The North Cork Dementia Leaflets
We have a number of leaflets that provide more information on our services.
Other Resources
These resources have been developed by other organisations and may be helpful.
If you would like a hard copy of any of them, please email us your address and we will post them to you.
Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment
- Tips to Help your Memory
- Produced by Cork Kerry HSE Occupational Therapy Department
- Practical Tips for Coping with Memory Loss
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Brain Health
- Produced by DSIDC
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Produced by St James’s Hospital
- Early Symptoms and Diagnosis
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
Practical information for people with dementia
- Legal and Financial Arrangements
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- I have dementia, How do I plan for the future?
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and The Irish Hospice Foundation
- Employment & Retirement Decisions, Advice for Younger People with Dementia
- Produced by DSIDC
- Dementia with Lewy Bodies
- Produced by DSIDC
- Vascular Dementia
- Produced by DSIDC
- Alzheimers Disease
- Produced by DSIDC
- Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Produced by DSIDC
- Practical Tips for Living Well with Dementia
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Supportive Memory Guide
- Produced by MTRR Occupational Therapists
- Practical guide to the Assisted Decision Making Act for families
- Prepared by Community Law & Mediation (CLM) on behalf of Family Carers Ireland
- Assistive Technology
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Advance Care Planning
- Produced by The Irish Hospice Foundation
Practical information for families
- Travel & Dementia
- Produced by Understand Together
- A Practical Guide to Daily Living for Family Caregivers
- Produced by DSIDC
- Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability
- Produced by Government of Ireland
- Nutrition and Dementia
- Produced by The Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute and Office of Nursing and Midwifery
- Medication
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, National Dementia Office, HSE & Understand Together
- Distinguishing between Dementia, Delirium and Depression
- Produced as part of National Dementia Education Project
- Delirium
- Information from The Royal College of Psychiatrists and The Alzheimer’s Society, UK
- Living well day to day – Respect, support and value the person living with dementia
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Communication
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Communication
- Produced by North Cork Dementia Alliance
- Intimate Relationships
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Understanding Changes in Behaviour
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society
- Agitation and Frustration
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Hallucinations
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Assisting with Personal Care
- Produced by DSIDC
- Sleeping
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland,
- Supporting the person with dementia in hospital
- Produced by St James’s Hospital
- This is me, Care information
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society, UK
- This is me, Care passport
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society, UK
Driving and Dementia
- Driving & Dementia – Advice for a Person with Dementia
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Monitoring Driving
- Information from Southern Mobility and Alzheimer Society of Ireland websites
- Supporting Someone to Give Up Driving
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
Activities at Home
- Activities & Communication Handbook
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Activities and Dementia
- Produced by MTRR, HSE and Understand Together
- Activities
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Ideas for Activities at Home
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Life Story Work
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
Families
- Explaining to Children
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Dementia, Caregiving and Controlling Frustration
- Produced by Family Caregiver Alliance, USA
- Caregiving, Taking Care of You
- Produced by Family Caregiver Alliance, USA
- Loss & Grief When a Family Member has Dementia
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and The Irish Hospice Foundation
- Grieving Following the Death of Someone with Dementia
- Produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and The Irish Hospice Foundation
Nursing Homes
- Finding a Suitable Nursing Home for Your Relative with Dementia
- Produced by DSIDC and Atlantic Philanthropies and School of Social Work and Social Policy
- Nursing Home Support Scheme Information Booklet
- Produced by the HSE
- Nursing Home Support Scheme Application Form
- Produced by the HSE
- Life for Caregivers After Placing a Relative in a Nursing Home
- Produced by DSIDC and Atlantic Philanthropies and Nursing Homes Ireland
Useful Website Links
Here are some useful links for further information about dementia