http://hdl.handle.net/10379/1320 2017-10-30T00:02:19Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/4228 An overview of intergenerational programmes in Ireland Finn, Caroline; Scharf, Thomas [no abstract available] Report 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/3244 Marginalised care: migrant workers caring for older people in Ireland Walsh, Kieran; O'Shea, Eamon Older adult care in Ireland is a mix of public, private, voluntary and family provision. This model is characterised by deficient funding and support structures for both care recipients and carers, leading ultimately to fragmented service delivery, both in the community and in residential care. Against this backdrop, there has been a significant and rapid growth in the number of migrant registered nurses and care assistants providing care to Irish older people. With two potentially marginalised groups now at the centre of the caring relationship, questions arise regarding the sustainability of quality of care and quality of life for both providers and recipients of care. This research study draws on the perspectives of the older person, the migrant carer and the employer to develop an understanding of migrant worker care provision within the disadvantaged ageing sector in Ireland. The paper will frame migrant care workers¿ experiences within the perspective of a marginalised sector, whose central consumers, older people, are not prioritised in policy or practice. Providing evidence of disadvantage for older adults and migrant carers, the research findings demonstrate that it is necessary to improve caring experiences and conditions for both groups if quality of care is to be enhanced. 2010-12-21T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/3242 Deprivation and its measurement in later life: findings from a mixed-methods study in Ireland Walsh, Kieran; Scharf, Thomas; Cullinan, John; Finn, Caroline Against the background of an ageing population and the current economic recession, the research reported here explores deprivation, and its measurement, for diverse groups of older people living in Ireland. We assess the effectiveness of existing measures of deprivation ¿ in particular the 11-item basic deprivation index used in official statistics in Ireland ¿ and explore how the perceptions and experiences of older people, from different backgrounds, can be used to inform how we think about and measure disadvantage for older people. 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/3217 The role of migrant care workers in ageing societies: report on research findings in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States O'Shea, Eamon; Walsh, Kieran The ageing of the population presents serious challenges to developed Western nations, particularly those managing the retirement and care of a growing number of older persons. The ageing population will generate an increasing demand for caregivers, a demand made challenging because of the declining availability of nativeborn caregivers compounded by various factors including declining family care of older people, increasing life expectancy of infirm elderly and the increasing demand for social caregivers, often in home settings. Health care institutions and long-term care facilities have been turning to the foreign born to address shortages of workers, reflecting a parallel trend in the migration of health care workers worldwide. Indeed, migrants already play a significant role in the care of older persons. This report presents the comparative results of a research project on the role of migrants in the workforce of caregivers for the elderly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States. The purpose of the study is to examine 1) the contextual factors influencing current and future demand for care workers in an ageing society, particularly migrant care workers; 2) the experiences of migrant workers, of their employers, and of older people in institutional care (residential and nursing care homes) and in homebased care; 3) the implications of the employment of migrant workers in the care of older people for the working conditions of the migrants concerned and for the quality of care; and 4) the implications of these findings for the future care of older people and for migration policy and practice. 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z