Information Screens DCC Central Area Office
WHO Theme:
Communication and Information
Programme:
Dublin City
Status:
Completed
How to communicate and reach out to the local aging population (with limited internet access) and the constant flux in new communities in the area, was a challenge we …
Intergenerational Line Dancing Programme
WHO Theme:
Respect and Social Inclusion, Social Participation
Programme:
Dublin City
Status:
Completed
This Initiative started in January 2024, we ran two 6 week programmes. The idea for this programme came to fruitition leading on from a taster session Dublin City Council …
Living Well – HSE Primary Care Multidisciplinary Falls Education & Positive Ageing Workshops
WHO Theme:
Community Support and Health Services
Programme:
Dublin City
Status:
Ongoing
In an effort to ensure the evolving needs of the diverse community we serve are met, a population profiling needs assessment of our Community Healthcare Network Ballyfermot & Palmerstown …
Men’s Sheds: Let’s Talk About Bereavement and Loss with Irish Hospice Foundation Irish Men’s Sheds A
WHO Theme:
Community Support and Health Services, Respect and Social Inclusion, Social Participation
Programme:
Dublin City
Status:
In Progress
Men’s Sheds occupy a unique place in Irish communities, where members support each other ‘shoulder to shoulder’, including during times of death and bereavement. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Older people want & need to talk about death, dying & bereavement. We’re making that happen at Irish
WHO Theme:
Communication and Information, Community Support and Health Services, Respect and Social Inclusion, Social Participation
Programme:
Dublin City
Status:
Ongoing
In Ireland, as in all Western countries, most people die in older age. Yet there is little explicit engagement, discussion, planning and support around dying, death and grief in …
Optimizing Bed Height To Prevent Long-Term Residents Fall From Bed
WHO Theme:
Community Support and Health Services, Housing
Programme:
Dublin City
Status:
Completed
BACKGROUND: In order to improve resident safety and reduce hospital admissions, the Optimizing Bed Height Quality Improvement Study aims to raise awareness among healthcare professionals about the importance of …
RAP – Retired Active Persons. A monthly meeting of retired persons facilitated by Community Policing
WHO Theme:
Communication and Information, Community Support and Health Services
Programme:
Dublin City
Status:
Ongoing
This is a monthly meeting of Retired Persons residing in Cabra. The meetings have been initiated and run by Garda Ciara McGrath of Cabra Community Policing. Each month, a …
Sharing medical letters with the service user
WHO Theme:
Communication and Information
Programme:
Dublin City
Status:
Ongoing
Though copying medical clinic letters to service users is seen largely as good practice, it is not done routinely in geriatric medical services, yet older patients have many medical …