2014.02.18
10 quirky animated videos to talk about dementia and mental health. Developed by the Trinity College Dublin, the videos aim at tackling the stigma associated with mental illnesses, for which people commonly and mistakenly ...
2014.01.28
The Irish National Audit of Dementia Care (INAD) has identified for the first time some gaps in the healthcare system for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. In a review of 35 hospitals, the report ...
2013.04.19
In Ireland, a HSE strategy introduced five years ago to combat falls among older people has not been implemented. In 2008, the HSE introduced its falls strategy to combat a problem that is costing ...
2012.08.06
Thanks to the joint collaboration between the program "Living with Dementia", the Trinity College of Dublin and the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, the Ministry of Health has launched an online guide aimed at ...
2011.10.18
For most of Irish over 65 retirement comes with depression. A phenomenon that is however underestimated by relatives who mistake the real disease for bad moods typically found among seniors. The alarm is sent ...