NEWS FROM TLC CITYWEST

TLC Citywest are delighted to announce Renny Joseph - CNM as our January 2019 Employee of the Month.  Renny started working in TLC Citywest in June 2011 as a staff nurse and was promoted to CNM in February 2017. Renny has gone from strength to strength as a Staff...

One cold and miserable day we decided to have a pamper morning with all the ladies.  We had eye masks, foot spa, nails painted, the whole works was done! Everyone really enjoyed getting pampered but most of all the chats and social interaction. It can be hard to...

The weather was not the nicest so we decided to take a Gentleman's afternoon trip to Teelings Whiskey Distillery right in the heart of the Liberties. When we went in we were privileged to meet a member of the Teeling Family. He gave us lots of interesting background...

Our Knitting and Natters group has been working away the past few weeks making baby & kids hats and they have decided to donate what we have made so far to the Temple Street Hospital. We are going to keep going and our next group project is to knit our very own TLC...

We have started to bring the piano up to the nurse’s stations in the evening so residents can relax to some music before bed.  There’s always a lovely singalong too with our old favourites.  Everybody really enjoys it and residents that are in their rooms also benefit...

The much loved TLC Citywest Family Christmas Party was once again a huge success.  Thank you to all of the residents, family members and staff who came to celebrate on the day.

Our Director of Nursing Linda McKenna hosted a winter wonderland quiz. It was such good fun and everyone loved getting into the Christmas spirit.  We even had a sing along. It was great fun all round.

We love Christmas here in Citywest and there was great excitement when the trees and decorations were put up. Our residents really love to put the finishing touches to them so a big Thank You for all your help.

Here in Citywest we celebrated our 10th Anniversary. There was music, great food, dancing and even the world premiere of TLC shark. Thanks to everyone involved in organising this fantastic event. Of course this event made us reflect on all our residents both past and...

TLC Citywest are delighted to announce Abhilash Pattathil as our October 2018 Employee of the Month. Abhilash who joined TLC in June 2016 is an excellent Nurse and valued member of the team, always going above and beyond for everyone. He has great timekeeping and...

What a lovely afternoon in Ballymun celebrating Positive Ageing week with the local community. We had some delicious food and enjoyed lots of singing and dancing with the one and only Damien Dempsey. It is so nice to see all of the various communities coming together...

We spent a lovely afternoon wandering around Penny’s in Liffey Valley.  We were amazed at how big the store was.  Most of us were interested in buying cosy fluffy pyjamas now that the cold winter is coming. There was so many different pairs it took ages to choose the...

This month we put on our finest clothes and packed our bags for the trip of the year to Knock in Co Mayo. It was a long drive, so we made a stop in the Hudson Bay hotel in Athlone for some sandwiches, tea and delicious scones which gave us the energy we needed for the...

TLC Citywest are delighted to announce catering and household staff member Alex Matalica as our September 2018 Employee of the Month. Alex started working with TLC City West in November of 2016 and became a Supervisor in May of this year. Alex has proven to be an...

We took a drive up over the Dublin Mountains one beautiful sunny afternoon.  We actually missed the turn to the mountains so went a different route than we knew – but it was to our advantage in the end! The views were spectacular and the afternoon was so relaxing.  We...

The weather was not the nicest so we decided to take a trip to Teelings Whiskey Distillery right in the heart of the Liberties.  When we went in we were privileged to meet a member of the Teeling Family.  He gave us lots of interesting background information while...

What a Beautiful day it was for a 20K drive around the Blessington lakes. To be so close to the sound of nature was lovely and we were lucky enough to have the sun splitting the stones. We soon realised what a peaceful place it is. On our way home of course we had the...

TLC Citywest are delighted to announce Nyana Paul, Staff Nurse as our August 2018 Employee of the Month.  Nyana has been working in the centre since July 2016 along with her husband Jyothish.  Nyana is an excellent Nurse, is a great team player and has really stepped...

TLC Citywest is delighted to announce Ajin Prabha as our July 2018 Employee of the Month.  Ajin joined us in May 2015 as a Health Care Assistant and was promoted to Senior Health Care Assistant in June 2017. Ajin is very kind and caring towards the residents and...

TLC Citywest is delighted to announce Alan Brady - Maintenance Manager, as our June 2018 Employee of the Month.   Alan started working in TLC in August 2017 and is a fantastic addition to the team.  He works extremely hard and gets everything done that he is asked to...

One sunny day during the month we decided to do our card and jewellery making outside in the garden. Whilst doing this we played some of our favourite music. Everybody was in great form and the staff decided to show the residents a few moves to more modern dance songs...

One fine afternoon we took a visit to an old favourite of many – Dun Laoghaire.  On arrival we had to drive straight through as there was no parking! This turned out to be a bonus as we drove through the picturesque village of Dalkey and enjoyed the fantastic views as...

Today was such a beautiful day that we decided to take a trip to Bray Co. Wicklow. We walked down the board walk and sat with the view of the ocean on front of us. It was so nice to sit and relax listening to the waves coming upon the shore. While we sat we enjoyed a...

