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Cahercalla Hospital

Cahercalla ‘in the red’ due to Covid-19 with €895k loss in 2021

The company that operates Cahercalla Community Hospital in Ennis plunged into the red last year to record losses of €895,091 from trading activities. New accounts show that Cahercalla Community Hospital CLG recorded the €895,091 loss after revenues decreased by €663,000 or 12% from €5.65m to €4.99m. In their report, the directors state that Cahercalla Community CLG “was massively impacted on many levels by the Covid-19 pandemic”. They state that “the financial impact is clearly seen in the financial statements for 2021”. The company made a loss of €895,091 from trading activities but pointed out that the loss was “somewhat mitigated by an insurance claim of €151,777”. Occupancy rates were highlighted as the main driver of the loss. The accounts – signed by company director and former TD, Dr Michael Harty – show that the loss last year followed a surplus of €184,940 in 2020. The directors reveal that in 2021, occupancy rates had slumped to 80.5 residents due to the …

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Clare woman inspires Nursing Home Bake Off recipe book

A CLARE woman is flavour of the month after becoming the inspiration behind a new recipe book backed by celebrity chef Darina Allen. The time-perfected desserts created by the residents of Mowlam Healthcare will be remembered forever in the ‘Nursing Home Bake Off’ publication. But the idea to gather a collection of residents’ favourite recipes from across Ireland was inspired by the trailblazing baking skills of a 91-year-old woman in Ennis Nursing Home. Ardent hurling fan and Liverpool FC supporter, Cissie Collins, bakes scones and apple cakes for fellow residents during baking demonstrations hosted by her every Wednesday. It soon became evident that there was a large group of enthusiastic bakers throughout the group – sowing the seed of a book with recipes from bygone days. Cissie is one of the 51 kitchen-savvy pensioners living in Mowlam Healthcare nursing homes across Ireland who contributed recipes ­– some dating back three generations – and features on its front cover. “I haven’t …

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