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Wouldn’t it be great to cap off Nursing Homes Week in Ireland with a win for the ‘Boys In Green’ tomorrow? Across the country, residents will be watching the European Soccer Championships and watching Ireland take on Belgium this weekend. Nursing Homes Ireland has pulled together some of the sporting stories that bring together staff, […]
This week is the fourth annual Nursing Homes Ireland Week (June 13th – 19th) and at Moorehall Lodge Drogheda we’re making sure we mark the occasion. The idea of Nursing Homes Week is to celebrate the positivity that nursing home care brings to residents, families and staff. A range of celebrations will be hosted in […]
A team of experts in Limerick suggests that the city should be utilising technology in order to improve the lives of its older citizens. The theory is that information could be shared quickly and a response planned for their needs within the city and surrounding areas. IBM recommended changes after spending three weeks addressing challenges […]
Calls to Ireland’s national dementia helpline, run by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, have increased by 63% since 2010, with 2015 being the busiest year ever. 4,750 calls were made to the helpline service last year, up from 2,907 in 2010, with almost six out of 10 calls in relation to people with a confirmed […]