Public Health Nursing Older Person Services at Arklow Primary Care Centre
Address
Arklow Primary Care Centre, Castlepark, Arklow, Wicklow, Y14 AE10
Location and directions - Google MapsOpening hours
Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm. By appointment only.
Older person services
Public health nursing is a community based service aimed at promoting and protecting community health. Public health nurses, community registered general nurses and health care attendants deliver care across the lifespan to individuals, families and communities .The focus of the service is to promote health and well-being, protect the public and provide clinical nursing care to the population through the delivery of high quality evidence-based practice. This service can be provided in the home or the clinic as appropriate. The PHN service provides a wide range of services to older persons over 65 years. This includes holistic nursing assessment, appropriate clinical care and onward referrals as necessary to other allied health professionals.The PHN service will assess for home support services as appropriate. Providing advice on a healthy lifestyle and information of local services and organisations is central to enabling people to remain independent for as long as possible.
Referrals and Appointments
Available To
Older persons
Who needs to refer you
GP, parents, health professionals
Referral information
E-referral, referral letter, medical records, x-rays, scans, medical list
Internal directions
Check in at reception and request public health nurse.
Catchment area
Arklow and surrounding areas.
Service location
This service is in Arklow Primary Care Centre.
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