Nursing Homes Week is an opportunity for nursing homes in Ireland to come together and celebrate the remarkable lives of our residents.
The annual event is organised by Nursing Homes Ireland and this year the theme was ‘Capturing Life’s Moments’, which focused on the craft of photography.
There’s something so undeniably special about a photograph. These images, printed on paper, are more than just a photograph, they’re windows into times past, filled with emotions, memories and stories.
Each of our homes celebrated Nursing Homes Week, with each interpreting the theme of ‘Capturing Life’s Moments’ in their own way.
Curam Care Home Dundalk
Curam Care Home Dundalk welcomed Ruairi from Funk Soul Media who visited the home to deliver a photography workshop. The workshop was highly interactive and Ruairi showed how to photograph and edit a flower display that residents had created earlier.
Not only was this a great opportunity to learn something new, but having a professional photographer to visit was also a great opportunity to take some wonderful resident portraits!
Knockrobin Hill Care Home
Photographs evoke powerful memories and can offer a powerful opportunity to share stories and experiences.
Residents at Knockrobin Hill Care Home in Wicklow Town created a video sharing the memories behind their most treasured photographs.
Curam Care Home Navan Road
The residents in our Navan Road home also used video to share with us their most beloved photographs. These visual treasures offer a timeless way to preserve experiences and cherish the moments that shape who we are.
Oakfield Nursing Home
Who says that selfies are just for young people!? Selfies and snapshots are a great way to celebrate the magical moments of life, and at our Oakfield Nursing Home in Courtown, Co. Wexford, residents enjoyed embracing new technology to capture a moment in time.
Curam Care Home Carrigaline
Vintage cameras offer a sense of nostalgia and charm and at Curam Care Home Carrigaline residents brought together the old and new by using cameras of the past to take photos of the present.
Two of the residents of Curam Care Home Carrigaline, Donal O’Brien and Professor David Kiely were featured in an article in The Irish Sun newspaper, sharing the stories behind their favourite photographs.
For Donal it was the memories of horse racing and trips to Cheltenham.
And for David, it was playing rugby for Munster.
For all of us, residents and staff alike, Nursing Homes Week allowed us a great opportunity to share old memories and create some new ones.