Part of the roof of Brenda’s house was collapsing due to a long-term leak, poor construction, age and a lack of maintenance. Her bathroom ceiling had already fallen in. We got a phone call from Maura, Brenda’s 84 year old sister, who was distressed because Brenda, who is 77 years old, had been taking refuge [...]

ALONE Community Response Service got a call from an older woman called Eileen who lived on her own and was distressed and confused: She had a letter to say that her gas was going to be cut off within 10 days. She had recently changed address and a €400 deposit charge had been added to [...]

Bill contacted ALONE in the cold weather of late last year as he could not get out of his house. We followed up in the new year and asked if there was anything else with which we could assist him. It turned out he was not receiving his correct benefits and his house was still [...]

Julie is 70 and self-referred to the ALONE Befriending Service. Initially Julie was unsure if the visits were something she wanted, but she said she would just explore her options as she found herself getting more isolated and simply worrying about ageing. Julie said she wanted to plan for her future and to know that [...]

John is 89 years old and has lived in the same area all his life. His wife passed away over 20 years ago; John still greatly mourns her passing. It is a matter of pride for him to keep the house just how his late wife would have liked it but this is becoming a [...]

Marie is 74 and was referred to ALONE by her Occupational Therapist. Marie has a history of homelessness and alcoholism.  Marie was estranged from her family until recently. She is now living independently in sheltered accommodation and takes great pride in looking after her home and ensuring her bills are paid on time. Marie was [...]

Peter is visited by two ALONE volunteers. His house has been vandalised by local youths for years. The windows at the front of his house had been replaced twice eventually using laminated glass. The laminated glass meant that his windows were still intact but showed the marks of countless missiles such as bricks and building [...]

We received a call from a Community Nurse who asked us to visit Jim (with his agreement). We called to Jim’s house which was in really poor shape, in need of renovation, repair and tidying up. In the kitchen and other room in the extension the ceiling was falling down in places and there was [...]