ALONE to address the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development on its pre-budget submission and survey findings, which show that older people can’t wait.   Dublin, 9th July 2025: ALONE, the organisation that enables older people to age at home, today presented its pre-budget submission, and […]

In its pre-budget submission, ALONE, the organisation that enables older people to age at home, has unveiled the findings of its annual survey of older people. The survey – the biggest and most comprehensive survey of its type ALONE has ever conducted – shows that many of the older people […]

Revelations show clear need for a fundamentally different approach to supporting older people in nursing homes    ALONE, the organisation that enables older people to age at home, has expressed its disappointment at revelations to be featured in tonight’s broadcast of RTÉ Investigates: Inside Ireland’s Nursing Homes.  The programme, which […]

45% of older people living alone would be in poverty without the once-off cost of living payments.     ALONE says once off payments keep poverty levels lower for older people living alone. 45% of older people living alone would be in poverty without the once-off cost of living payments. Dublin […]

Older people should not be seen as the solution to the housing crisis , they have one of their own.    ALONE, the organisation that supported over 43,000 older people across its services last year, says the current debate on right-sizing (or “downsizing”) misses the core issues behind our housing […]

The report provides details on supporting over 43,000 individuals through its services last year as part of the Enhanced Community Care programme    Dublin, 21st March 2025  ALONE, the organisation that enables people to age at home, today launched its latest report on working within HSE’s Enhanced Community Care (ECC) […]