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Home Instead Senior Care has teamed up with Irish Stairlifts and Bathrooms to offer seniors a 5 per cent discount on disability products.

The business of caring is expected to grow by leaps and bounds over the next decade and beyond.

Despite the release of a second report into the Loughloe House nursing home showing 80 per cent of recommendations suggested in last month’s damning report that precipitated the announcement of its closure had been achieved, the HSE said it is still to go ahead with its closure.

A novel new competition to highlight the good work done in Irish nursing homes has just been launched.

Home Instead Senior Care has launched a campaign called the 40-70 Rule which is designed to help adult children and senior parents address difficult issues with each other such as driving, finances, independence, end-of-life issues, and even romance.

As May gets in to full swing and the annual month-long Bealtaine Festival begins its celebrations for those of older age, a number of issues of concern to older people are also being highlighted. Firstly, as the number of older people in Ireland continues to rise with people living longer than ever, health and financial issues are more to the fore than ever. Sadly, according to one provider of Senior Care in Mayo, evidence is mounting that older adults are having to cut everyday expenses to cope with the economic downturn, which means that their quality of life and enjoyment of the twilight period in their lives is being affected. Recent research has revealed that 59 per cent of people aged 65 and older find it more difficult to pay for essential items such as food, gas and medicine.

A local TD is spearheading a campaign to keep a city community nursing home open at its current location.

If you or your loved one is currently on discharge from hospital and if you are in need of respite care the HSE will pay the cost for one or two weeks respite in only five nursing homes in Galway.

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