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RehabCare Doon Residential Service staff collect award from host Marty Whelan at the Irish Healthcare Centre Awards last month.
A SUPPORT service in Kerry has recently come out on top as Residential Care Home of the Year at a national award ceremony celebrating vital disability and healthcare services.
RehabCare Doon Residential service, based close to Tralee, was honoured at the Irish HealthCare Centre Awards 2023 held late last month.
The award ceremony, hosted by broadcaster Marty Whelan, took place in the Royal Marine Hotel in Dún Laoghaire recognising hundreds of health, disability and social care services and professionals from across the sector.
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RehabCare Doon Residential service provides residential accommodation to five people with autism, intellectual disabilities, or mental health difficulties.
The establishment of the service in 2018 resulted from the process of decongregation, a focus of Irish healthcare policy for many years, whereby people with disabilities no longer live in institutionalised settings and are instead supported to live in more inclusive settings within the wider community.
Gráinne Fogarty, Director of Care at the Rehab Group, said: “The team at RehabCare Doon Residential Home is thrilled to receive this prestigious award. It is a testament to the dedication and expertise of the staff but also to the meaningful impact of decongregation.”
Andrea Browne, Residential Service Manager at RehabCare Doon Residential service, joined colleagues from across the sector at the ceremony to collect the award on behalf of the residents and staff.
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