Dementia Adviser

Our Dementia Advisers work with people with dementia, their families and carers to provide a highly responsive and individualised information and signposting service.

Our Dementia Advisers work with people with dementia, their families and carers to provide a highly responsive and individualised information and signposting service.

Our local Dementia Adviser will work with you to:

  • Provide information and advice throughout your journey with dementia,
  • Help connect you with dementia supports and services,
  • Help connect you with local groups and services and,
  • Help your community to be more dementia friendly.

In 2017, ASI carried out a client survey to understand peoples experience with the dementia adviser service and the impact it had for them and their family. This will in turn help us to deliver the best possible service and to advocate for more dementia advisers in Ireland. You can read the results of the survey here

Our Dementia Advisers are:

If there is no Dementia Adviser in your area our Helpline Advisers are available to help people living anywhere in Ireland. Our Helpline Advisers will work with you to help meet your information and support needs and help you to contact local supports and services in your community. Read more about this service by clicking HERE

The Helpline Service is open
Monday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm
Phone: 1800 341 341
Email: [email protected]

For enquiries about the Dementia Adviser Service contact:

Siobhan Johnston
National Coordinator, Dementia Advisor Service
[email protected]
086 4670667

News Update

The ASI received funding late in 2020 from the HSE/Slaintecare to expand our Dementia Advisor Service. We are working collaboratively with the National Dementia Office to deliver a nationwide DA service.

Launch of expanded Service

The HSE’s National Dementia Office and The ASI hosted an online webinar to launch the expanded National Dementia Adviser Service on Wednesday, 10th November. You can view the full webinar on The ASI’s YouTube channel here

 

Funded by the HSE

Dementia Adviser

Print List

Cavan Dementia Adviser

Cavan, Monaghan
Contact: Elaine Kearney
Phone: 087 978 3959

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Dementia Adviser, Elaine Kearney is available to people living in Cavan and Monaghan Monaghan.This service is free and confidential.

Monaghan Dementia Adviser

Cavan and Monaghan
Contact: Elaine Kearney
Phone: 087 978 3959

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Dementia Adviser, Elaine Kearney is available to people living in Cavan and Monaghan. This service is free and confidential.

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Dementia Adviser Dawn Thompson is available to people living in North Donegal. This service is free and confidential.

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Dementia Adviser Mena McGill is available to people living in South Donegal. This service is free and confidential.

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Dementia Adviser Marina Devaney is available to people living in Sligo/Leitrim. This service is free and confidential. 

Roscommon Dementia Adviser

Contact: Teresa Keegan
Phone: 087 7061183

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Dementia Adviser Teresa Keegan is available to people living in Roscommon. This service is free and confidential.

Galway City and County Dementia Adviser Service

Galway
Contact: Maureen Mannion / Joanne Hourigan

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Dementia Advisers Maureen Mannion & Joanne Hourigan are available to people living in Galway City and County. This service is free and confidential.

Clare Dementia Adviser

Clare
Contact: Fiona Staunton.
Phone: 087 252 5791

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Dementia Adviser, Fiona Staunton is available to people living in Clare. This service is free and confidential.

Limerick Dementia Adviser

Limerick City and County
Contact: Sean Donal O'Shea
Phone: 087 0926617

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Dementia Adviser, Sean Donal O'Shea is available to people living in Limerick City and County This service is free and confidential.

Kerry Dementia Adviser

Kerry.
Contact: Vanessa Bradbury
Phone: 086 0218463

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Dementia Adviser, Vanessa Bradbury is available to people living in Kerry. This service is free and confidential.

North Cork Dementia Adviser

North Lee & North Cork.
Contact: Amy Murphy
Phone: 086 781 2217

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Dementia Adviser, Amy Murphy is available to people living in North Lee & North Cork. This service is free and confidential.

South Cork Dementia Adviser

South Lee & South Cork
Contact: Karen Jennings
Phone: 087 2541319

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Dementia Adviser, Karen Jennings is available to people living in South Lee & South Cork. This service is free and confidential.

West Cork Dementia Adviser

West Cork
Contact: Vanessa Bradbury
Phone: 086 0218463

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Dementia Adviser Vanessa Bradbury is available to people living in West Cork. This service is free and confidential.

North Kerry Dementia Adviser

Contact: Vanessa Bradbury/Amy Murphy

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Dementia Adviser, Vanessa Bradbury is available to people living in Kerry. This service is free and confidential.

Dementia Adviser, Amy Murphy is available to people living in North Kerry. This service is free and confidential.

North Tipperary Dementia Adviser

North Tipperary
Contact: Joanne Hourigan.
Phone: 087 4267870

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Dementia Adviser, Joanne Hourigan is available to people living in North Tipperary. This service is free and confidential.

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Dementia Adviser, Gemma O'Donnell is available to people living in South Tipperary. This service is free and confidential.

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Dementia Adviser, Anne Marie Veale is available to people living in Waterford. This service is free and confidential.

Carlow Dementia Adviser

Contact: Yvonne Leahy
Phone: 087 6857427

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Dementia Adviser Yvonne Leahy is available to people living in Kilkenny and Carlow. This service is free and confidential.

Kilkenny Dementia Adviser

Contact: Yvonne Leahy
Phone: 087 6857427

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Dementia Adviser Yvonne Leahy is available to people living in Kilkenny and Carlow. This service is free and confidential.

Wexford Dementia Adviser Service

Contact: Laurence Collins
Phone: 087 3500312

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Dementia Adviser, Laurence Collins is available to people living in Wexford. This service is free and confidential.

Wicklow Dementia Adviser

Contact: Laurence Collins
Phone: 087 350 0312

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Dementia Adviser, Laurence Collins is available to people living in Wicklow. This service is free and confidential.

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 Dementia Adviser Rosalyn Groarke is available to people living in Kildare and West Wicklow. This service is free and confidential.

North Wicklow Dementia Adviser

South Dublin / North Wicklow
Contact: Aine Bennett
Phone: 085 801 9186

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Dementia Adviser, Aine Bennett is available to people living in North Wicklow. This service is free and confidential.

Laois Dementia Adviser

Contact: Ashleigh Ryan.
Phone: 087 321 0642

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Dementia Adviser Ashleigh Ryan is available to people living in Laois. This service is free and confidential.

Offaly Dementia Adviser

Contact: Ashleigh Ryan
Phone: 087 3210642

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Dementia Adviser Ashleigh Ryan is available to people living in Offaly This service is free and confidential.

Longford Dementia Adviser

Contact: Teresa Keegan.
Phone: 087 706 1183

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Dementia Adviser, Teresa Keegan is available to people living in Longford. This service is free and confidential.

Westmeath Dementia Adviser

Contact: Teresa Keegan
Phone: 087 7061183

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Dementia Adviser, Teresa Keegan is available to people living in Westmeath . This service is free and confidential.

Meath Dementia Adviser

Contact: Danielle Timmons

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Dementia Adviser Danielle Timmons is available to people living in County Meath This service is free and confidential.

Louth Dementia Adviser

Louth
Contact: Maeve Montgomery

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Dementia Adviser, Maeve Montgomery is available to people living in Louth. This service is free and confidential.

North Dublin Dementia Adviser Service

North Dublin
Contact: Ana Dalton / Joanne Brennan / Grainne McCaffrey

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Dementia Advisers Joanne Brennan, Ana Dalton and Grainne McCaffrey are available to people living in North Dublin. This service is free and confidential.

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Dementia Adviser's Jean Scanlan, Aine Bennett and Emma McArdle are available to people living in South Dublin. This service is free and confidential.

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