____________________________________________________ Introduction ____________________________________________________ The publication of this Directory of Services for Older People in Galway City and County is an initiative of the Galway Age Friendly Older Persons Council. The initiative sits under Strategic Priority 7 of the Galway Age Friendly Strategy which commits to, “…..ensure that older people have the information they need to live full lives.” This Directory of Services for Older People is based on the work of the Directory of Services for Older People completed in 2011 (Galway County) and 2010 (Galway City) which was led by the HSE The Galway Age Friendly Older Persons Council is a registered charity under the Galway Age Friendly Programme. This Programme is nationwide, and is being rolled out by both local authorities Galway City Council, and Galway County Council. The Older Persons Council is a critical part of the Age Friendly structure for Galway and includes representatives from older persons groups throughout the city and county. It meets once a month. Its aims are to represent the voice of older people in Galway city and county across the communities, and to support and participate in the development of Galway city and county as a great place in which to grow old. The Galway Age Friendly Older Persons Council identified the need to update, and print this Directory of Services for Older People in Galway city and county. This identified need is based on direct feedback from the consultations with older people which identified that the existing Galway directory of services was a great asset to older people and should be continued, but that information had become out of date. This Directory of Services provides a wealth of useful information not only for older people and their families, but also for carers and service providers. Its user-friendly format covers information on many of the services available for older people in Galway city and county. This includes community and voluntary organisations, HSE, Local Authorities and other public services. The information contained in this Directory came from various services, organisations and individuals and we are grateful to all who contributed to the publication. We are conscious that it is by no means all inclusive and is based on the information available to us at this time. Organisations that did not respond have not been included as their details could not be verified. It is hoped to have them included if possible in the next updated version of the Directory. Further information and copies of this Directory are available from the 1 Community, Enterprise & Economic Development Unit of Galway County Council Tel: 091 509521 and the Social Inclusion Department of Galway City Council, 091 536498 ________________________________________________ Acknowledgements ____________________________________________________ We acknowledge and thank the agencies that provided funding for the printing of this publication, and without which it would not have been possible to print this publication. • Galway County Council Social Inclusion • Galway City Council Social Inclusion • Health Promotion and Improvement, HSE • HSE National Lottery Grant Scheme (Galway) • Cluid Housing Association • Westside Resource Centre, Galway City • Gort Family Resource Centre • Western Region Active Retirement Ireland • St. Anthony’s Credit Union • St. Jarlath’s Credit Union • St. Columba’s Credit Union • COPE, Galway • Age Action Ireland • Age Friendly Ireland (AFI) • Údarás na Gaeltachta • Galway & Roscommon Education Training Board (GRETB) Thank you also to the following for their help in developing this Directory • Galway County Council, Community Enterprise, and Economic Development Unit • Health Promotion and Improvement, HSE • Irish Language Development, HSE The work required in putting this Directory together would not have been possible without the voluntary dedicated work of the members of the Galway Age Friendly Older Persons Council who contacted over 200 organisations to verify their existing contact details, and also to add new organisations to this Directory. • John Cleary, (Ballybane Lunch Club, Galway City) • Lilly Considine, (Active in Age, Oranmore, Co. Galway) • Mary Gavin, (Headford Retirement Group, Co. Galway) • Joan Kavanagh, (Salthill Active Retirement Association, Galway City) • Maureen Lydon, (Sonas Group, Moycullen, Co. Galway) 2 • Aodan MacDonnacha, (Comhlacht Forbartha, An Spideil, Contae na Gaillimhe) • Anne Mitchell, (Menlough Community Alert) • Evelyn Moran, (Hon. Secretary, Irish Senior Citizens Parliament, Dublin) • Deirdre O’Donnell, (Scheme Manager, Cluid Housing Association, Tuam) • Pat O’Hora, (Tuam Mental Health Association/Tuam Mens Sheds, Tuam) • Frances O’Reilly, (Headford District Association, Co. Galway) • Emer Lavin, (Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, NUIG, Galway City) We also wish to acknowledge all the work undertaken in the previous versions of the Directory of Services undertaken in 2011(Galway County) and 2010 (Galway City). This facilitated the current publication of this Directory. A special thanks to all of those organisations that contributed information to this Directory of Services for Older People in Galway City and County. ____________________________________________________ Contents ____________________________________________________ Index of Services and Organisations………………………… 4 Section 1: Community, Voluntary and National Organisations and Services……………………………………………………………. 12 3 Section 2: Health Services /HSE …………………………………………… 49 Section 3: Public Services…………………………………………………… 61 ____________________________________________________ Index ____________________________________________________ A Abbeyknockmoy Care of the Elderly – Parish Society Ltd ....... … 13 Ability West ............................................................................... 13 Active in Age, Oranmore ........................................................... 13 Acquired Brain Injury Ireland ..................................................... 13 Active Retirement Network Ireland ............................................ 13 Age Action Ireland / Age Action West ......................................... 15 Age & Opportunity ..................................................................... 15 4 Age Friendly Ireland ................................................................... 15 Aids West .................................................................................. 16 Alcoholics Anonymous .............................................................. 16 Al-Anon Ireland ......................................................................... 16 Alzheimer Society of Ireland – Galway Branch .......................... 16 AMACH! LGBT ………………………………………………………. 16 AMEN …………………………………………………………………. 17 Aontas (National Adult Learning) ............................................... 17 Arthritis Ireland .......................................................................... 17 17 AWARE ..................................................................................... B Ballinafad, Recess, Bun na Gnoc Senior Citizens Group .......... 17 Ballinakill Active Age Club ......................................................... 18 Ballinasloe Cancer Support Centre ........................................... 18 Ballinasloe Community Resources ............................................. 18 Ballinasloe Social Services ....................................................... 18 Ballybane/Mervue Local Community Development Office……… 18 Ballyconneely Senior Citizens Group ........................................ 18 Ballygar/Toghergar/Newbridge Social Services ......................... 19 Ballymoe Social Services Group for Older People .................... 19 Beile Blasta Mhaigh Cuilinn (Meals on Wheels) ......................... 19 Bohermore Community Development ........................................ 19 Bohermore Senior Citizens Group ............................................. 19 Brainwave – The Irish Epilepsy Association .............................. 19 19 Brothers of Charity .................................................................... C Cáirde Le Cheile ....................................................................... 20 5 Caltra Social Services ............................................................... 20 Camus Day Centre .................................................................... 20 Cancer Care West ..................................................................... 20 Cappatagle Pastoral Council ..................................................... 20 CARDI (Centre for Ageing, Research and Development in Ireland) 20 Care Alliance Ireland ………………………………………………. 21 Care and Repair/Age Action West ............................................. 21 Carers Association ………………………………………………….. 21 Carers Support Groups ……………………………………………. 21-23 Caring for Carers Ireland ........................................................... 23 Carna Day Care Centre ............................................................. 23 Citizens Information Centre (CIC) ............................................. 24 Claregalway & District Day Care …………………………………. 24 Claregalway Senior Citizens Committee ................................... 24 Cleggan/Claddaghduff Senior Citizens Groups ......................... 24 Clifden Golden Years Club ........................................................ 25 Clonberne Social Club ..............................................................