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The NetwellCASALA team at Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) have worked for over a decade to make Louth the most age-friendly county in Ireland. Through its Research activities, NetwellCASALA develops new technologies aimed at helping people live independently in their own homes for longer. A new Living Lab Panel is...

Three years of research, intensive input, and testing by healthcare professionals, caregivers, and 120 older people with multiple chronic health conditions, is changing even more lives as ProACT is rolled out across Carlow. The SMILE project, funded under Slaintecare and managed by Caredoc uses the ProACT application, developed by researchers...

We are currently seeking the experience of healthcare assistants working with older people in their own home, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Are you: Currently working in a paid role, as a Health Care Assistant? In the community with an older person? And: Have you been working since November 2019? If...

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher in the field of HCI and ageing to work on an SFI funded project 'Enabling Self-Care and Shared Decision Making for People Living with Dementia'. This is a three year role. The project is a collaboration with TU Dublin. The...

Congratulations to all participants in our Digital Skills training which was completed just the day before the DkIT campus shut down in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The training was provided at NetwellCASALA in DkIT in conjunction with AgeAction, as part of our joint outreach and Living Lab activities. Delivered...

NetwellCASALA are recruiting for a fully funded PhD, with a stipend of €16,000 per annum, plus fees and a contribution to direct research project costs. The duration of this studentship is 3 years. Please send a copy of your CV and a cover letter to aideengaynor@dkit.ie no later than 4...

Two researchers from NetwellCASALA at DkIT, Suzanne Smith and Patricia Sheridan, recently joined clinicians and researchers from over 15 countries who presented their work at the Trinity Health Education International Research Conference for 2020 (@THEConf2020). Suzanne Smith presented findings on the experiences of healthcare professionals in Ireland and Belgium using...