Call for more staff for Mountcharles respite facility
A Donegal County Councillor has hit out at the HSE for not keeping a promise that a respite service in the South of the county would return to full-time hours. The Seaview Respite house in Mountcharles currently only operates on a three night basis due to staff shortages. But six…
Sligo council calls for reinstatement of respite service
A Sligo mother whose son now is forced to travel to Monaghan for respite care says the lack of such services in the North West is a disgrace. Helen Hamilton’s son Niall was availing of respite care in the Solas centre in Ballytivnan. But respite is no longer available for…
Parents to hold protest in Ballyshannon over respite services
Parents in south Donegal are holding a protest calling for the reinstatement of respite services tomorrow, Tuesday. Parents of children with disabilities in the area are concerned following the closure of the Seaview Respite Service in recent weeks. Ocean FM is awaiting a response from the HSE on the matter.…
More needed than one part-time psychiatrist for North West
A Sinn Fein councillor says a part-time psychiatrist is not nearly enough to cover the needs of those seeking help in the North West. Families and public representatives in the North West met with the HSE earlier this week to discuss ongoing fears over CAMHS services in the region. Cutbacks…
Short term future of West Sligo respite centre secured
The future of a west Sligo respite centre for people with dementia has been secured in the short-term. The Home from Home project operates from a house in Kilglass and is supported by the Alzheimers Society. Sligo Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy has been working with Sligo Leitrim TD Martin…