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Atul Gawande’s book Being Mortal is the most important and exciting book that I have read in a number of years. The author, an American doctor, examines how society – and in particular the medical establishment – view ageing and mortality. While initially it makes for sobering...

Is this not an absolutely basic requirement that we can expect for our older citizens? Nonetheless the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) found that this was a problem when it inspected Nazareth House in Buncrana, Co. Donegal in April. HIQA’s inspections were...

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has an excellent checklist and list of useful questions to consider when deciding on the best nursing home for you or a loved one. I particularly like the reflective nature of the questions that HIQA suggests asking yourself...