Symposium on Dementia and Caregiving 23 May - Presentations

This Symposium, hosted by Dementia Services Information and Development Centre, opened up debate on formal and informal care for people with dementia living in the community and in residential care. ��It also discussed recent research findings on dementia care in Ireland and the United States.Click the link to view the following presentation slides:Professor Steve Zarit - Caregiving at a Cross-Roads; Bridging the Gap between Science and PracticeProfessor Eamon O'Shea - Costing Care for People with Dementia in IrelandDr Caroline O'Nolan - Longterm Residential Care for People with Dementia in Ireland: New Findings from a National SurveyDr Ana Diaz - "I Have a Good Life, I just want to Keep it"; Subjective Understandings and Objective Evaluations of Quality of Life after Diagnosis of DementiaProfessor Charles Normand - Burdens and Paradoxes in Caregiving