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Up to 50 jobs are to be created in Mayo by a Sligo based home care provider.

Up to 50 jobs are to be created in Mayo by a Sligo based home care provider.

BPW Galway launches their Annual Summer Lunch to be held on May 18 in the Ardilaun Hotel and will have Gemma Hussey as its guest speaker with the proceeds of the raffle on the day going to Galway Hospice.

It is well known, and entirely understandable, that the overwhelming majority of people aged over 65 wish to continue living in their own homes for as long as possible (Law Reform Commission 2012). Government support of this has also seen a growth in the commercial homecare sector in Ireland.

Are you looking for a change in 2012? Are you interested in working with older people and becoming a carer? HealthSET is a locally based healthcare training company specifically targeting new and existing carers. As a FETAC centre, HealthSET provides jobs information, professional career advice, and accredited FETAC courses to adults seeking work in the care sector.

Transition year students from Calasanctius College in Oranmore, and residents from the Village Nursing Care Centre in Craughwell, are currently participating in a five week intergenerational project designed to bring young and old together for the purpose of learning from each other.

Castlebar Credit Union Ltd is one of more than 70 credit unions supporting the development of a dedicated hospice home care service for children by hosting a charity week starting on September 5.

Research from Home Instead Senior Care in Mayo reveals 80 per cent of seniors report the importance of living in their own homes. Over three-quarters of decision makers (normally the adult daughter caring for ageing parents) indicate it is ‘extremely’ or ‘very important’ for seniors to remain at home.

I think everyone is breathing a sigh of relief knowing that all the former residents of the Avondale Nursing Home in Callan have now been moved to new facilities. One can only hope that the care that they are receiving in their new homes is of a high quality and that they are happy in their new environment.

The Kilkenny Alzheimer Society of Ireland is the leading dementia specific service provider in Ireland. The Society provides people with all forms of dementia, their families and carers with information and support to maximise their quality of life and facilitate their continued independent living within the community.