200,000 family members are caring for loved-ones

Some 200,000 people care for loved-ones in Ireland. Among them is Jack Brennan, an 84-year-old who cares for his beloved wife, Bernie. She has Alzheimer’s disease and cannot even perform the most basic tasks.

In a Prime Time programme broadcast last night on RTÉ, Miriam O’Callaghan visited Jack in his home in Frenchpark, Co Roscommon, which their family describe as “Jack’s clinic”.

He receives 2.5 hours a day home care for Bernie to get her up, washed, dressed, fed, and back to bed at night.