An Armagh community worker has called on Assembly election candidates to make dementia care and treatment a top priority for their parties.
Rachel Toner lost her great aunt to Alzheimer’s disease with her passing a few years after she received a late diagnosis.
Due to waiting lists and the length of time that it can take to receive a diagnosis, up to two years in some cases, it is believed there are over 7,300 people not aware that they are living with the condition.
