Important work by ⁦Liz McGrath⁩ in ⁦⁦Mercy University Hospital Cork⁩ - Getting to core of Front DoorFrailty Screening - an ideal frailty screen should be short (≤5 minutes) and multidimensional, reflecting baseline 2-4 weeks before presentation. bgs.org.uk/blog/getting-t…

Staff participating in World #DeliriumAwareness Day quiz Mercy University Hospital Cork Thank you Sharon Maher ANP Dementia Bridie O'Sullivan CNO's Office Karen Greene, RN 🇮🇪 Margaret McKiernan

Well done Niamh O'Regan 🇮🇪💙 & Univ Hosp Waterford Excellent 👏👏

“People want to die in their own beds”

Dr Maureen Gaffney, clinical psychologist gives her take on the care of older people #RTEUpfront

'Physical activity and exercise for the prevention and management of mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a collaborative international guideline.' Eur Geriatr Med 14, 925–952 (2023). doi.org/10.1007/s41999… Bruno Vellas Yuka Sumi EuGMS - European Geriatric Medicine Society

UCC Ireland led consortium on Dementia Palliative Care awarded €7.5m Horizon Europe funding HealthResearchBoard

Congratulations to Prof. Nicola Cornally, Prof. Suzanne Timmons and to Dr. Irene Hartigan.

Read more here: ucc.ie/en/med-health/…

#UCCFutures

In Ireland there is confusion about what constitutes #rehabilitation for some bizarre reason given we have numerous strategies and policies on the matter (none implemented of course 🙄) We have a long way to go.. #investinrehabilitation #justdoit

Woman who was born and married on West Cork's Dursey Island celebrates 100th birthday (via TheJournal.ie) jrnl.ie/6271234

Well done to Dr Patrick Crowley, Clinical Research Fellow, in Department of Geriatric Medicine Mercy University Hospital Cork & UCC Medicine & Health on receiving the Dementia Trials Ireland Early Career Researcher Seed Funding Award 2023 #dementia #irishresearch

Please please can therapy staffing for older adults on inpatient hospital wards be sufficiently resourced - it would make a MASSIVE difference to the flow of patients by preventing hospital acquired deconditioning and thus the reliance on community services. #MedTwitter

Rehabilitation can fix the existential problem of 1/3 of patients getting sicker in hospital.

Rehabilitation in tandem with, and especially after, an acute care episode can unblock our hospitals.

Not “step down”.
Not “convalescence”.
Not “transitional care”.

Rehabilitation.

Acute hospitalisation accelerates functional decline among older adults

1/3 will experience hospital-associated disability ⬇️

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Until timely access to rehab is addressed, the revolving door effect of ED attendances and hospitalisations will continue

Happy world OT day from the OT dept in MUH ⁦Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland⁩ ⁦Mercy University Hospital Cork⁩ ⁦The Mercy Foundation⁩ ⁦Kieran A. O'Connor⁩

“Society’s ageism is so persistent and pernicious, it is all too easy for many to accept the false narrative of ageing being a time of decline” ⁦The Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/science/2023/o…

Congratulations & well done Íde O'Shaughnessy & all ARC: Ageing Research Centre University of Limerick on a fantastic & important piece of work

- Renal patients don’t get “some dialysis”
- Cancer patients don’t get “a bit of chemotherapy”
- Septic patients don’t get “a few antibiotics”

Rehabilitation after a stroke is dose dependent. It gets people out of hospitals, back to their homes, their families, their lives.

Great integration between ⁦Mercy University Hospital Cork⁩ & ⁦Cork Kerry Community Healthcare⁩ discussing key enablers for better patient flow. #Holistic #patientcentredcare #Enhancedcommunitycare Drjohnsheehan⁩ ⁦Nicola brett⁩ ⁦Priscilla Lynch⁩ ⁦Kieran A. O'Connor⁩ ⁦Martina Corkery⁩

Director General of SFI, Professor Philip Nolan, names ageing as one of three key challenges for the State's research centres👏

We are delighted there is more focus on ageing research & the urgency of underinvesting in this crucial area is understood.
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Absolutely 💯 yes but not only is #rehabilitation a cost effective solution to support hospital discharge it also
⬇️ acute, community & mental health length of stay
⬇️ long term care costs
⬇️ readmission
⬆️ admission avoidance
⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ patient outcome

Absolutely, given the opportunity #Rehab improves independence, self efficacy and quality of life thereby reducing social care pressures and needs! Patients deserve the chance to rehab and #OccupationalTherapy and #Physiotherapy should be supported to offer this routinely