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Nursing Homes in Ireland using ImaginationGYM

Friday, July 12th, 2013

for their clients on a regular basis.

The workshops are enjoyable and relaxing for patients and staff and help stimulate all the senses. They are particularly good at engaging clients with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Most nursing homes run them on at least a weekly basis.

 

Abbeylands Nursing Home

Carhoo

Kildorrery

Co Cork

Ailsbury Nursing Home

Park Avenue

Sandymount

Dublin 4

Aras Cois Fharraige

ParK

Spiddal

Co Galway

Aras Mhic Dara

An Ceathru Rua

Contae Na Gallimhe

Arus Breffini Nursing Unit

Manorhamilton

Co Leitrim

Ashborough Lodge Nursing Home

Lyre Road

Milltown

Co Kerry

Belmont Nursing Home

Galloping Green

Stillorgan Road

Blackrock

Co Dublin

Blue Gate Lodge

Plantation Road

Garvagh

Coleraine BT51 5ES

N.Ireland

Breffni Care Centre

Ballyconnell

Cavan

Caherleaheean N.S

Caherleaheean

Tralee, Co. Kerry

Fatima Home

Oak Park

Tralee

Co Kerry

Fearna Manor Nursing Home

Tarmon Road

Castlerea

Co.Roscommon

Hillview Private Nursing & Retirement Res

Rathfeigh

Tara

Co Meath

Hollymount Nursing Home

Hollymount

Co.Mayo

Holy Family Nursing Home

Geraldine Donoghue

Maghermore

Killimor

Ballinasloe

Mowlam Healthcare Servives Ltd

Kilmainhamwood Nursing Home

Kilmainhamwood

Kells

Co.Meath

New Ross Community Hospital

Hospital Road

New Ross

Co Wexford

Regina House

Corraclare Rd

Kilrush

Co Clare

Riverdale House Nursing Home

Blackwater

Ardnacrusha

Co.Clare

Rockshire Care Centre

Rockshire Rd

Ferrybank

Waterford

Co Waterford

St Anthony’s Nursing Home

Kilduff Castle

Pallasgreen

Co.Limerick

St Attracta’s Nursing Home

Hagfield

Charlstown

Co Mayo

St Brendan’s Nursing Unit

Murrevagh

Mulranny

Co Mayo

St Fionnan’s CNU

Achill Sound

Co.Mayo

St Gobnaits Nursing Home

Drewscourt

Ballyagran

Co Limerick

St Stephen’s Hospital

Glanmire

Co.Cork

Activity Therapy for Older People

18 Exchange Street Upper

Old City

Temple Bar

Dublin 8

Ireland

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Autistic Children with Sleeping Problems

Monday, February 18th, 2013

This is a report we recently received from a mother whose autistic child had sleeping difficulties

 

I purchased ImaginationGYM for my son about 2 years ago.  He is on the autistic spectrum and always had sleep difficulties.  He finds it very difficult to settle to sleep and once asleep would wake most nights and not be able to settle back to sleep, as you can imagine this resulted in a very tired family.

We now use the ImaginationGYM CD when he gets into bed and it has had a remarkable effect in helping him to get to sleep.   He actually falls asleep in a very short time.  In the past it could take up to two hours for him to fall asleep.

When he first started using the CD at night he would imagine the story in his head and drift off to sleep.  Now after two years I start the CD and he falls asleep very quickly, within minutes.  This is incredible considering the difficulties he had in the past.

We later discovered that if we leave the CD playing on repeat throughout the night he manages to stay asleep throughout the night.

ImaginationGYM has really improved his sleep patterns and has helped us all get good night’s sleep.  He still loves listening to it and has been using it every night for over two years.     It has really worked for us and it never comes out of the CD player in my sons room J.

It is a bit of a miracle and my son feels much better as a result of getting better sleep.

Thanks you so much,

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A Letter from our colleagues in Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services

Annual International Palliative Care Conference

Dialogues in Dementia Care: Palliative Care Perspective

7 March 2013 (Thursday 9.00 – 16.30 hrs)

LIMITED PROMOTION – Early Bird Booking €80 before 7 Feb
Click for details Conference Notice / Registration Form

 

Dear friends and colleagues

I am delighted to bring you news of our upcoming Moving Points Conference ‘Dialogues in Dementia Care: Palliative Care Perspective’ & Call for Poster Abstracts.

 

Although person-centred dementia care is well aligned to the aims of palliative care, evidence exists that the care of people with dementia, especially towards the end of their lives, is less than optimal (World Health Organisation, 2012). Hence, this conference aims to investigate how specialist palliative care and dementia care teams can work in partnership to achieve shared and co-ordinated goals.

 

Thank you for bringing the conference details to the attention of your colleagues and displaying the information on your noticeboard.

 

Kind regards

 

Deborah Hayden

Nurse Tutor in Palliative Care

Education & Research Centre
Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services

Harold’s Cross

Dublin 6W

 

Adjunct Lecturer

UCD School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems

 

01 4068702

dhayden@olh.ie

www.olh.ie

 

 

Distributed on behalf of Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services

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