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Trend towards ‘micro CCRCs’ with no intense care provision

LIMERICK: A trend is emerging that focuses on micro continuous care retirement communities (CCRC) that… read more

Nurses training to work as junior doctors in hard-to-staff hospitals

CORK: Nurses are being trained for roles that would usually be performed by doctors, as… read more

Almost half of older people depressed in months before death claims study

DUBLIN: Almost half of older people who died were depressed in the months before their… read more

‘Home hospital’ halves costs in small randomized trial

CORK: Findings from the first pilot randomized controlled trial of in-home, hospital-level care show sharply… read more