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There is no ‘one size fits all’ when deciding how to care for older persons. Read Comfort Keepers’ guide to the differences between home care and nursing home options to find the best option for you or a loved one.
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Tag: home care
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Did you hear that the world’s oldest man died this week? Aged 112 and ten months when he died, Yasutaro Koide was officially crowned the oldest man on the planet by Guinness World Records in August 2015. He claimed the secret to a long life was to avoid drinking and smoking, adding: “The best thing … Continued
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Providing good care for older people becomes increasingly popular with an ageing population. Ireland’s population is growing as is the number of people aged over 65. To give you an example: In 1961, the number of people over 65 were 315,000. In 2011, there were 535,000. It is estimated that by 2041, there will be … Continued
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Do you know someone who is lonely? Are you lonely?Why are more people lonely than ever before? With improved transport, increased use of communication tools and the easy availability of technology such as radio and television, it may seem incredible but it is indeed the case. One in ten people in Britain are experiencing loneliness … Continued
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At present 90% of frail older people in Ireland live at home, with 80% of them living well and independently, according to an article in a recent Irish Independent newspaper. One in five people aged over 85 reside in a nursing home which means, of course, that four out of five people over 85 years … Continued
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We are delighted to announce that Elevation Training is now becoming part of the Human Resources department within Comfort Keepers Home Care in Ireland. Due to increased growth (within both businesses) and with further recruitment of new home carers (and hence more demand for training), and with Elevation Training’s excellent records in providing quality training, … Continued
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Here are the four finalists for the 2015 Carer of the Year. As you know from our previous post, Jean Bennett was our overall winner and crowned Carer of the Year.Michael Dempsey was representing the Dublin North region and he works from the DN7 office. Michael clearly loves working as a home carer and he … Continued
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Micheal Dempsey retired three years ago and decided that he still had plenty of time and energy on his hands. Not only did he decide to train to be a carer but he works full-time and is so good at his job, he is representing his Dublin 7 office in the Comfort Keepers Carer of … Continued
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We are delighted to announce that Jean Bennett, from the DSE2 Comfort Keepers office, is the 2015 Carer of the Year. Jean worked in a factory before working as a carer in a nursing home and then coming to work for Comfort Keepers seven years ago. You can also read our recent interview with Jean … Continued
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Mark Graham has been working as a homecarer for 3 years and this year, in 2015, he is the DSW3 Carer of the Year. We’d like to congratulate Mark on his achievements. After all, as a home care company, we are as good as our carers. It is our carers who are the people on … Continued