The Age Expo will showcase the supports and services available in County Clare that are aimed at Older People. The Mid-West Community Healthcare support team, the Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons, Active Ennis, Alone, Clare Libraries, Local Link and the Healthy Age Friendly Homes Programme are among those displaying at the event.

Guest speakers will discuss a range of topics, from nutrition to mental health, and the taster sessions, which proved popular at last year’s event, include Tai Chi, chair yoga, tech support and singing. These taster sessions are to show people what it might be like to participate in a singing group or attend a Tai Chi class.  All the talks and the activities are free, as is entry to the expo.

Obair’s Siobhán O’ Driscoll will be demonstrating an age friendly menu at her cooking demo at 3pm. Come along to our Meals on Wheels stand from 10.30am throughout the day and meet with members of the team. This will be a good opportunity to find out more about volunteering as well as learning more about our recently expanded service.

Kelly Slattery, Clare Age Friendly Programme Manager, added, “One of the key goals of the Healthy Ireland Framework for improving Health and Wellbeing is ‘increasing the proportion of people who are healthy at all stages of life.’ The Clare Age Expo is supporting this goal, raising awareness of the health enhancing opportunities available for older people living in County Clare.”

The Clare Age Expo is supported by the Clare Older People’s Council and the Department of Health’s ‘Healthy Ireland Fund’