Saturday 30 November - Management at the specialist dementia care facility St Joseph’s Shankill have informed staff and families of people relying on its services that it has been left with no option but to cease residential admissions with immediate effect.Saint Joseph’s Shankill is home...
IRELAND’S LARGEST DEMENTIA FACILITY UNDER THREAT OVER LACK OF PROPER FUNDINGSaint Joseph’s Shankill is Ireland’s largest dementia-specific nursing home Annual deficits of c. €1m resulting in shortfall of €7 million since 2012 As Ireland’s largest dementia-specific nursing home we revealed today that we may be forced to...
Norma Sheehan has nearly 40 years of general nursing experience mainly in the acute sector having worked in both ICU and the Liver Transplant Unit in Saint Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH).She managed the Acute Care of the Elderly Unit in SVUH for 3 years and...
Congratulations to Nicola Yau - our wonderful Volunteer and Community Coordinator; Nicola is a finalist in the 2019 NHI Awards. Nicola Yau joined the Saint Joseph's Shankill team in November 2018 as their Volunteer and Community Coordinator. Having worked in the NGO sector for over 10...
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Many visitors enjoyed a wonderful afternoon in Eaton Wood Grove Gardens as three locals opened their gardens to visitors to raise money for Saint Joseph's Shankill.A huge thanks to Alison Kay, Una Halligan and Jill Allen for their generosity and amazing gardening prowess! ...
On Saturday, June 8th a crowd of 400 gathered in the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan to cheer on their friends and family in the 2019 Strictly for Dementia and Africa Event. Partnering with Self Help Africa (SHA), Saint Joseph’s recruit half of the volunteer dancers and...
Nearly 50 bikers completed the ‘Lap the Gap Fun Run’ around Wicklow in aid of Saint Joseph’s Shankill on Sunday the 23rd of June.A Cake Sale and Family Fun Day including face painting, ice cream, games, plant sale, a raffle, BBQ and international food market...
Saint Joseph's Shankill celebrated first ever primary schools dementia awareness programme at Explorium; The National Sports and Science Centre. The Centre hosted the inaugural Cherished Memories Art Competition Prize giving on Tuesday the 18th of June. Mark Langtry the Science guy was on hand to...
Written by a daughter of one of the people that was in our care...
