29/10/2026
🟣 Yesterday, Nursing Homes Ireland was very proud to work with LGBT Ireland for our joint World Café Event at the Carmichael Centre, Dublin 7. This in-person event was a new collaboration between Nursing Homes Ireland and LGBT Ireland that focused on supporting the adoption of the UK CIRCLE Guide for use in nursing homes in Ireland.
⭕ The UK CIRCLE Guide champions inclusive care provision and was co-designed by older LGBTQ+ people and care providers in the UK, specifically for use in long-term residential care. This guidance offers practical tips on what care providers can do to make their care practice more inclusive for LGBTQ+ residents. This inclusion focused care provision programme can be used in day-to-day care practice, in supervision conversations, and in staff training.
✨ Yesterday, was a fantastic coming together of professionals and advocates from across the nursing home, elder care, and LGBTQI+ sectors, and allowed for the incredible sharing of ideas, information, expertise and insights, which will help NHI & LGBT Ireland to adapt the UK CIRCLE Guide for use in Ireland. Attendees also heard from the fantastic Dr Jolie Keemink on how the CIRCLE Guide was developed and implemented in the UK.
🔄 NHI is looking forward to helping to support the adaptation of the UK CIRCLE Guide for Irish nursing homes, ensuring that the high-quality, person-centred, and choice-led care that underpins Ireland’s nursing home sector remains as inclusive as possible.