We must meet the needs of an ageing country This week the Regional Hospital in Limerick has appealed to people not to attend its emergency department because of overcrowding. Local INMO representative Mary Fogarty says the cutbacks in community nursing services and home help services are now having an effect on the high numbers turning up at the emergency department in Limerick. The hospital’s chief […]
The Irish Times – Paul Cullen Up to 8,600 jobs could be created and €2 billion saved through reform of the home care sector, according to a new report. Private home care providers claim that the savings could generate an additional 18 million hours of home help within the existing budget, effectively solving the crisis in funding for care of older people. Home and Community […]
An interesting article from Mary Minihan of The Irish Times which includes an argument from the The Third Age organisation that there is a “funding bias towards expensive institutional care” in the section of the HSE budget earmarked for older people. Hard to argue really as we know here at Be Independent Home Care we get many families on the phone enquiring whether the Fair […]
Many of our older clients at Be Independent Home Care complain of poor sleep patterns so I was interested to come across this research from the University of Berkely. By Yasmin Anwar, Media Relations | January 28, 2013 BERKELEY — The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at the […]
This Primetime Report is well worth a watch. It provides super insight into the real benefits of home help/home care and what it really means to those that recieve this support. It is a super reflection of client and carers thoughts on this invaluable service and really relects our daily experiences in Be Independent Home Care. It has been government policy for decades in Ireland […]
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