Controversial Nursing Home in Oranmore gets the go ahead

Redhairedguy

http://connachttribune.ie/controversial-plan-to-convert-oranmore-hotel-into-nursing-home-receives-approval-300/

In one sense I'm happy because it's better than having that hotel sitting idly by rotting from the inside out; on the other, it's smack bang in the centre of an already busy village. On a personal level and having contended with a similar application a while back for up near the family home, I can only surmise the source of the planning permission application.

ScumLord

Redhairedguy wrote: »

In one sense I'm happy because it's better than having that hotel sitting idly by rotting from the inside out; on the other, it's smack bang in the centre of an already busy village.

I don't see that as a problem. I never understood why old folks homes are hidden out the country. It makes going out to them and getting people to them difficult. It's like we want to hide the old people out of sight so we don't have to think about them.

They should be in the heart of the community so they can still be active as possible and socialise with people that aren't just waiting to die.

doolox

People in nursing homes are usually incapable of walking in town or city centres. It would be of advantage to very few residents and would be a higher risk if a resident made an unauthorised exit onto a busy street.

There is also the risk of unsavoury chancers gaining access and robbing clients personal possessions, harder to do and get away with in a rural location.

There exists in many town centres a range of sheltered accommodation where old people live independently in small purpose built flats all on the ground floor and near facilities such as shops and churches, Westport comes to mind.

While they can walk and get around and are sound of mind these arrangements work well.

Nursing homes need lots of space for workers and clients, wheelchair and walking frame access, ease of parking and deliveries etc. which make it harder to site them in a town or city centre, Single storey or big lifts are needed as is ready access for ambulances and other emergency transport which can be hard to implement in towns and city centres.

The ideal situation is to have them adjacent to a general hospital in the case of clients with complex, difficult or unpredictable health issues but most clients can manage without this requirement.

Galwayguy35

No matter where it is a nursing home is a depressing place to end up for the last few years of someones life.

Greaney

Here's a thought... If I imagine I'm old for a minuet, where would I like to live if I must be in a retirement home.... right in the heart of a village actually, and not beside a hospital waiting for me to die ('no resuscitation' is okay with me). There are many compos mentis elderly out there who have to spend time in a home but have no stimulation. Also, this model might make it easier for staff to cycle to work.

Finally, I didn't know that retirement accommodation attracted so much crime!!!;)

stampydmonkey

Glad it's got the go ahead. Shame that property has been idle for so long