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The Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability is an international and multi-disciplinary research centre examining key issues in ageing and the life course, informing policy and debate at the national and local level.
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2017 International Summit on Ageing with an Intellectual DisabilityThe Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability is hosting its inaugural event on Wednesday, 20 September, at Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute. Register here -
Dementia highly prevalent among women with Down syndromeA study of dementia in women with Down syndrome in Ireland has found very high prevalence rates and significantly earlier onset of the disease than in the general population. -
Risk of people with Down Syndrome developing dementia significantly higher than general population.A 20-year longitudinal TCD study on dementia in adults with Down syndrome in Ireland has found very high prevalence rates, significantly earlier onset than in the general.. -
In a study of older Irish women with Down Syndrome, almost all had dementia 20 years laterAt the end of the long-term study, 97.4% of participants had developed dementia.
MONTESSORI & AGEING Creating a Prepared Environment to Age in Place
Can the Montessori approach create a prepared environment so that adults with dementia can stay in their own communities for longer? Join the Community Conversation! This event is free and open to the public. View the programme here:
24 March 2018 from 9.30am to 12.45pm
National Maritime Museum, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire Spaces are limited.
Please RSVP at erica.roche@snmci.ie or 01 280 6064.
24 March 2018 from 9.30am to 12.45pm
National Maritime Museum, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire Spaces are limited.
Please RSVP at erica.roche@snmci.ie or 01 280 6064.
IDS-TILDA Newsletter December 2017
IDS-TILDA Wave 3 Report Launch
Professor Mary McCarron, is to launch the Wave 3 Report: Health, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion: Ageing with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland, Evidence from the First Ten Years of The Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA). The launch will take place on the 4 December 2017 at 11am - 1pm in Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council,Dublin 8. This is a free event and seats are limited. Please reserve your ticket here
Healthcare & People with Intellectual Disability Course
Learn different ways to improve healthcare and health assessments for people with intellectual disabilities with this course for healthcare professionals.
