Remembering people with dementia during the COVID-19 crisis


Professor Eamon O’Shea  has written an article for HRB-Open Research on: remembering people with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic

This letter argues that we need to pay particular attention to people with dementia during this difficult time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing rules and cocooning for people aged 70 years and over are now in place in Ireland to slow down the rate of infection and protect vulnerable older people. This letter argues that we need, more than ever, to assert the personhood of people with dementia at this difficult time. To read the article click here