Enabling Mum To Stay At Home
The Elder Home Share scheme was a godsend to our family for the last few years of our Mam's life, particularly as only one of five...
Solving The Loneliness Problem
It's estimated that, on average, those aged 80 plus spend 80 pc of their time in the home. Some studies have shown that older people who...
I’ll get by with a little help from my home share companion
The charity Alone has received more than 14,000 calls since it opened its helpline last month, and staff and volunteers have made some...
Cocooned with You - #StayatHome
The last few weeks for all of us have been unlike any other with a whole new set of scary problems to navigate and manage with the...
Independence at home for a elderly loved one
When families reach out to Elder Home Share to find out more about our how it all works, more times than not the person calling will say...
Worried about an Elderly Parent Living Alone after a Fall?
If you are facing uncertainty about the continuance of your elderly parent’s independence at home – maybe due to a recent fall, failing...
Hard work keeps us sharp ask a 95 year old!
As the Founder of Elderhomeshare, I am on the front line of meeting with lots of people in their 90's. This is giving me a clearer picture of how to age well and keep body and mind intact. At 90 something there is only so much you can do to keep the physical going but the mind is another matter. 'What's your secret' I asked a bright-eyed bushy-tailed 95-year-old lady I met earlier last week. 'Hard work and raising children she told me without a seconds hesitation. Hard work d
Joseph, intern at Elder Home Share
This week Joseph started working as an intern at Elder Home Share with the wonderful Saoirse Sheridan, IADT alumni and founder of...
Life begins at Ninety - Success Stories!
Guess what! I've been getting loads of positive feedback from my customers and getting to hear some great stories on the home share front. So I wanted to share a few with you. In a new match out in Killiney, the home owner is (among other things) a ballroom dancer, who requested a creative type home share companion who likes to cycle and enjoys a sing song. This made me think that I would have a challenge on my hands to find such a person. To my delight she showed up very qui
Elderhomeshare October 2016
I’m writing this piece from the second floor of a shared home in Ranelagh, so close to the city centre and Trinity college that I really...
