Consent

Dr. Anita O'Donovan

Environmental Design

Cecilia Craig

Unusual Behaviours
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Diagnostic dementia test now available as Gaeilge
 
The Addenbrokes Cognitive Examination-III (ACE-III) was developed to identify impairment in cognitive function. It is a fully validated cognitive assessment tool and is regularly used to help diagnose dementia. The ACE-III is available in over 20 languages with the latest addition being an Irish language version.
 
This work was completed by Dr Aoife O’Callaghan of St James’s Hospital, Dublin with the assistance of Professors Elaine Greene and James Bernard Walsh.
 
We hope that this version of the ACE-III will assist in the diagnosis and treatment of Irish speaking people both in Ireland and abroad.

If you would like to view this document please click here

 

]]> DSiDC 2020 Annual Report https://dementia.ie/2021/07/dsidc-2020-annual-report/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:15:00 +0000 https://faithful-skyline.flywheelsites.com/?p=224 Our 2020 Annual Report is now available for download

Please click here to download a copy

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The InspireD app enables people living with dementia and their carers to create a digital memory book that stores personal photographs, sounds and videos.  Users can then peruse these and in doing so, share memories about past experiences and important life events. 

Users can also add typed or voice notes about photographs, sounds and film clips so that family, friends and carers understand why a particular memory is special. 

The InspireD app has been rigorously tested and is freely available on the HSC Apps4Dementia library (https://apps4dementia.orcha.co.uk).  The app is also free to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play store and will work on Apple and Android devices.  

Although designed primarily for people living with dementia and their carers, the app can be used by other family members and health or social care staff across a range of care settings who are interested in reminiscence.   

The development of the InspireD app builds on previous research by Ulster University which showed that  reminiscence improved mood, wellbeing, quality of life and relationships for people living with dementia.   More information about the app is available at www.theinspiredapp.com     

Watch this video to find out how Dementia NI member Davie McElhinney has been using the app.

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