Department of Nursing & Midwifery

Sophie a BSc Nursing (Intellectual Disability) student with a learning disability shares her positive experience of engaging with support services at the University of Limerick.

An article by Trina Lyons-Rahilly, Pauline Meskell, Eileen Carey, Elizabeth Meade, Donal O’Sullivan and Alice Coffey.

Within the context of global ageing, older people will require health care during times in their later lives. As most nurses will care for older people across a variety of care settings, it is crucial that older people and nurses can work together in partnership. In preparation for this, it is important to develop intergenerational learning innovations for student nurses and older people. An online intergenerational discussion café was developed to provide an opportunity for older people and student nurses to meet and get to know each other.