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

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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