Outreach

Community Outreach, Research & Support

One of the objectives under our Outreach and Partnership programme is to liaise with and support the work of other organisations in the community focused on specific aspects of older people’s care to ensure that together we are providing the best services and support to the people of Cork city & county.

The most notable development is the establishment of our Education Centre. This new building project has commenced and is due for completion early summer 2011. In the meanwhile, courses are provided in the Home itself.

Community information sessions will become a feature of the Education centre.

Earlier this year we published the findings of a research project entitled:“Continuing to care for people with dementia: Irish family carer’s experience of their relative’s transition to a nursing home” undertaken by Prof. Murna Downs of Bradford University, which we carried out in partnership with The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland.

In March 2010, St Luke’s Home announced its support of the new Marymount Hospice being built in Cork with a € 1m donation, spread over 5 years, to the capital cost of their project.