Bloomfield Health Services, An independent, not for profit healthcare provider located in Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, specialising in the provision of mental health, care and treatment to Older Persons and Adults

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International Women’s Day Celebration

International Women’s Day occurs globally on the 8th March every year in honour of the amazing women who campaigned for women’s rights and those who continue to do so today. Bloomfield Hospital was delighted to celebrate International Women’s Day on  8 March 2023 to honour and appreciate the different achievements that women have accomplished around the world, including successes in...

New Lodge Nursing Home Nostalgia

The objective of New Lodge Nursing Home since its opening has been to provide tender person-centred quality care to our residents, in an environment of respect for the personal dignity, privacy and individual faith/beliefs of each person. By reason of continuing changes in nursing home practice and the revisions and pace of regulatory compliance of late, coupled with the size of our nursing home...

Minister Mary Butler TD visits Bloomfield

On Tuesday 24 May 2022 the Minister for Mental Health and Older Persons, Ms Mary Butler T.D visited Bloomfield Health Services.  The Minister was warmly welcomed by the Chairman of the Board, Mr John Mc Neilly and Board Members and by the Chief Executive, Joe Kelly, Director Nursing Helen Rourke and Senior Management Team. Joe Kelly, Chief Executive, Bloomfield Health Services states that...

An Post initiative keeps the vulnerable connected

As the day dawned today on tighter restrictions across the country, An Post is delivering a little ray of sunshine. Its Freepost inititiative will allow anyone to send a letter, package, or parcel weighing up to 2kg to residents in nursing or convalescent homes, as well as to people in residential mental health care or facilities for the disabled. At Bloomfield, we welcome this kind idea...

Alzheimer’s disease gets the silver screen treatment

This month, the world premiere of Supernova took place in Spain. The film follows partners Sam and Tusker as they navigate life after a diagnosis of early-onset dementia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqA1VmsNJPs Starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, the film is "a poignant portrait of love in autumn". Partners of 20 years, Sam and Tusker are taking a road trip across England. They...

Emmerdale takes Huntington’s disease mainstream

Affecting around one in 10,000 people, Huntington's disease is extremely rare. This means that most people have never even heard of it, and don't know anything about it. Why is this important? Well, funding for rare disease research and treatment is desperately needed, and it's difficult to fundraise for a cause no one has heard of! ITV show raising awareness In November last year, Emmerdale...

Mikey Smyth raises €1,025 for Bloomfield

Last Friday night, musician and former Leinster Rugby player Mikey Smyth dedicated his last lockdown livestream to Bloomfield. Mikey has spent lockdown helping Irish charities raise vital funds, in total raising over €22,000 for great causes. Mikey performed live on his ​Facebook Page, and you can watch it back here. Spreading joy Mikey regularly performs for us here at Bloomfield,...

Mikey Smyth dedicates final lockdown livestream to Bloomfield

Musician and former Leinster Rugby player Mikey Smyth has spent lockdown helping Irish charities raise much-needed funds. And, luckily for us, he's dedicating his last lockdown livestream to Bloomfield! Tomorrow night, from 8pm until 9.30pm, Mikey will host his last Neighbourhood Rock lockdown livestream. Then it's back to business as usual for the performer! The gig will go out via his...

ASI report examines caring and coping with dementia during Covid-19

New research produced by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, ‘Caring and Coping with Dementia During Covid-19’, has highlighted the effects of Covid-19-related restrictions on people with dementia, and the subsequent impact on those who care for them. This is the second piece of research produced by the ASI on this issue, with the first finding a rise in reports of stress, burnout, and anxiety...