Nua Healthcare creates 30 new jobs
Wednesday, 3rd February 2010
Specialised residential, respite and day-care providers, Nua Healthcare, today said it will create 30 new jobs in Kildare and Offaly by June of this year.
The company provides services to individuals with Asperger Syndrome and Learning Disabilities and has grown significantly over the past 5 years and currently employs over 60 full time staff in the Kildare and Laois areas.
The jobs will include 12 positions in a new adolescent facility in Co Laois, the first of its kind in Ireland, which will open in two months time. This facility will cater for up to four adolescents with Asperger Syndrome.
Edward Dunne, Chief Executive of Nua Healthcare is delighted to be opening his eighth facility in five years. He said "This additional facility is much needed in Ireland; adolescents with high support needs can often be placed in adult psychiatric services or more worryingly, overseas in UK care providers. There are a significant number of children with Asperger Syndrome receiving full time residential services in the UK and Wales due to a lack of services in the state".
Asperger Syndrome, which is part of the Autism Spectrum, is believed to affect roughly 1 in 300 people. The condition typically affects a person's ability to socialise and communicate effectively with others. Individuals with the condition are four times more likely to get bullied during adolescence than the general population which can often lead to total withdrawal from social opportunities. As a result of these social difficulties, these individuals are significantly more likely to develop mental health problems such as anxiety disorders and depression.
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