Stakeholder Workshop - Irish Residential Long-Term Care Settings in Ireland - Findings and Feedback

Open to researchers, policy-makers, providers, design and healthcare professionals, and individuals interested in design and planning of residential long-term care settings in Ireland! On June 7, 2024, TrinityHaus Research Centre researchers will be holding their first stakeholder workshop as part of the Health Research Board (HRB)-funded research project “Planning and design for quality of life and resilience in residential long-term care settings for older people in Ireland”. The team, from the TrinityHaus Research Centre in Trinity College Dublin - School of Engineering, Age Friendly Ireland, Age Action Ireland, Health Service Executive and The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD) aims to provide research findings and recommendations related to the buildings and outdoor spaces (built environment) associated with long-term residential care settings for older people (nursing homes) in Ireland. This project also involves a number of collaborators, including The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), IADNAM, Nursing Homes Ireland, Care Champions, O'Connell Mahon Architects, Maastricht University and Bill Benbow. The main outcome will be the development of a set of planning and design guidelines for new settings and the adaptation and retrofit of existing settings, all underpinned by Universal Design principles. The aims of the workshop are:

• To present and disseminate initial findings on key research activities, as well as gather feedback from stakeholders


• To initiate discussions on the translation of research findings into guidelines


• To present the lived experience of residential long-term care in Ireland.

Understanding the needs and preferences of residents, families, and staff, is critical to this research. During the workshop, researchers will share the overall engagement strategy implemented, and discuss some of the key outputs framed by expert interviews, on-line consultation, focus groups, and the adaptation of daily clock exercise to capture people’s perception of the built environment in residential long-term care. Stakeholders will have an opportunity to feedback on activities, as well as get an opportunity to experience some of the methods during the workshop. Join us for an insightful workshop where we will be discussing the latest findings and gathering feedback on Irish residential long-term care settings. This in-person event will take place at 35-39 Usher's Quay. This workshop is open to all stakeholders, including researchers, policy-makers, providers, design and healthcare professionals, and people living in residential long-term care, and individuals interested in the design and planning of long-term care settings in Ireland.