The Annual Western Care Walk will take place Saturday September 10th starting at Aasleagh Falls and finishing up at Westport Quay. It is a beautiful route along the Western Way following the Erriff River for the first 5km before heading towards the Sheffrey Pass via Tawnyard. From Sheffrey the path heads towards Shanvalley BegContinue Reading
Mayo Self Advocacy are excited to invite you to join our online Zoom event to share with our community the Digi-ID co-creation story so far. 😀 Event Title: Digi-ID: Co creating an accessible digital skills education programme with and for people with intellectual disabilities. Sharing our story so far! Date: Thursday 16thContinue Reading
Access Webinar Recording and Presentation on the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and the Decision Support Service hosted by Áine Flynn, Director of the Decision Support Service and Western Care’s Rights Review Committee held on June 14, 2021. Webinar Recording: A copy of the presentation can be found here:WesternContinue Reading
Western Care Association is delighted to present it’s recently renovated Hillcrest Apartments at Highland Lodge Kilkelly. We are immensely proud of this project and would like to thank and congratulate all those involved.
The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015: Interacting with the new Decision Support Service The Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 emphasises the principles of dignity, autonomy and respect for the individual and preferences of all persons. It is an essential part of Ireland’s compliance with the United Nations Convention on theContinue Reading
Mayo Self Advocacy Group in partnership with Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) are delighted to inform you that they have produced a video called “Keeping Safe During Covid 19” The group felt it might be useful to share the video to support people with the vaccination processContinue Reading
We are delighted to announce that Western Care Association has been allocated funding of €20,000 under the RTE Does Comic Relief “Demand for Digital” scheme. This funding will be used for the purchase of I.T. equipment to support our services. We would like to thank RTE DoesContinue Reading
Western Care Association are going to travel around the globe virtually to raise funds to enhance services throughout the county, we NEED your help to complete this challenge. We are looking for 150 volunteers to walk, jog or run virtually around the globe in aid of Western Care Association, startingContinue Reading
After more than 50 years, Western Care Association’s Annual Door To Door Collection is now going online for the month of September. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges it has presented to us, our organisation must protect our valuable and dedicated volunteers who have supported Western Care overContinue Reading