Today marks the beginning of Nursing Homes Week, an initiative that highlights the positivity of nursing home care in Ireland.
Dubbed 'Gran-National', the week-long celebration aims to connect grandparents with their grandchildren and encourage them to share memories and stories.
Tadhg Daly, Chief Executive of Nursing Homes Ireland, said: "Gran-National day is an opportunity for grandchildren and great-grandchildren to visit their family in nursing homes.
"To reminisce, talk about the old times really, so it's a celebration of nursing homes and inter-generational connectivity," he said.