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

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Old City

Temple Bar

Dublin 8

Ireland

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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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How to provide effective Activity Therapy for Alzheimer’s & Dementia clients in an enjoyable but cost effective programme.

This is a staff training course for professionals in residential home elder care. The course teaches staff how to provide activity therapy for patients with Alzheimer’s and Dementia based on the proven ImaginationGYM methodology. Providing activity therapy can be quite a difficult task for many staff and the course will not only teach staff how to deliver effective activity therapy but will also provide evidence and case studies on our research in this area.

The course is being held in Wexford 23rd January 2013
This is a very cost effective way of delivering an activity program in your Nursing Home on a regular basis. After initial training and set up costs, annaualised costs per capita for each workshop can be measured in cents. We recommend the program is run at least once a week for clients as it has a progressively beneficial impact. Key outcomes included:

• Reduction of stress
• Increased engagement
• Improved communication
• Helpful behaviour management
• A very enjoyable experience for both clients & staff
• Stimulation of all senses
• Group work
• Cumulative positive affects over time.

The program is successful because the workshops are run to a fixed methodology. The initial training is necessary to impart this methodology to staff. Training is held on 2 separate days approximately 1 to 2 months apart. Ongoing support is also available as part of the initial training commitment.

For further information please click here  for more INFORMATION or BOOK NOW or call  01 67535322  and we will be delighted to answer your queries

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How to provide effective Activity Therapy for Alzheimer’s & Dementia clients in an enjoyable but cost effective programme.

This is a staff training course for professionals in residential home elder care. The course teaches staff how to provide activity therapy for patients with Alzheimer’s and Dementia based on the proven ImaginationGYM methodology. Providing activity therapy can be quite a difficult task for many staff and the course will not only teach staff how to deliver effective activity therapy but will also provide evidence and case studies on our research in this area.

The course is being held in South County Dublin 30^th January 2013
This is a very cost effective way of delivering an activity program in your Nursing Home on a regular basis. After initial training and set up costs, annaualised costs per capita for each workshop can be measured in cents. We recommend the program is run at least once a week for clients as it has a progressively beneficial impact. Key outcomes included:

• Reduction of stress
• Increased engagement
• Improved communication
• Helpful behaviour management
• A very enjoyable experience for both clients & staff
• Stimulation of all senses
• Group work
• Cumulative positive affects over time.

The program is successful because the workshops are run to a fixed methodology. The initial training is necessary to impart this methodology to staff. Training is held on 2 separate days approximately 1 to 2 months apart. Ongoing support is also available as part of the initial training commitment.

For further information please click here  for more INFORMATION or BOOK NOW or call  01 67535322  and we will be delighted to answer your queries

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