Working Life: We provide care and support from initial diagnosis throughout the dementia journey

Edel Carey, advanced nurse practitioner, Féileacán Bán Nursing Service, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin

Edel Carey, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Féileacán Bán Nursing Service. Photograph Moya Nolan

5.30am

After an early breakfast, I leave home in Lucan for the Féileacán Bán office in Cherry Orchard Hospital, often stopping en route for a house call, if a patient is unwell and requires assessment or further intervention.