“We are very conscious that the last four decades of the provision of care and services for older people in the South East – in Cashel and at St Anthony’s, Clonmel - have seen us maintain our excellent reputation,” according to Denise Flynn, HSE Director of Nursing at Cashel Residential Older People Services.
“Progress is not linear. Even for a relatively simple project like mine, there were plenty of bumps in the road. However, if you engage a great team from the start, the support is there to help you navigate the inevitable challenges,” according to Siobhan Power, Clinical Specialist Dietitian at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH).
"It is fantastic that we have now reached the point where we can open the doors of our brand new Ballyshannon Community Hospital to our residents,” according to Donna Reid, Person in Charge, Ballyshannon Community Hospital, speaking this week as the facility opened. “This is such a great facility for the provision of older person services in our community. I am so looking forward to welcoming our residents and their families into the new hospital enabling us to provide them the very best care."
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly recently turned the sod on a new €14 million, 12-bedded, single-roomed, in-patient unit at North West Hospice, Sligo.
“It is important that people know who can reach out to and where they can go for information and support,” according to Anna May McHugh, Managing Director of the National Ploughing Association, as she officially launched a new HSE directory of services with information to assist Older People in Laois/Offaly live well at home.
“We are well underway in Co Wexford to meeting the aim of ensuring that 80% of people living with chronic disease – be it respiratory, cardiovascular or diabetes – receive care in the community,” according to Wexford based Integrated Cardiovascular Specialist Nurse Liz Murphy, speaking at a recent Open Day event celebrating a six-month milestone in the development of cardiac care services in the county.