Intergenerational learning: When the wisdom of age meets the wonder of childhood
An innovative pedagogic move brings the young and old together in a win-win for everyone
An innovative pedagogic move brings the young and old together in a win-win for everyone
Review by independent safeguarding expert Jackie McIlroy was commissioned by HSE in wake of ‘Emily’ rape case
Judge says man ‘manipulated his mother for his own satisfaction’
Q&A: Transferring properties to family members will lower what you pay for nursing home care but only if five years has passed
Nursing home houses 35 residents who will have to find alternative accommodation, while 46 staff will be made redundant
Investment firms have been caught out by rising costs and higher interest rates
Four of the five largest providers in the State are foreign owned
Q&A: Failure to meet the timelines set down in the terms of the loan can see the sum owed rising
Q&A: Woman worries that cost of Fair Deal care if her mother needs long-term care could see her forced out of only home she has ever known
The reliance on for-profit care raises crucial questions about power, cost, the stance of the State and the status of older people
Minimum salary payable to healthcare assistants and home carers to increase to €27,000 from January
Almost 1,000 beds lost last year through closures or reductions in bed numbers, according to Hiqa
Documents highlight concerns over ‘precarious financial position’ of individual Aperee nursing homes
State’s healthcare regulator criticised serious staffing shortages in Castlebridge Manor nursing home
People gathering at former Great Southern Hotel say protest is not about immigration, but promises made about a new nursing home
Q&A: Front line staff were looking to charge you tens of thousands of euro more than they should over nursing home care
Three of the company’s nursing homes were closed by Hiqa over concerns for resident safety and other issues
Q&A: Property is not currently registered with Residential Tenancies Board and there are questions over tax compliance
Wider review of residents’ records over 16 years likely to find further incidents of ‘possible harm’
NHI conference hears calls for increased funding and better preparation for an ageing population
Gardaí treating death of resident in Cork as potential gross negligence manslaughter and see it as ‘test case’ for other pending investigations
Aperee Living in Ballygunner taken over by HSE due to ‘serious concerns about care and welfare of residents’
TLC Centre in Maynooth operated by a company in scandal-hit Orpea group, Ireland’s largest nursing home provider
Healthcare regulator raised concern over nursing homes passing on costs in extra resident charges
Private sector homes say State funding has sharply lagged rising costs and also warns about impact of national minimum wage rise
Q&A: Any loan agreed under Fair Deal scheme that subsidises nursing home care costs has to be repaid but there are options open to you
Broadcaster and neighbours had cited concern for local badgers in objections but An Bord Pleanála overrules council refusal for Bartra scheme
Seen & Heard: Duo line up Park Hotel bid; nursing home sector crisis; collapsed Irish crypto firm; Solar 21′s fees
Government has approved 15 principles for conducting litigation drafted by Attorney General following criticism of State’s past strategies
Q&A: What happens when another family member chooses to pay the bill due under Fair Deal?
Q&A: Timing of selling the family home can have a significant impact on the finances of the nursing home resident
Our population is ageing at the fastest rate in Europe, our nursing homes are dealing with a viability crunch and there aren’t enough new beds coming on stream. Here’s what needs to happen
Mary Bartley-Meehan’s husband had a head wound infested with maggots on arrival at hospital. He died less than three weeks later
Recent closures more related to funding issues than desire to change business model, says industry group
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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