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Mullingar Frailty Intervention Team aims to improve care for frail older patients in Longford & Westmeath. All views my own. RTs not endorsements.
Westmeath/Longford
Joined June 2018
Factors Affecting Engagement of Older Adults in Exercise Following Hospitalization
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Older adults have low levels of engagement in exercise that might impact their recovery after hospitalization. During exercise prescription, clinicians should prioritize older adults who live alone,...
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Please consider this as it is such a valuable and rewarding use of any spare time you may have! #lonliness #befriending #givingback #youarenotalone ❤️
We are seeking volunteers for our Telephone and Visitation Support and Befriending in Longford, Meath and Westmeath. If you have an hour or two to spare, please contact us. #volunteering #YouAreNotAlone
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Thank you to Occupational Therapist Martina for joining us and showcasing the wonderful service available at the Memory Technology Resource Room in Mullingar!Great interaction from attendees who learnt about many pieces of technology that can support them to live well at home 🏡
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Great morning at the #AgeFriendlyTechnologyExpo seeing lots of local services and ways tech can keep us safe and well at home #MTRR #FrailtyInterventionTeam @MullingarFIT @westmeathcoco @AgeFriendlyIrl
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What a wonderful event taking place this morning at the Westmeath Age Friendly Expo! Please feel free to visit our information stand, we have lots to offer! And we are learning so much from other exhibitors and all the attendees that we are interacting with today 🙌🤩
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Huge interest in using Design 2 optimise patient experiences & outcomes through developing dementia friendly environments in our Seed Funding call at @ProgrammeSpark.I know this free course will appeal 2 many of our network @EITHealth_IRLUK
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Improving function in older people by enhancing home support @ICPOPIreland @slaintecare @deirdrelanglang @WeHSCPs @HsehealthW @HSEprimarycare @CarersIreland @HCC_Irl Register for webinar this Friday 9-11.30am ⬇️ to hear research findings
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In this webinar we will discuss enhancing home support to improve and maintain functional status in older adults.
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Have you ever considered becoming a Volunteer with ALONE ? There may be Older People in your town and community that are in need of Sup[port & Befriending. visit https://t.co/7Y77svFH2i for more information
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Today is Safeguarding Day. Safeguarding means putting measures in place in services to reduce the risk of harm and to empower people to protect themselves. If you or an Older Person you know needs help of any kind please call us on 0818 222 024 #safeguarding
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We are looking for a Senior Speech and Language Therapist to joint our interdisciplinary Frailty Intervention Team! A great opportunity to work with Older People in an acute hospital setting.. see details below 👇👇
Job opportunity! Regional Hospital Mullingar is recruiting for the position of RHM 269/22 Senior Speech and Language Therapist (Mullingar Frailty Intervention Team) Closing date: 17 Nov 2022. For more information and to apply, go to #jobfairy
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5/5 The MIU is for : ✅Suspected broken bones to arm (collar bone to fingertip) ✅Suspected broken bones in legs (knees to toes) ✅Sprains & strains ✅Wounds, bites (animal or insect) cuts, grazes & scalp laceration ✅Minor burns & scalds ✅Foreign bodies ✅Minor chest injuries
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4/5 The RHM Minor Injury Unit also provides full imaging and x-ray facilities for patients to be fully diagnosed and treated onsite.
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3/5 In addition, the average waiting time for patients who attend the MIU is under 2hours which is significantly less than those who may have to wait in busy EDs while more acutely ill patients are triaged as a priority.
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2/5 Patients who attend this service will be charged a fee of €75, which is less than the €100 fee charged if they were to attend an ED. There is no charge for patients who have Medical Cards or who have a referral letter from either their GP or from the ED.
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1/5 Today marks the opening of Regional Hospital Mullingar's Minor Injury unit at Charter Medical Hospital, Ballinderry. @HSELive @MullingarFIT The unit will see 16 year olds&older, 7 days a week: -Monday - Friday: 8am - 6pm -Saturday & Sunday: 10am - 6pm -Closed on Bank Holidays
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1/6 Regional Hospital Mullingar & @IEHospitalGroup are today announcing the opening of the Regional Hospital Mullingar Minor Injury Unit at the Charter Medical Private Hospital, Ballinderry, Mullingar. The new unit will be accepting patients from Mon 7 Nov 2022. @HSELive
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Looking forward to listening to this podcast 🙌
Are you part of an ED Geriatric Medicine MDT? Listen to @DrLizMoloney on the IGS Podcast talking about the IGS Special Interest Group in GEM, helpful learning resources and plans for next week's #IGS2022 ASM. Listen here 🎧 https://t.co/bvidlOAUjW
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Looking forward to finding out more about the outcomes of this very important and valuable research !! Loneliness and social isolation in older adults is a huge issue that must be addressed by those working with older people at all levels
ALONE CEO @SeanMoynihan_ speaking in Trinity College on the launch of the HALO: Health and loneliness in Older Adults research by @joannamchugh and Dr. Caoimhe Hannigan and team a fantastic and much needed bit of research @MUpsychdept @hrbireland
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Great to have this exercise class starting locally in Mullingar 👏👏👏
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Well worth a listen .. what a great informative and educational resource .. well done to all involved 👏👏👏
Day 3 GeriEM: Environment Kara McLoughlin and Dr Áine Mitchell break down the 3 facets that affect ED environment: Physical spacing Equipment and resources Educated staff And it all starts at the front door! Listen and access the poster: https://t.co/poQfrWinpT
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