Initiatives

Fit for Life

 

The Fit for Life programme is an exercise programme specifically targeted for people with cancer to improve symptoms and to provide potential real benefit in terms of reducing risk of recurrence and risk of mortality. The programme is run once a week over the course of six weeks and consists of advice and exercise sessions. These sessions are run by Chartered Physiotherapists, Dietitians and Occupational Therapy teams in the Beacon Hospital. Beacon Foundation is pleased to provide funding to allow some patients to avail of this programme free of charge.

To support someone to participate in the Fit For Life campaign, please follow the link in the button below.

iPads for Palliative Care in Nursing Homes

 

This project set out to provide an iPad or tablet to every nursing home in every county in the Republic of Ireland in order to facilitate ongoing connection of residents with their  family members during the COVID pandemic lockdown restriction.  Over €96,000 was donated to the Beacon Foundation by anonymous donors to purchase and distribute tablets. Beacon Foundation enabled this initiative to immediately scale up and deliver iPads to make a positive and lasting difference to the quality of life of the residents.