'It's keeping him going': Families call for more funds for Alzheimer Society Cork centre

Bessboro Day Care Centre has 200 people on a waiting list for its services for people with dementia or Alzheimer's
Breeda Horan, 70, and her husband Ger, 72, at the Alzheimer Society of Ireland Tea Day in Cork. Ger is a college lecturer who was diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia in his early 60s. Picture: Chani Anderson

Breeda Horan, 70, and her husband Ger, 72, at the Alzheimer Society of Ireland Tea Day in Cork. Ger is a college lecturer who was diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia in his early 60s. Picture: Chani Anderson

A call has been made for increased funding to meet the growing demand for the Alzheimer Society of Ireland's (ASI) Cork centre, which has around 200 people with dementia on a waiting list.

The centre offers day-care with activities, as well as home services and activities for under-65s with dementia or Alzheimer's.

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