Census figures highlight region’s need for more and better elderly services
The latest Census figures shows there are more older people in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. The first official figures from Census 2016 also show Sligo, Leitrim and Cavan to be among six counties with the highest numbers of elderly people living alone. It all means there’s a growing need for…
Shortage of OTs causing problems for elderly seeking grants
A Sligo councillor says elderly people are now having difficulty getting grants for improvements or renovations to their homes because of a shortage of occupational therapists. When elderly people or those discharged from hospital apply for certain grants, they need an occupational therapist to come to their home to see…
Body recovered near Killybegs was that of missing elderly man
The body recovered near Killybegs, Co Donegal, early this morning was that of an 84-year old man who had been missing since the afternoon of December 27th. He has been named locally as Patrick Ward, Roughra, Killybegs. The discovery was made after searches by the Coast Guard and Donegal Mountain…