Karen Myers Heffernan

Karen

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

@liamgallagher My little bro was big fan of yours he was due to go to that but he passed away suddenly 5 weeks ago at young age of 43 💔🇮🇪🇮🇪

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

@SkyHelpIreland Good morning
my broadband is down since last night kill co Kildare area is there a problem? I can’t seem to get in contact with any of your team today

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

@DonnellyStephen @LeoVaradkar

[Majella Beattie @Majellabeattie1]

This is totally unacceptable & another reason why the protest on 26th Sept needs to be supported. Where is the govt leadership? Throwing money at homes is Not the answer, accountability is!
#Safeguarding
#HumanRightsPublicInquiry
@MaryButlerTD @DonnellyStephen @LeoVaradkar

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

@DonnellyStephen @LeoVaradkar

[Care Champions Ireland @CareChampions2]

1) Huge admiration for #Whistleblowers . Legislation is urgently required to protect people who do the right thing, for the good of us all.
Care Champions are proud to have supported more than 150 staff who raised concerns over the last 3 years.

https://t.co/IvRnmpLoMU

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

#safeguarding urgently need to be legislated to protect nursing home residents @LeoVaradkar @HIQA @MaryButlerTD @DonnellyStephen

[Care Champions Ireland @CareChampions2]

1) @HollyCairnsTD asks @MaryButlerTD about reporting abuse in a N/H & safeguarding.
Safeguarding social workers Do not have a legal right of entry into 80% of nursing homes @HIQA
Do not deal with individual concerns.
https://t.co/ywaiUKbsB6

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

No one should ever have to go through anything like this ever again @LeoVaradkar @MaryLouMcDonald @davidcullinane @Fergusodowd @MickBarryTD @HIQA @HSELive A human rights led public inquiry

[RTÉ Prime Time @RTE_PrimeTime]

“Nobody should ever have to go through something like this again”

Tonight on Prime Time at 9.35pm on @RTEOne, we bring new revelations on what went wrong in the Cork nursing home, where nearly half the residents died during the third wave of Covid.

#rtept

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

My mother has been assessed by the occupational therapist at the nursing home whom has concerns as she urgently needs this specialist chair , also elderly residents are needing equipment to support them they also are been refused.@CareChampions2 @IrishTimes @irishexaminer

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

My mother in a private nursing home is been denied the same right to a chair as her peers in a public home. The HSE are ignoring my emails (name them older @olderpeopleoperations Sandra tuohys office) can someone address this please? @DonnellyStephen @MaryButlerTD @HSELive

[Paddy McKenna @paddymacc1]

Ireland's current old age pensioners worked hard all their lives, they paid their taxes and everything else that was asked of them, they reared their families in very tough times, different to what we have now, and this is the thanks they get.
@LeoVaradkar is a very dangerous man

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

Please sign this petition

[Care Champions Ireland @CareChampions2]

Please sign and retweet the petition seeking legislation for #CarePartner. Signatures from yesterday are not on it yet. Thanks @CloWhelan
@cmclarke76 @VGeiran @alzheimerssoc
@IrishDementiaWG
@InclusionIre
@Sineadmcgar @IASW_IRL
@AdvocacyIre

https://t.co/Pe5lRN6tK5

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

@LeoVaradkar @MlMcNamaraTD @MichealMartinTD @davidcullinane @MaryButlerTD @DonnellyStephen @HSELive

[Care Champions Ireland @CareChampions2]

#SaveTheDate 28th January 2023. Would love to see you there. Poster will be updated in coming days.
Please retweet & tag those who may be interested
#CarePartner #PublicInquiry
@LeoVaradkar @MichealMartinTD @MaryButlerTD @MaryLouMcDonald @paulmurphy_TD @Toibin1 @Fergusodowd

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

@CareChampions2 @CelineOConnor12 From my experiences I had very serious concerns around my mother’s unexplained injuries at her nursing home whom suffers,There definitely needs to be another avenue to go through with very concerning issues when the safeguarding team don’t follow through in private nursing homes

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

Nursing home residents can not have another winter been seperated from all their family and loved ones again.

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

@DonnellyStephen @LeoVaradkar @MichealMartinTD @CareChampions2 @MaryButlerTD @MaryLouMcDonald Everyone in hospital and a Care setting should have a #Carepartner why is taking so long to be implemented by government? like they have done so in UK

[Care Champions Ireland @CareChampions2]

With an increase of the new variant expected. It is crucial that Minister @DonnellyStephen implements #CarePartner. Residents cannot be locked away again from their families.

https://t.co/tWqOQ3cTgU

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

@DonnellyStephen @MichealMartinTD @LeoVaradkar @MaryButlerTD

[Care Champions Ireland @CareChampions2]

It is urgent that #CarePartner is implemented for all care settings. @DonnellyStephen must implement this to ensure people have dignity, family connection & support this winter. Eimear from @CareChampions2 says nobody should go through what her family did

https://t.co/jYO4ZhUx46

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

Please share and complete poll

[Care Champions Ireland @CareChampions2]

Interesting poll. Please complete.

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

@MichealMartinTD @LeoVaradkar @NursingHomesIre @DonnellyStephen @MaryButlerTD @Fergusodowd @paulmurphy_TD @davidcullinane

[Sinéad McGarry @Sineadmcgar]

80% of residents live in private profit making nursing homes. @HIQA have stated they cannot protect most vulnerable residents with their current powers. Social workers have highlighted lack of safeguards. Response of Govt? A deafening silence.

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

Most days I bring my own food into my mother that would more nutritious to someone suffering with Dementia that has lost a lot of weight @MichealMartinTD @LeoVaradkar @MaryButlerTD @NursingHomesIre @CareChampions2 @Fergusodowd @davidcullinane

[Karen Myers Heffernan @kazo111]

Residents pay a lot of money towards there care in private and public nursing homes I find it hard to believe how these homes are struggling with costs especially on food as mostly the food that is given is cheap and not at all nutritious @MaryLouMcDonald @DonnellyStephen

[Care Champions Ireland @CareChampions2]

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How are private N/Hs who were supported by €141 million in TAPs funding struggling? Residents pay additional charges for everything from activities to services their peers get on their medical cards. Poor staff ratios.

https://t.co/vMFvCLi0oG

[v0rny, Maker of Things @v0rny]

The deterioration really was horrific for my Mum too. We thought she'd got Alzheimer's. Even after allowing the ECG, I still couldn't visit as only two were allowed and I lived far away so gave up my spot to Mum's sister. Thankfully with her visits, she came back to herself.