A recent HCCI survey of the first wave of Covid-19, found homecare to be a safe option for older people. Reasons for this include: real-time implementation of HSE advice and guidelines issued by contact tracing excellent infection control practice and protocols for use of special...
Recognising and preventing pressure ulcers is very important for the care of older people, especially during lockdown. This is because people may be sitting around for longer periods with less visitors and fewer chances to get out and about for exercise. What is a Pressure Ulcer? A...
It is so important to get Covid-19 information from trusted sources as highlighted by the recent debacle with leaked 'Level 5' rumours on Social Media. Anxiety, stress, second-guessing and a lot of energy has been wasted with this and many other Social Media ‘news’ items in...
Studies in the UK have found that malnutrition affects over 10% of older people who live independently. Malnourished older people when admitted to hospital require longer stays and are 3 times more likely to develop complications during surgery. Dehydration of itself is frequently an actual...
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...
Applewood Homecare are delighted to announce our donation of a 12 month integrated care package to The Peggy Mangan Foundation. We are now inviting applications for this integrated care package and there is more information below. ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usld8sIWCR4 The goal of NEIL (Neuro-Enhancement for Independent Lives) at Trinity's Institute of Neuroscience is to: Enable independent living and improve quality of life by: conducting research aimed at dementia prevention and cognitive enhancement; transforming this knowledge into empirically grounded interventions; using this knowledge to educate and empower older adults to maintain...
The Irish Citizens Senior Parliament are holding a protest rally outside the Dail this afternoon against cuts made in last weeks budget. Today's demonstration is to protest against several measures in last weeks budget which directly affect the elder members of our population. There is a...
We are delighted to announce that we are bringing our free Community Information Clinics to a second venue! From October 2013, Applewood Community Information Clinics will take place monthly in the Ballyroan Community Centre. About The Applewood Community Information Clinics The idea of the Community Information Clinics came...
Senator Mary White launched the Applewood Community Information Clinics last Friday,June 28th, in the Terenure Enterprise Centre. Senator White spoke about some of the issues older people currently encounter in Ireland and Neil O'Reilly of Applewood Homecare spoke about how we all have a role have...