Cynthia from Kayambe Holistic with BMB Active members, Cyrian Connaughton, Loretta Doyle, Rita Molloy and Judith Campbell Rickets, at the Grand Spring Festival in Bloomfield House Hotel last week.

Grand Spring Festival With Active Retirement Ireland

Published: Wed 25 May 2022, 11:34 AM

Last updated: Wed 25 May 2022, 11:36 AM

Thursday was a great day of fun and stimulating activities in Bloomfield House Hotel. Several hundred attendees got to enjoy the many stalls and displays that provided quality information as well as many samples.

The day included exhibitions of ARA activities such as Go For Life, and Pickleball, as well as artistic displays of woodcraft and acrylics.

The afternoon featured music from the popular Kavanaghs and dancing to their accompaniment.

The weather was kind but seasonal, making it possible for the many who travelled to Mullingar to enjoy access the gardens and lake views.

BMB Active pays tribute to the organising committee of Midlands Region ARA.

Deirdre Orme, Knights and Conquests Heritage Centre, Granard; Gda Neil Donnellan, Marcus Doran,Knights and Conquests, and Gda Paul Martin at the Active Retirement event last week.

Marcus Dorian, tourism officer, Knights & Conquest Heritage Centre, Granard, Anne Drury, president, National Active Retirement Association, Deirdre Orme, manager, Knights and Conquest Heritage Centre, and Multyfarnham legend, Eamon Orme, at the Midlands Active Retirement Association festival in Bloomfield House Hotel last Thursday.

Maura McAuliffe, Killucan, chairperson, and Maureen McCormack, development officer, of the hosts of the day, in Bloomfield House Hotel at the Grand Festival of Midlands Active Retirement on Thursday.

Rory Fagan and Sandra McCann representing event sponsors, Home Instead.

Home Instead ‘Essential Guide to Ageing Well’ launched

Home Instead’s annual ‘Essential Guide to Ageing Well’ has been developed through years of experience in the home care industry in Ireland and around the world.

An integral resource for ageing Ireland and covers a range of important information to those within the home care sector – whether as carers, clients or family members.

Home Instead publishes the annual guidebook as an aid to help keep older people safe, well and living independently in their own homes and communities as well as inform those within the sector as to the amenities and resources available to them.

It includes tips and advice on areas such as:

• Allowances and entitlements, including what allowances are available and how to apply for them;

• Care Options, including identifying and choosing the most appropriate care;

• Community Services, including how to apply for the HSE’s Consumer Directed Home Support;

• Lifestyle Advice, including technology, travel and socialising;

• Home and nutrition tips, including home security, mobility and healthy eating advice;

• Health and wellbeing advice, including medication, vaccination and care for conditions such as dementia; and

• Financial and legal information.

The Ageing Well Guidebook is being distributed through Home Instead’s national network of offices, and at Total Health and Haven Pharmacies nationwide. It is also available to download at HomeInstead.ie. Paul Fritz, CEO, Home Instead Ireland, said: “By sharing the experience and expertise that we have accumulated through 17 years of operation in Ireland, we strive to make it easier for older people, their family members and healthcare professionals to learn more about ageing in Ireland.

“It is our hope that this free Guidebook empowers you and your loved ones to live a happy, healthy and independent life at home, for as long as possible.”