April 2016 Applewood Homecare Staff suggested the topic this month: Embrace the fact that Spring has finally Sprung! Bring some colour into your lives and those of your loved ones with a spruce up of the garden. For the indoor environment it is amazing the transformation...
March 2016 ‘Elder Awareness’ has taken a decidedly strange turn this month with the ESRI report investigating the housing shortage in Ireland. The media has picked up on an element in the report where a possible solution to improve the situation would be if older people...
February 2016 Happy February from all at Applewood Homecare – we made it through January and Spring is in the air if the plants are to be believed! Election fever is high on the media agenda and an interesting report on the power of the grey...
January 2016 Best Wishes for New Year 2016 from everyone at Applewood Homecare. It promises to be a great year for events and socialising in the community with the 1916 commemorations promising something for everyone. We are really looking forward to the coming year and are delighted...
November 2015 Applewood Homecare are delighted to learn of the new joint initiative involving Trinity College Dublin and University of California San Francisco aimed at tackling the growing dementia epidemic. This ‘Brain Health Institute’ initiative which is sponsored by Atlantic Philanthropies involves the training of hundreds...
September 2015 Applewood Homecare notes the media reports that experts have underestimated ‘the current and future scale of the dementia epidemic’ by 12%-13%. The World Alzheimer Report 2015 finds that western Europe has the second largest population of people living with dementia after Asia, with 7.4m...
August 2015 Applewood homecare want to take opportunity this month to raise the important topic of Caring for the Carer. Tending to your loved ones needs at times of illness or accident is a huge responsibility and can become all-consuming – you might not even realise...
July 2015 Applewood Homecare are delighted to see Alone’s Home First Campaign 2015 focused on lobbying to support the concept of older people ageing at home. It is quite stark to read their evidence that more than one third of older people in long-term nursing homes...
The You Matters talks attended by Applewood addressed the very significant issues facing the community of obesity and mental health. The opening talk featuring Dr Donal O’Shea and local psychologist Niall O’Dowda was both engaging and informative as regards emerging trends in society and the...
Happy Easter to All from staff at Applewood Homecare! We can at last welcome in the Spring with the fine weather we have been having over the holiday. Make the most of the break in the rain by taking the opportunity to get out and...
