Dublin, 26th June: ALONE, a national organisation supporting people to age at home, presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health today. The discussion focused on home care legislation and the general healthcare needs of older people in their communities, informed by ALONE’s experience in this area. Since the beginning […]

Aware to offer free Life Skills Programme for Older Adults in response to findings    Dublin, Monday, 24th June 2024: Aware, the national mental health organisation today announced the findings from its recent survey focused on the mental health experiences of older adults in Ireland. The online survey was conducted […]

Fewer Housing Adaptation Grants committed to today than in 2010, says the organisation.    Dublin, 30 May 2024: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has expressed their disappointment with the funding announcement for Housing Adaptation Grants by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage […]

  ALONE is calling on local election candidates across Ireland to take action for the 1,048,985 people aged 60+ across the county. Currently, there are over 0.8 million people aged 65 and above in Ireland, a number projected to double by 2050, constituting more than a quarter of the total […]

In its submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands the organisation calls for the state pension and other social welfare payments benchmarked.   Dublin, April 10th: ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, addressed the Joint Oireachtas […]

ALONE the national organisation that enables people to age at home, loves to celebrate Valentines Day with the special people in our lives but we need to work to improve our society for those who are experiencing loneliness every day. They are asking Government to commit to a strategy to […]

Charities set out 12 recommendations to address deficits in the private rental sector for older renters in their published report Double Deficit. ALONE reports a 40% increase in older people experiencing housing difficulties in 2023 compared to the previous year.   WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH 2024: National charities ALONE and Threshold […]

Charity warns that we need to spend money on older people now as well as save for future. ALONE, the charity which enables older people to age at home says that while increases to the State pension are welcome, they will not go far enough to reduce poverty rates among […]

Charity says that Budget needs to make changes for the one million older people in Ireland today   In light of the Budget to be announced tomorrow, ALONE is reiterating their calls for an increase in the pension of at least €27.50. The charity which enables older people to age […]

Dublin, 3rd October : ALONE the charity that supports older people in Ireland launched its annual report today at their headquarters in Dublin with Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler. The report comes following another year of growth which saw ALONE interact with the largest number of […]