Seán Haughey
Question:379. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when day-care centres for persons with Alzheimer’s disease will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10042/20]
View answerTuesday, 9 June 2020
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Day care services play an important role in enabling people with dementia to continue living in their communities, and the Government appreciates the work of these services. The Department of Health and the HSE are undertaking work to determine the current level of service delivery in the community and to set out plans, including associated required capacity, to resume services, including day services, in line with the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. This process will take on board the learning of the current period, including the possibility of delivering services in a new way, and the requirement to adhere to public health guidance. This means that services, whilst being delivered in new ways, will gradually be restored to older people, including people with dementia.