St Michael’s Estate Family Resource
Covid-19 increased the need for the Family Resource Centre to find a solution to support the needs
Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre
Provide daycare centre users with the tools to access the online programs
Rockmount Care Centre
The aim of the project was to keep the older population within the Killorglin/Killarney and surrounding areas connected.
Movement Minutes
Movement Minutes is an on line activity offering mostly live but also pre-recorded physical activity
Keep Well Christmas Cards
Keep Well Christmas Cards
Acorn Tablets for Older People
Acorn Tablets for Older People
Mornings in May – Creativity Through Technology
Digital Skills course for Older People to increase online connectivity
Musical Memories and Befriending Initiative
Connemara Care Implemented a project during Covid to support older people who were isolated and cocooning to still be part and included in local community, combating loneliness isolation and fear as the pandemic progressed.
Online Older Adult exercise and chair yoga classes
Online Older Adult exercise and chair yoga classes
21 Day Walking Challenge
21 Day Walking Challenge was designed to help older adults to get out walking
Day Care Centre’s Virtual Christmas Concert
Support offered to HSE Day Care Centre to facilitate a virtual Annual Christmas Concert.
‘Staying Connected’ Skerries Age Friendly Town
The Skerries AF Town ‘Staying Connected’ initiative is a smart technology solution to enable older people to stay in touch and is a new venture for the town and a response to Covid-19
Bealtaine Caption Competition
Bealtaine Caption Competition
Herb Hanging Basket Talk
Galway Bealtaine Herb Hanging Basket Talk
Ceol Mo CroÃ
Online programme of traditional songs, stories and conversations
Lockdown Diaries
Libraries in County Galway did an initiative called Lockdown Diaries. Encouraging people to write down their accounts during lockdown.
Chat Bench Signage
Galway County Council implemented Chat Bench Signage throughout County Galway to help encourage people to chat with one another in a safe environment.
Residents Cyling
We have introduced a bike which some of our residents use daily.
Conversations in Portrait
Virtual portraits of Older Adults were commissioned in January 2021.
“Not around us” Tobacco and Vaping campaign
Campaign on Social Media and website
Befriending Service
Befriending Services during Covid that Clare Co. Council supported partners through the Community Resilience Fund to provide vital befriending services during Covid
From A Distance Concerts
From a Distance Concert series. This was 5 virtual concerts, over 5 Sunday’s with 5 different genres
Penpals Initiative
Clare Comhairle na nOg – the local youth parliament wanted to run an intergenerational project where their students could reach out to older people, like pen pals.
Gardening Project residential care during isolation
An initiative developed by Nursing Staff Creative ideas for remaining active during isolation