Healthy Ageing Week

Ageing well: it’s in our own hands

Ageing well: it’s in our own hands

Healthy Ageing Week, Saturday, March 20, to Saturday, March 27, 2021 An Irish Examiner and Cork University Hospital campaign to promote healthy ageing.

Fri, 19 Mar, 2021

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S Terry Prone: Dolly Parton is a lesson to us all in growing old disgracefully

The thing about old age is that, until it hits, you assume it’s going to be a gradual process. It isn’t

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Gareth O'Callaghan: Our elders made our lives possible. Treat them with the respect they deserve

Gareth O'Callaghan: Our elders made our lives possible. Treat them with the respect they deserve

Each of us has a duty of care to support our elders — the same people who made life possible for us — and it's not a lot to ask

Sun, 27 Aug, 2023

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Sarah Harte: We cannot allow assisted suicide debate to devalue older people

Old age is not a disease and we shouldn't treat it as one

Wed, 22 Feb, 2023

Terry Prone: Getting old means wanting to smack anyone who describes you as “feisty”

Terry Prone: Getting old means wanting to smack anyone who describes you as “feisty”

From wanting to smack anyone who asks if you’re “still” working to becoming impatient with Jane Fonda, getting old means a great many things, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

Midweek Meals: Five healthy summer dinners ready in thirty minutes or less

Midweek Meals: Five healthy summer dinners ready in thirty minutes or less

Five dinners perfect for when you want to make something quick and healthy this summer

Mon, 16 May, 2022

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Alison O'Connor: Carers discuss the post-pandemic world they want for patients

There is no doubt but that there are lessons, including some very valuable ones, to be learned from our experiences of the past 20 months

Fri, 15 Oct, 2021

Renaissance Academy launches a 'gym for the mature mind'

Renaissance Academy launches a 'gym for the mature mind'

Filling a niche for the over-50s seeking continued education and social engagement in a post-Covid environment

Thu, 14 Oct, 2021

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Letters to the Editor: Older people need to make their voices heard

Discrimination against elders in Ireland is alive and well

Fri, 09 Jul, 2021

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Wine with Leslie: Perfect wine and barbeque pairings for the bank holiday

— and possibly Ireland’s best brewer and possibly Ireland’s best beer shop have joined forces and created a new beer

Mon, 07 Jun, 2021

People’s generosity key to CUH delivering quality geriatric care

People’s generosity key to CUH delivering quality geriatric care

The use of technology to positively drive health benefits has really been a vital learning during Covid. CUH wants to link quality info sent to people’s phones with other wearable technology to encourage changes in diet and exercise

Sat, 27 Mar, 2021

Urgent need to upgrade specialist units for older people at Cork University Hospital

Urgent need to upgrade specialist units for older people at Cork University Hospital

Healthy ageing: Experts predict over half the babies born in wealthier countries since 2000 may reach their 100th birthdays

Sat, 27 Mar, 2021

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'Physical activity is like Miracle-Gro': Simple steps to boost your brain as you age

From taking on a new challenge to connecting with friends, exercising daily and switching to a Mediterranean diet, there are a lot of simple steps you can take to protect your brain as you age, experts tell Helen O'Callaghan

Fri, 26 Mar, 2021

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Eat your way to health and vitality as you get older

A balanced diet is key at all stages of life. But what foods do you need to prioritise as you age, asks Sharon Ní Chonchúir

Fri, 26 Mar, 2021

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Appliance of science to elderly healthcare

By 2050 one in five people will be aged over 60, with the number of over 80s projected to triple. With this growing longevity comes greater demands on health services and greater dependence on health technology. We look at some of the latest developments

Fri, 26 Mar, 2021

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Deprived of contact, isolation has become the second ‘pandemic’ for older people

In lockdown, older people, deprived of family visits and social outlets and largely confined to home have lost motivation and have become depressed and frail

Thu, 25 Mar, 2021

Female doctor or nurse giving shot or vaccine to a patient's shoulder. Vaccination and prevention against flu or virus pandemic.

Five ways we can boost our immune system before and after the Covid-19 vaccine

One one of the things we can do to maximise our immune response to the vaccine is to improve our fitness and incorporate more exercise

Wed, 24 Mar, 2021

A day in the life of a CUH geriatrician: We take a ‘whole person’ approach

A day in the life of a CUH geriatrician: We take a ‘whole person’ approach

Dr Kirstyn James is seeing a wide range of complex needs since the beginning of the pandemic

Wed, 24 Mar, 2021

Dr Con Murphy: The GAA has made my life and I would be lost without it

Dr Con Murphy: The GAA has made my life and I would be lost without it

‘Being mentally engaged as you grow older is critical, and talking with family and pals is something we must keep doing,’ Dr Con Murphy tells Colette Sheridan

Tue, 23 Mar, 2021

Active senior woman home exercising with online coach

Five things to consider in order to live well as we age according to the experts

We are all dealing with a new way of living but keeping a routine, taking up a new hobby or learning a new skill, is essential if we want to live well at home, Helen Kelleher reports

Tue, 23 Mar, 2021

CUH is leading the way in age-attuned medicine

CUH is leading the way in age-attuned medicine

There are six private assessment spaces at the Emergency Department at CUH designed to meet the needs of older patients, with inclusions such as adjustable lighting, bathroom and shower facilities

Mon, 22 Mar, 2021

Taking lessons from the people who have lived the longest

Taking lessons from the people who have lived the longest

80% of how we age is down to our how we live our lives. Meet the people who stay vital through exercise and community and who say 'ageing is mind over matter'

Mon, 22 Mar, 2021

Now that's something we can relate to

Flick through our Let's Talk Healthy Ageing booklet

Healthy Ageing Week 2021 is a celebration of how following a number of simple steps can help people live a longer and healthier life.

Fri, 19 Mar, 2021

Too many medications: Is there a tablet I can take for that?

Too many medications: Is there a tablet I can take for that?

In Ireland, one-in-three people over the age of 65 take five or more daily medications. Patients need a strict routine, advises Dr Denis Curtin, consultant, geriatrics, Cork University Hospital

Thu, 18 Mar, 2021

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Occupational therapy, getting your independence back

Roisin Lindsay, occupational therapist, Cork University Hospital, talk patients through energy conservation techniques, dressing, self-care, cognition, memory and functional mobility

Thu, 18 Mar, 2021

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