We enjoyed a beautiful visit to Rathfarnham Castle this month. It dates back to the Elizabethan Period and has been beautifully restored. The ceilings are amazing works of art. We remarked on how dark it must have been when there was no electricity, as the day we...

We enjoyed several wonderful garden afternoons during our fine spell of weather.  We did many activities outside, including a sports day involving residents and staff, music sessions and friendly chats.  Of course we also planted some flowers too. We hope that we will...

One wet and windy day we took shelter inside the beautiful Johnstown Garden Centre.  Once inside it was easy to forget about the rain outside with all the beautiful plants and flowers to be seen.  There really is something for everyone there.  When we finished having...

We took full advantage of the warm weather and decided to take a drive around the Wicklow Mountains. We stopped off at Glencree for a nice cup of tea and some yummy cakes! This was definitely one of our favourite trips this month with the beautiful sights that we saw....

TLC Citywest is delighted to announce Seena Jose as our May 2018 Employee of the Month. Seena joined us in 20th June 2016 and since day one has quietly and happily gone about her duties.  Her colleagues find her a pleasure to work with. Seena is also extremely kind...

TLC Citywest are delighted to announce Lorraine Travers as our Employee of the Month. Lorraine started working with us in August of 2016 and became a Supervisor in July of last year. Lorraine has proven to be a valuable part of our team with her can do attitude and...

Now that Spring is in the air we decided to try and make some bird feeders for our garden.  We got some cardboard toilet roll holders and smeared them in peanut butter.  Then we rolled them in birdseed.  It was such a simple idea but was really effective.  We hung...

We had a wonderful night at the opening of The Witness Musical in The Priory, Tallaght by The Now and Then Production Company.  A group of us went along and we had a fantastic night.  The cast were all amazing but a special mention has to go to Anne Davison whose...

TLC Citywest are delighted to announce the opening of their Dementia Cafe.  A relaxed and informal gathering for people living with Dementia and their family / carers in a welcoming environment. 17TH April 2018 (Mr. Michael Doody, Superintendent Pharmacist, Median...

To celebrate International Women’s day our much loved Alan arrived in a suit and surprised the lovely female staff with a bunch of flowers. Our chief Michael also made a cake for all our staff and residents to enjoy on the day.

TLC CITYWEST had their very first International Street Food Festival where we had Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Indian, American and European food. So while the snow was falling outside we had a great time with residents and their families along with our staff.  We all...

St Patrick's Day went off without a hitch and was full to the brim with Irish music, shamrocks and lovely Irish food to fill our bellies and of course Irish coffees and cookies to finish the night. Some of us even got the opportunity to take part in the Rathcoole...

Today was such a nice day that we decided to go to the Dublin Castle Art Gallery in the coach house to see the exhibit on the famine. The gallery was composed of paintings from Irish and Irish American painters from 1830 to-date and their vision of what it was like...

TLC Citywest are delighted to award staff nurse, Daniella Ruso as our March employee of the month. Daniella has worked here since 29th November 2010, and has been promoted from HCA to Staff Nurse when she completed her Nursing adaptation in April 2015.  She is an...

TLC Citywest are delighted announce Anthony Canwe as our February Employee of the Month.  Anthony commenced employment in November 2011 and is an extremely hard worker and team player who is well liked by residents, families and his colleagues.  Anthony is always...

TLC Citywest are delighted to announce the opening of their Dementia Cafe.  A relaxed and informal gathering for people living with Dementia and their family / carers in a welcoming environment. 20th March 2018 (Dr. Sean Kennelly Consultant, Geriatrician, Tallaght...

I think I speak for everyone when I say that the highlight of not only December, but the whole year was the residents Christmas party! Our residents got to invite their family members up to the centre to celebrate with them. We had children, grandchildren and even...

Residents from each TLC Centre were lucky enough to be asked to take part in the “I Love My Age” project at Aviva Stadium, through Age Action Awareness.

On Friday the 23rd of September we brought a few of the ladies and gents to the Guinness Store House where we learned all about how the famous Guinness was made.

Friday 19th August was named TLC T-Shirt Day across all of our centres.

What a day we had on Sunday 3rd for our Annual Resident’s/Family BBQ at TLC Citywest!

We had a very special planting of a ‘Tree of Hope’ to celebrate Gardener’s Day last month.

We had a very enjoyable morning as special guests of the Newcastle Ladies Club at their celebration of the women of 1916.

We had a number of great events to mark the Centenary of the 1916 Rising.

Music with Lawrence is a big hit here in Citywest every Wednesday

We took a trip to the cinema in Liffey Valley to see the Oscar Nominated film “Brooklyn”.

Our Residents and Family Christmas Party was held on Sunday 13th of December and what a fantastic afternoon was had!

Residents and Family of TLC Citywest are invited to join us on Sunday 13th of December.

Our lovely ladies don’t half love a good movie.

There will be a lot of spooky activities happening here for the month of October.

A group of us took a trip to the local Tallaght Leisure Centre one wet Friday afternoon.