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ABOUT NEW PARK
New Park is a purpose built single-story building, just minutes off the M50 on a landscaped site with open views of the North Dublin countryside. We are equipped with all modern facilities and provide secure and comfortable living in a professionally managed setting.
We have 68 single rooms and 1 double room all conforming to the HIQA regulations. Each of these rooms caters for the personal care and comfort requirements of our residents, providing;
En suite bathrooms Nurse call bell Private telephone facility Television point Wheelchair accessibility
We have sitting rooms for quieter moments, reading newspapers or meeting with friends or family and a small oratory for private contemplation. Residents or their visitors can sit or stroll in our landscaped secure ‘Garden of Tranquillity’ or they can enjoy refreshment in the privacy of their own rooms.
Dementia Care
Dementia is currently an incurable illness, however much can be done to manage and maintain the highest possible quality of life throughout every stage of the illness. At New Park Care Centre we aim to follow the person – centred pathway where we look at the individual and their illness. We embrace the challenge and feel that we can create ‘well-being’ for residents for the duration of their illness.
The quality of life of people with Dementia is expressed through their response to their environment. A successful design is one that creates opportunities for residents with dementia to use their retained abilities and gives them feelings of freedom and control.
Our purpose designed unit, ‘Papillon’ will benefit residents by providing an environment that is welcoming, provides familiar and homely features, and utilises good signage cues. This enables our resident’s involvement in everyday domestic activities and importantly promotes feelings of safety and security.
This coupled with staff that are all trained in the practice of principles of Dementia care, will promote independent living and contribute to an improved quality of life. Our staff are trained and accredited through our affiliation with the Dementia Services Development Centre of the University of Stirling, recognised as the international leader in the dementia field.
Dementia Rights Advocacy Service
Unit 6, Coolock Development Centre, Bunratty Drive, D 17 Tel 01 802 2200 www.alzheimer.ie/
www.dementiamatters.co.uk is a private organisation that believes that excellent dementia care involves creating a culture where the service brings out the best in staff and people living with a dementia.
www.dementia.stir.ac.uk. The Dementia Services Development Service (DSDC), which is aprt of the University of Stirling is internationally recognised as a centre for excellence in coordinating dementia projects which produce results.
www.dementia.ie is a National Centre, based at St. James's Hospital, Dublin. Our vision is of a future where anyone in Ireland with a personal encounter of dementia is enabled to live a life of their choice, despite the disability. We aim to reduce stigma and promote excellence in all aspects of services for persons with dementia throughout Ireland through education, information, research and collaboration with others.
Activities
We offer a wide range of activities which are dependant on resident interests and personal choice. Our activities are designed to create a stimulating environment whilst supporting life skills and enhancing feelings of self worth and purpose. We have trained activity co-ordinators to facilitate these activities 5 days weekly.
The residents care plan is inclusive of the following one-to-one and group activities:
- Physiotherapy
- Reflexology
- Tai-Chi
we also provide the following popular activities and resident services:
- Music
- Movies
- Card Games
- Bingo
- Religious services
- Newspaper
- Baking
- Arts and Crafts
- Manicure/Hand massage
- Gentle exercises
- Quizzes
- Special events
we also provide the following seasonal actvities:
- Bealtaine is the May time festival celebrating creativity in older age and every year we organise our own event with residents. We choose a theme celebrating creativity in older age e.g. Resident Life story books, producing a booklet of resident's stories of the past. We then invite family and friends to celebrate this work in an open day here at New Park.
- Galway race week is also an event for us where everyone dresses up to enter our Best Dressed lady and Gentleman competition on our feature race day.
- We also stage regular events where we include our local community and these often take place around National Events such as Positive Ageing week and we will use these events to help raise funds for worthy causes.
- We focus on in house events during Christmas time, Easter and Halloween time all in an effort to create a fulfilling and stimulating environment for our residents to live in.
Person Centred Care
In New Park, we believe that the lives of our residents should reflect the way they lived their lives in their own homes. By focussing on the needs and requirements of our residents, we are able to help them make the transition from living at home to their new lives in a caring, friendly and happy environment. Person-centred care is at the core of everything we do.
We promote a caring and nurturing environment for residents with very different requirements. To cater for the different needs of residents we provide all three of the following services to individuals and their families:
Extended Care
Our main focus with long term care is to provide a homely environment for residents when they are no longer able to maintain a level of independence suitable to live in their own homes.
Respite Care
This service provides an opportunity for family members / care givers to take a break from care giving with the comfort of knowing their elderly relative is receiving the medical care they need. Respite can be arranged for 1- 2 weeks or for whatever period is required.
Convalescence
We can provide the care that is needed to allow the gradual recovery to health after illness or post surgery.
Dining
Food and eating bring shape to the day. It facilitates opportunities for social interaction as well as providing essential energy and nutrients.
We recognise that good nutrition and good food are essential for both the current and future health, and well being of our residents.
At New Park we try to ensure that dining is a social experience, to be looked forward to and enjoyed by all. All our food is prepared by our well trained cooks. We offer residents a balanced nutritious diet, using fresh good quality local ingredients.
Any specific dietary requirements of residents are catered for and we provide a choice of homemade dishes and freshly baked goods which residents can choose to take in the dining room or if they prefer, in the comfort of their own room. In addition, snacks are available in between formal meal times.
Directions
Newpark Care Centre is located just minutes off the Ashbourne road from Dublin. From the M50 take the N2 exit to Ashbourne. On the N2 take the right-hand turn after the Whitehouse pub (on right) for St. Margaret's.
We are 400 metres on the left. Situated close to Finglas, Swords, Blanchardstown, Castleknock, Rathoath, Dublin Airport, M50 motorway and Ashbourne.
From City Centre O'Connell St Dublin.
- Head north on O'Connell St/N1 toward Cathal Brugha St 300 m
- Turn left at N1/Parnell St 95 m
- Turn right to stay on N1/Parnell St (signs for N1/N2/N3)
Continue to follow N1 400 m - Continue onto N2/Western Way 33 m
- Slight left at N2/St Mary's Pl N (signs for N2/N3/N4/N7)
Continue to follow N2 450 m - Slight right at N2/Western Way (signs for N2/an Cabhan/Cavan/N3) 26 m
- Turn right at Constitution Hill/N2
Continue to follow N2
Go through 2 roundabouts 10.0 km - At junction 2, exit toward Teampall Mhaighréide/St Margaret's/Baile
Bhlainseir/Blanchardstown/R135 550 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit 1.1 km
- At the roundabout, take the 1st exit 1.3 km
- Turn right at R121 850 m
Public Transport by Bus to Newpark Care Centre
Route 103 From Dublin City Centre - Bus Eireann:
Route 177 From Dublin Airport - Bus Eireann: