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Conference proceedings: towards care management in Ireland: from the National Conference on Care Management in Health and Social Services for Older People, 21 November 2001, Dun Laoghaire
- Editors:
- QUILL Sinead, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- National Council on Ageing and Older People
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- Dublin
The Conference provided an opportunity to promote the benefits of Care Management in the context of a strategy for the provision of a continuum of care for older people. It also provided an opportunity to formulate good Care Management practices through the exchange of information on Care Management experiences, both nationally and internationally. The development of a draft Care Management Implementation Framework was also considered by participants.
Dementia and personhood: can social work help to re-discover the person?
- Authors:
- CAHILL Suzanne, HEADON Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Irish Social Worker, 12(1/2), Summer 2002, pp.13-16.
- Publisher:
- Irish Association of Social Workers
This article aims to: challenge dominant ideology abut dementia by dispelling some prevailing myths; provide Irish data on current and future prevalence rates of dementia; detail new cultures of care; explore the concept of personhood; and propose recommendations on the role of social work in helping to rediscover the individual with dementia.
Future of care services in Ireland: old answers to new challenges?
- Authors:
- TIMONEN Virpi, MCMENAMIN Iain
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 36(1), February 2002, pp.20-35.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Until recently, the small proportion of older people in the Irish population and low labour-market participation rates among women provided the underpinnings of the informal care model in Ireland. However, changes in family structures, women’s labour market participation and population ageing are making this model less sustainable. Provides a detailed analysis of policy changes and initiatives in the area of care provision which show that while the challenges facing the system are new, most of the solutions provided continue to rely on the model of home-based care.
The face of older homelessness
- Author:
- MCCRUM Joan
- Publisher:
- Simon Community
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 89p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The population of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is ageing. Older people are more likely than younger people to be living in poor housing conditions. This combination of factors has led to a common incidence among older presenters in Northern Ireland of homelessness due to the unsuitability of accommodation associated with increased age and infirmity. Statistics are provided for the incidence and causes of homelessness among older people in Northern Ireland. Similar information is not available for the Republic of Ireland but county based figures are provided where possible.