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Help combat loneliness being felt by older people with ALONE

Help combat loneliness being felt by older people with ALONE
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Alone helpline received up to 1,100 calls a day at height of pandemic

Alone is also calling for a plan to help older people rebuild their confidence and reintegrate into society, said Mr Moynihan. He added that a strategy to deal with loneliness, the right to homecare, digital training, and more community supports were needed. “People want to age at home, we need to create choices [to achieve this].” Poverty was another major issue facing older people. My Moynihan said home repairs or appliance replacements were the third most common issue people ring Alone about. “If anything happens, like Covid, increases in energy prices, increases in transport prices, something in their house breaks down . . . after people retire and they are on the basic pension, or they are bereaved, they have one income of €240, if they have 40 years of stamps. Ultimately if the fridge breaks down or the cooker goes . . . over years, people use up their [monetary] resources. and they need support.”

ALONE has welcomed approval of Sláintecare Implementation Strategy and Action Plan

ALONE has welcomed approval of Sláintecare Implementation Strategy and Action Plan Reporter: );   ); ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age safely and securely at home, has welcomed and is encouraged by the  Sláintecare Implementation Strategy and Action Plan 2021-2023. The organisation has previously advocated for improved healthcare to support Ireland’s growing ageing population, and believe that the implementation of this plan will benefit older people as they return to society in the coming weeks and months. The plan will receive funding of €3.69bn over three years, which ALONE believe is the level of investment needed in health services in order to make health care more community based and accessible to older people. ALONE wish to work alongside Government in order to ensure that the targets and goals set out in the plan are realised for everyone.

Opinion: Older people have lost their confidence during Covid

Opinion: Older people have lost their confidence during Covid - we cannot forget them CEO of ALONE Seán Moynihan says we owe it to our older people to put the correct plans for re-emergence. By Seán Moynihan Tuesday 27 Apr 2021, 7:00 AM 1 hour ago 3,144 Views 2 Comments Seán Moynihan SINCE THE ARRIVAL of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ireland, older people have had to largely withdraw from society, with many postponing important and vital medical check-ups and appointments in order to protect themselves from the virus. In ALONE, our network of staff and volunteers across the country have continued our work supporting older people to age at home.

At the end of the line: On call during Covid pandemic

For over a year volunteers and staff that operate helplines for charitable organisations have been hearing from people who are struggling during the pandemic. A lot of the issues that people would ring with, would stem from loneliness, according to Michael McDaid, who works as a volunteer with Alone s support line. The charity, which provides support for older people, launched its National Support Line in February 2020 - a month before Covid-19 restrictions saw life in Ireland grind to a halt. Since then Alone has received nearly 49,000 calls. Staff and volunteers at the organisation also make calls to people offering services such as support and befriending phone calls, check-in calls and return calls. Since 9 March 2020 up until and including the first quarter of this year, the charity made 177,140 calls offering these services.

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