Independent Living Homes

ter Ireland is introducing a better quality of carecontinued research, improved standards and
home and options for retirement living to Ireland.protocols for care could not be developed," she
Based on a philosophy of attaining the highestcommented. The centre cost €6.5 million to build
standards, Barchester Ireland offers a premiumand will offer undergraduate and postgraduate
seniors’ living environment.teaching. The hospice completed a new education
A new education and research centre at a Dublinand research building for conferences and courses
hospice could result in improved care services for therelating to all health disciplines last September.
elderly. The facility at Our Lady's Hospice at Harold'sBarchester Ireland is committed to providing Ireland
Cross in Dublin has been opened this week and willwith high quality Nursing homes and active retirement
enable further research into palliative and elderly care,communities. Knightsbridge, with its dedication to
as well as rheumatology, Irish Health reports. Moresidents’ health and happiness, exemplifies
Flynn, chief executive of the hospice, said that highour standards and philosophy.
quality care requires a thorough knowledge andWe also provide persons with the choice of living
in-depth training on the part of staff, in which theindependently in an apartment or house within the
new unit looks set to play a part. "Palliative care is agrounds of one of our care homes.
relatively new area of health specialism and without