Cork's Mahon Point to become Ireland's first dementia-friendly shopping centre

Shopping centre staff to receive training from Alzheimer Society of Ireland
Cork's Mahon Point to become Ireland's first dementia-friendly shopping centre

Mahon Point shopping centre will become the first in Ireland to be awarded the Dementia Inclusive Community Friends of ASI accreditation. Picture: Denis Minihane

Mahon Point in Cork is set to become Ireland’s first dementia-inclusive shopping centre under a new partnership.

Management and staff at the shopping centre will undergo a series of dementia-inclusive training sessions provided by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) across two days next week to help them provide a welcoming and positive shopping environment to people living with dementia, and their families.

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