Senior Alert Scheme

By Grace | 15th November 2017
Information on Irish Senior Citizens Parliament and community initiatives for older adults.

The Senior Alert Scheme (SAS), supported by Pobal, offers a personal monitored alarm system (pendant alarm) to people over the age of 65 for a year. The equipment is free with monitoring also free for the first year. Its availability was recently extended to those not living alone, having previously only been available to single…

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World COPD Week

By Grace | 14th November 2017
Supporting Irish seniors with COPD awareness and health checks.

COPD Support Ireland call on the country to join the conversation and #LetstalkCOPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) World Awareness Week (13th to 17th November) Nationwide events planned for World COPD Day on the 15th of November COPD Support Ireland, a national charity for all those living with the disease, is delighted to announce a week of events…

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