News Category: Bloomfield
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Walk this Way: July resident challenge
Along with our occupational therapy department, our activity coordinators are kicking off a brand new challenge with our residents today. Walk this Way will take place throughout July, challenging residents to walk 100km across the month. We will have an adapted challenge for residents with limited mobility, and wheelchair users will be welcome, too. The benefits of walking A daily walk is...
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New Lodge Nursing Home residents excited to welcome back visitors
Following updated guidance from the HSE, we are delighted to welcome visitors to New Lodge again. However, due to the continued risk of Covid-19, we have made some changes to how we manage this. Usually, we encourage visiting at all times. At the moment, however, visiting hours are restricted, and visits are by appointment only. We will be following HSE guidance and limiting visits to...
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SRU team’s Covid-19 research
We have exciting news! Our Specialist Rehabilitation Unit (SRU) team has had its first piece of research published in a peer-reviewed medical journal. The piece of research, published in the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, details the response of our team to Covid-19 and the associated restrictions. Social distancing measures, along with the closure of colleges and supports in the...
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