The Irish Times: RIGHT NOW, there are about 700 patients lying in beds in acute hospitals nationwide who don’t need to be there. Though fit to move on, they’re not going anywhere – that’s because there is nowhere for them to go. Predominantly older people, with pre-existing conditions such as stroke disease or dementia, they come into hospital with a new issue, perhaps a chest […]
Age Action is urging communities across Ireland to wake up to the warning signs that vulnerable, older neighbours and friends may be being abused, in the wake of highest number of referrals to the HSE’s dedicated elder abuse service, since the service began. The appeal by the national charity for older people was made to mark World Elder Abuse Day today (June 15). “We know […]
The Seanad report on the rights of older people recommends that homecare entitlements should be clarified and put on a statutory footing. This Irish Times article by Patricia Conboy director of Older and Bolder (an alliance of age-sector organisations) is a must read as it provides a clear and concise picture of the currrent state of homecare entitlements in Ireland. It also rightly points out […]
The 4th International Dementia Care Conference took place on the 30th May 2012 in the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in Killiney, Dublin. The conference which was attended by Alice Lucey, Director of Care, Be Independent Homecare introduced new insights, leading national and international speakers on Dementia, as well as the latest developments in Dementia care in Ireland, the UK and US. The conference was hosted by […]
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