Calls to dementia helpline increase by 63%

Calls to Ireland’s only national dementia helpline service have increased by 63% since 2010, and last year was the busiest ever.

In 2015, 4,750 calls were made to the helpline service run by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, up from 2,907 in 2010.

The service continues to experience an increase in calls as awareness of the condition grows. Almost six out of 10 calls made last year were in relation to people with a confirmed case of dementia.