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Tuesday 17 July 2012
Health Gem
If you do one thing this week... sit less
HOW LONG do you sit for extended periods each day?
Maybe it happens at work, in the car or when you are watching TV. Just like some people measure their steps with a pedometer, it could also be an interesting experiment to work out how long you spend on your backside.
New analysis published in BMJ Open looked at the impact of sitting and television viewing on population life expectancy in the USA. The study looked at published findings on the association between sitting or television viewing and all-cause mortality and also looked at figures on sedentary behaviour.
“The analyses indicate that population life expectancy in the USA would be 2 years higher if adults reduced their time spent sitting to [less than 3 hours per day] and 1.38 years higher if they reduced television viewing to [less than 2 hours were day].”
Monday 16 July 2012
Quote of the Day
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing." George Bernard Shaw
Tuesday 10 July 2012
How to live beyond 100 years of age
There are over 12,000 100-year-olds in the country, and over the next twenty-five years that number is expected to rise to almost 90,000. A quarter of all children born today are expected to live beyond one hundred. But what is it like to live one hundred years? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00tt1vv
Friday 6 July 2012
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Health Gem
If you do one thing this week...get more salad
SO SUMMER in Ireland has been a bit hit and miss this year, but just as we try to make the most of the sun when it shows up, it seems you might also get more of the nutrients in a summer salad by using your salad dressing wisely.
A study at Purdue University looked at how fat levels in dressings affected how 29 people took up plant compounds called carotenoids from salads in experiments.
The findings, published in Molecular Nutrition Food Research, suggest that fat – and particularly the polyunsaturated fat – was linked with better carotenoid absorption.
Of course adding too much fat-laden salad dressing can also send the calories into the stratosphere, so you need to keep an eye on that, but the research echoes previous findings that our bodies take up these plant compounds better when we eat a bit of fat with them too.
Extract from Irish Times
Wednesday 27 June 2012
Big fall in number approved for Fair Deal
FIGURES PROVIDED by Minister for Health Dr James Reilly confirm there was a 25 per cent drop in the rate of applications approved under the Fair Deal scheme last year.
In a written Dáil reply to Independent TD Tom Fleming, Dr Reilly said 7,959 applications were approved last year, which represents 75 per cent of the 10,671 applications processed. This compares to a 100 per cent grant rate in 2010 and 2009, when 11,862 and 1,627 were granted respectively.
The figures for the end of April this year show the approval rate has dropped to 68 per cent, with 2,885 granted funding of the 4,243 applications processed.
The Fair Deal, or Nursing Home Support Scheme, was established in October 2009 as a means of funding long-term care for the elderly.
Last year, the HSE budgeted to spend €963 million on the scheme and expects to spend €994 million on the scheme this year. This compares to the spend of €959 million in 2009.
Figures to the end of April show that the HSE budget on the Fair Deal is €10 million or 4 per cent under-budget, with €249 million spent.
The figures show that last year, 2,712 withdrew their application for funding, with 1,358 withdrawing their application for funding to the end of April this year.
Yesterday, director of advocacy with Age Action Eamon Timmins asked what has happened to the thousands who have withdrawn their applications for funding last year and this year.
He asked: “Did they receive care under the new intermediate care programme or are they back at home being cared for by family members? Or did they receive homecare packages?
He added: “We can presume that anyone who applied for a nursing home bed under the Fair Deal must have considerable nursing needs. If they were refused a bed, how are these needs now being met?”
He said: “Despite Government policy of supporting people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, the numbers of nursing home residents with low and medium dependency rose over the period.”
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said yesterday that activity in 2012 shows an additional 480 funding approvals were issued in the first six months of this year when compared to the last six months of 2011.
She said: “The department understands that there is nobody on the placement list waiting for funding to be approved at present.”
A HSE spokeswoman said: “Given the relatively short time during which the scheme has been in existence, it is not possible to make accurate deductions at this stage comparing year-on-year figures.
Extract from IrishTimes.com
Martin McGuinness meets and shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth II
What a wonderful picture http://bit.ly/Ls8dT8
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Parkinson's conference
A conference with the aim of improving patient empowerment among sufferers of Parkinson's disease will take place in theAviva Stadium, Dublin, next Wednesday.
It will be addressed by world-renowned speakers, including Prof Baastian Bloem, a neurologist who heads a centre of excellence on the disease in Holland.
The Rhythm of Life conference is organised by the support group Move4Parkinson's. Tickets are available for just €20 at www.move 4parkinsons.com, by calling (01) 524 2781 or emailing info@move 4parkinsons.com.
Extract from independent.ie
Friday 8 June 2012
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Tuesday 22 May 2012
Living at home with Dementia
A poll has suggested more than four out of 10 people know - or have known - someone with dementia. People with dementia should try to remain as independent as possible but may need home help as the dementia progresses.
Living at home
In the early stages of dementia, many people with dementia are able to look after their homes in the same way as before their diagnosis. As the illness gets worse, people with dementia find it difficult to look after their homes and will need home help with daily activities such as housework and shopping. They may also need adaptations to their home to keep themselves safe, mobile and independent.
Supports
There are many supports to help with these adjustments, talking to your public health nurse can be a great start, the HSE provide home help and private home care agencies can add extra support if required.
People living with long term conditions like Dementia can live longer, have less anxiety, depression and fatigue, have a better quality of life and be more active and independent.
Living at home
In the early stages of dementia, many people with dementia are able to look after their homes in the same way as before their diagnosis. As the illness gets worse, people with dementia find it difficult to look after their homes and will need home help with daily activities such as housework and shopping. They may also need adaptations to their home to keep themselves safe, mobile and independent.
Supports
There are many supports to help with these adjustments, talking to your public health nurse can be a great start, the HSE provide home help and private home care agencies can add extra support if required.
People living with long term conditions like Dementia can live longer, have less anxiety, depression and fatigue, have a better quality of life and be more active and independent.
Elder Abuse
Elder Abuse has not been discussed in the past but we have a 'duty
of care' as individuals to discuss this matter and make people aware of the
signs.
Elder Abuse may by physical, financial, psychological, neglect,
discriminatory or sexual abuse. The most common forms of abuse are
psychological and the person may not be aware they are abusing an elderly person;
there may be no intentional malice.
Abuse may take place in the home or it may occur within
residential, day-care or hospital settings. If you have concerns someone you
know has suffered elder abuse encourage them to talk to someone they trust,
contact the public health nurse, the HSE or your local Garda Station. It may be
that the family members may need some extra support or the health nurse needs
to give guidance to the carer.
There is an information booklet on Elder Abuse you can obtain from
the HSE called OPEN YOUR EYES or the HSE can be contacted on 1850 24 1850
Wednesday 16 May 2012
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Tuesday 31 January 2012
Dublin City FM Interview
Dublin City FM interview with director of Care for the Elderly, Jody O'Neill, about Home Care, tune in at 11am this morning
Monday 30 January 2012
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