Caru - Supporting Nursing Homes in Ireland @caruprogramme
Caru is a free continuous learning programme that supports & empowers nursing home owners & staff in the delivery of palliative, end-of-life, & bereavement care caru.ie Dublin, Ireland Joined June 2023-
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As we wind down to the end of another year, we reflect on some of the advice from our Workshop participants... What other advice would you pass on to those looking after a resident at end of life?
What's on the agenda for the next Regional Networking Event? 📅Tuesday, December 3rd | 9am - 1:30pm GMT 📍Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig, Cork Register 👉tab.so/cork-RNE @IrishHospice @AIIHPC @HSELive @Mark_T_Murphy
This week @NursingHomesIre Care Awards, the Caru Group from Killure Bridge Nursing Home, won for their collaborative efforts to educate & support staff, residents, & families in EOL Care, and have set a standard of excellence. We are so proud of everyone - well done guys!
How workplaces respond to an employee's bereavement is crucial. Join Amy Gibney, @IrishHospice's National Grief in the Workplace Coordinator for the Caru Virtual Network -"Building a Compassionate Workplace Culture in Nursing Homes" 👉tab.so/caru-virtual-n…
Our Caru Group in Hospital of Assumption, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, just completed their Caru Workshops and already have created a fantastic Caru board for their remembrance service last week. @AIIHPC @IrishHospice @HSELive
Registration is open for the Caru AIIHPC Webinar, taking place this Thursday, 21 Nov @3PM. Topic: Update on Managing Continence in Residential Settings. Register at tinyurl.com/Caru21Nov
“The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it is as unrealistic as expecting to be able to walk through water and not get wet.’’ 📅Wed 27th Nov 📍Zoom Webinar Register 👉 tab.so/caru-virtual-n… @AIIHPC @HSELive @IrishHospice
Join us at the Cork Regional Networking Event! 📅Tuesday, 3rd Dec 2024, 9am - 1:30 pm 📍Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig, Cork Here's regional lead @Mark_T_Murphy to tell you more! Register 👉 eventbrite.ie/e/caru-regiona… @AIIHPC @HSELive @IrishHospice
Register now for the Caru Virtual Network of 2024: Building a Compassionate Workplace Culture in Nursing Homes Register below: tab.so/caru-virtual-n… 1.5 CEU’s with NMBI @AIIHPC @HSELive @IrishHospice @MilfordLmkCC
What a fantastic event we had this morning for the Dublin Regional Network Event @LinkedIn! Thank you so much to everyone who attended, and to our speakers and info stands - you were brilliant! @AIIHPC @HSELive @IrishHospice
Our @caruprogramme team is at the North West Hospice Explorations Conference in Sligo today. Fantastic presentations, and loads of learning and knowledge sharing. #palliativecare @northwesthospic
When end-of-life conversations are had early, it can bring a lot of comfort to friends and family, says @Mark_T_Murphy from our @caruprogramme. 👉 Visit thinkahead.ie to get your Think Ahead Planning Pack. #TimeToTalk #TomorrowStartsToday
Are you working in a nursing home or other Older Person Services? Register now for the next free Caru Regional Networking Event in @LinkedIn, Dublin! eventbrite.ie/e/caru-regiona… @irishhospicefoundation @aiihpc_irl @irishhealthservice
The Caru Autumn Newsletter is available to read online. Lots of fantastic updates and industry news, as well as upcoming Network and Workshops dates - read it now! 🍂🍁 👉mailchi.mp/8e8874bd44f5/c…
Our Programme Manager, Ann Marie Murphy is at the Irish Gerontological Society conference today presenting a poster on a Caru evaluation. Well done, Ann Marie! 👏 @irishgerontsoc @IrishHospice @AIIHPC @HSELive
Join us at the Dublin Regional Networking Event, taking place this month at @LinkedIn Ireland - there is still time to register! 📅Thursday, 17th October 📍LinkedIn, One Wilton Park, Wilton Place, D02FX04, Dublin ow.ly/bstX50TE2nA @AIIHPC @HSELive @IrishHospice
As a finalist for the National @AgeFriendlyIrl Awards, IHF was delighted to present to the judging panel on how our @caruprogramme integrates with other IHF programmes to support conversations on #endoflife planning & #bereavement in #nursinghomes.
"Losing someone you love is hard, but the thought of their memory being forgotten is unbearable." Thank you to @JanetTobinMart, from our @caruprogramme, for sharing the importance of giving bereaved people space to talk about the ones they've lost. #TimeToTalk 💛

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