1. Health Service Executive-Genio Dementia Programme
Genio
Working closely with the Health Service Executive to support the development of community-based consortia to allow people with dementia to stay in their homes and communities for as long as possible.
2. Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation
University College Cork
Supporting a range of research strands in education and training to understand the challenges and experiences of people with dementia in acute hospitals.
3. Neuro-Enhancement for Independent Lives (NEIL)
Trinity College Dublin
Developing a major programme of research for multi-level interventions to delay and/or prevent the onset of dementia.
4. Sage – Support and Advocacy Service
Third Age Foundation
Strengthening the voice and rights of people with dementia by providing access to independent advocates.
5. The Single Assessment Tool (SAT)
Health Service Executive (HSE)
Matching older people living with dementia with the supports they need through the rollout of a standardized national assessment framework for all vulnerable older people.
6. Voice and Advocacy in Dementia
Alzheimer Society of Ireland
Promoting recognition of dementia as a major national challenge by supporting the mobilisation of public support for government action and timely engagement on dementia.
7. Changing Minds Programme
Irish Hospice Foundation
Enabling older people, including those with dementia, to live and die at home with dignity by supporting the development and dissemination of best practice models of care.
8. Health Research Board (HRB)
Improving the care and wellbeing of people with dementia by supporting a programme of independent, peer reviewed, applied research and capacity-building, linked to the roll-out of the National Dementia Strategy.
9. National Dementia Office
Health Service Executive
Ensuring the effective implementation of the National Dementia Strategy across five areas, from diagnosis and intervention to research and information systems.
10. Dementia Skills Elevator Programme
Dublin City University
Building a more educated health and care workforce through stepped training and empowering dementia leaders and champions in our communities.
11. Older People Remaining at Home (OPRAH)
Age Friendly Ireland
Supporting frail or vulnerable older people to remain at home by increasing their quality of life.
12. Creating Excellence in Dementia Care
Trinity College Dublin
Building a research evidence foundation in research and dementia services in Ireland to pave the way for an integrated and relevant National Dementia Strategy.
13. Living with Dementia (LID)
Trinity College Dublin
Cultivating a programme of psychosocial research to contribute to the development of timely, responsible and accessible interventions to support people with dementia and their families.
14. Dementia Services Information and Development Centre (DSIDC)
Trinity College Dublin
Trailblazing the development of the social model of dementia by providing education and training to health service professionals, by providing information and consultancy and undertaking critical research.
15. Global Brain Health Initiative
Trinity College Dublin and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Developing a cohesive, interdisciplinary team of global leaders and experts in dementia to tackle the increasing incidence and prevalence of dementia worldwide.
Eamon O’Shea, Director, CESRD
