Older & Bolder closed June 2013 This is an archived website
Membership of Older & Bolder
In terms of their constituencies and the range of their goals and activities, the member organisations of Older and Bolder reflect both the diversity of older people and many of the opportunities and the challenges associated with ageing. Older and Bolder’s members have expertise in, and a track record of, working in partnership with older people at national, regional and local levels.
Active Retirement Ireland
Active Retirement Ireland is a national membership organisation of 457 local active retirement associations across Ireland. It promotes positive ageing by acting as a voice for older people over 55 years who organise and run social, physical, cultural and learning activities within their own local communities. It supports its membership through representation, development work and information.
Age and Opportunity
Age and Opportunity promotes greater participation by older people in society, working in a broad range of areas from the arts to physical activity, from challenging ageism to promoting greater empowerment in settings as diverse as nursing homes, libraries, educational centres and sporting and arts organisations.
Alzheimer Society of Ireland
Alzheimer Society of Ireland is the leading provider of dementia-specific services to people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, carers and their families. It offers a network of 98 day care, home care and respite care services, carer support groups and social club services; it operates the confidential Alzheimer National Helpline; and a pilot dementia advocacy rights service. Campaigning for better services, increasing awareness and education, influencing policy and practice, provision of information and pursuing social and therapeutic research projects are also core activities. The Alzheimer Society has 3,000 members, 300 volunteers and over 700 full and part-time staff.
Carers Association
Carers Association is a national voluntary organisation for, and of, family carers in the home. The association aims to provide family carers with emotional and practical support; to promote the interests of family carers and those receiving care in the home through effective partnership, lobbying and advocacy and to gain recognition and social justice for carers’ invaluable contribution to Irish society. The association provides a range of services for carers from its 16 Carers Resource Centres and 2 service bases.
Irish Hospice Foundation
Irish Hospice Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the hospice philosophy and supports the development of hospice/palliative care. The IHF does this through education and training, advocacy, promoting research, pioneering projects, fundraising and providing financial support for innovative end-of-life projects. Of the almost 30,000 people who die in Ireland every year, over 6,000 use hospice services. Irish Senior Citizens Parliament is an autonomous organisation concerned with promoting the interests of retired and older people. The Parliament has 380 affiliated organisations and a total membership of 95,000 people.
Irish Senior Citizens Parliament
Irish Senior Citizens Parliament is an autonomous organisation concerned with promoting the interests of retired and older people. The Parliament has 380 affiliated organisations and a total membership of 95,000 people.
Senior Help Line
Senior Help Line is a confidential listening service for older people by older people for the price of a local call anywhere in Ireland. Launched in Summerhill, Co. Meath in 1998, the service is now operated by almost 360 trained volunteers in 16 centres nationwide. Senior Help Line is open every day from 10am – 10pm, a total of 84 hours per week.
