News & Events
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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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New Bloomfield Gardening Project
How's It Growing? This is a new project our occupational therapists have developed to give our residents a fun, safe, and meaningful activity. Ireland has come a long way when it comes to Covid-19, but it's still important to keep a safe distance from others. This project will give our residents the space to spend time safely together. Improving Mental Health Gardening and spending time in...
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The challenges of being a parent on the front line
With work situations and childcare arrangements up in the air, parents are facing challenges due to the restrictions around Covid-19. Parents working on the front line, like our staff here at Bloomfield, have additional concerns surrounding their families' wellbeing. Dr Finian Fallon and Dr Malie Coyne have created this video addressing the unique needs of frontline...
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Safe activities for people cocooning
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a rapid and significant change in how we live our lives. It has affected every single person in Ireland; some of us, tragically, more than others. The most vulnerable people in our society have been recommended to take extra safety precautions. This is called cocooning. The people most at risk from the coronavirus include the elderly and people with...
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Tips to help you FACE COVID
FACE COVID is a set of practical steps to help you respond to the coronavirus situation, put together by Dr Russ Harris, author of The Happiness Trap. Here’s what it stands for: F = Focus on what’s in your control A = Acknowledge your thoughts & feelings C = Come back into your body E = Engage in what you’re doing C = Committed action O = Opening up V = Values I = Identify...
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European Mental Health Week
Mental Health Europe has launched the first European mental health awareness week to highlight the importance of mental health during the Covid-19 situation and beyond. The theme of the week is ‘Together We Can Make It’, which hopes to inspire people to action in response to concerns about our mental health in the wake of the pandemic. It is more important than ever to come together,...
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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
We want to send a special HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to thank those mothers among our staff (and all healthcare staff!) who are continuing to provide round-the-clock care throughout this difficult time. Thank you for making such a difference!
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Bloomfield turns 208
Two hundred and eight years ago today, the Bloomfield Retreat, as it was first known, opened its doors to those "afflicted with disorders of the mind". Our hospital has been providing mental health care ever since, treating people with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, Huntington's disease, schizophrenia, and more. Each year, we mark this day with a small celebration in memory of all of the...
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