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Ageing in changing community contexts: cross-border perspectives from rural Ireland and Northern Ireland
Walsh, Kieran; O'Shea, Eamon; Scharf, Thomas (2012)Ongoing demographic, social, economic and cultural changes point to the dynamic and continually changing contexts of rural areas in Ireland and Northern Ireland. However, the influence of such changes on the lives of older ... -
Dying well: factors that influence the provision of good end-of-life care for older people in acute and long-stay care settings in Ireland
Casey, Dympna; Murphy, Kathy; Ní Léime, Áine; Larkin, Philip; Payne, Sheila; Froggatt, Katherine A.; O'Shea, Eamon (2011)Aim: The aim of this study was to explore key stakeholders and direct care managers' perspectives on the current provision of end-of-life care for older people in acute and long-stay care settings in Ireland and to construct ... -
Exploring Community Perceptions of the relationship between age and social exclusion in rural areas
Walsh, Kieran; O'Shea, Eamon; Scharf, Thomas (Emerald, 2012-02)This paper aims to explore, for the first time, community perceptions of the relationship between age and social exclusion in rural areas of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Design/methodology/approach The ... -
Growing older in socially deprived areas: social exclusion in later life
Scharf, Tom (Help The Aged, 2002)This report presents research findings from a study investigating the impact of social exclusion on older people living in some of England¿s most deprived urban areas. It examines the degree to which people living in inner ... -
The impact of government policy on social exclusion of older people: a review of the literature (
Scharf, Thomas (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (UK), 2004-08)This report presents the findings of research that reviews the impact of Government policy on the social exclusion of older people. The research was commissioned by the Social Exclusion Unit in July 2003, and is mainly ... -
The impact of the Bealtaine arts programme on the quality of life, wellbeing and social interaction of older people in Ireland
O'Shea, Eamon; Ní Léime, Áine (Cambridge University Press, 2012-07)There is increasing evidence in the international literature that engagement in the arts can enhance the physical and psychological wellbeing of older people. Such engagement can increase the self-confidence and morale of ... -
The influence of nursing home residency on the capacities of low-dependency older adults
|~| (Taylor & Francis, 2008-10-14)Objective: With the growing number of low-dependency older adults in long-stay care and the lack of categorisation of these institutions in the Republic of Ireland, it can be asked if such facilities are truly beneficial. ... -
Investigating the Reliability and Validity of the Waterlow Risk Assessment Scale: A Literature Review Clinical Nursing Research
Walsh, Breda; Dempsey, Laura (2011)The aim of this review was to examine health literature on the reliability and validity of the Waterlow pressure sore assessment scale. A systematic review of published studies relating to the topic was conducted and ... -
Marginalised care: migrant workers caring for older people in Ireland
Walsh, Kieran; O'Shea, Eamon (Springer, 2010-12-21)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 ... -
Multiple exclusion and quality of life amongst excluded older people in disadvantaged neighbourhoods
Scharf, Thomas (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (UK), 2005-03)This report highlights the experiences of older people whose lives are affected by multiple forms of social exclusion, and represents part of the Social Exclusion Unit¿s new focus on excluded older people. Despite growing ... -
Necessities of life: older people s experiences of poverty.
Scharf, Thomas (Help The Aged, 2006)This report presents findings from a study which seeks to inform the development of alternative approaches to the measurement of older people¿s poverty.The research, developed using qualitative techniques, explicitly focuses ... -
Negotiating User Preferences, Discrimination, and Demand for Migrant Labour in Long-term Care
Walsh, Kieran (Oxford Journals, 2012-01)The restructuring of long-term care for older people has been marked both by the role of the market and by the role of migrant labor. This article develops the analysis of these processes at the microlevel of the provision ... -
An overview of intergenerational programmes in Ireland
Finn, Caroline; Scharf, Thomas (Age Action Ireland, 2012)[no abstract available] -
Perceived neighbourhood context, disability onset and old age
Walsh, Kieran (Elsevier, 2011-10)National household and individual level data are used to explore perceived neighbourhood characteristics (PNC) and neighbourhood social participation (NSP) associations with later life disability onset (DO). The sample ... -
Perceptions, preferences, and acceptance of information and communication technologies in older-adult community care settings in Ireland: A case-study and ranked-care program analysis
Walsh, Kieran; Callan, Aoife (Springer, 2010-10)Abstract As the Irish population ages, the potential role of information and communication technologies (ICT) to assist with community care has gained prominence, as it has in many Western nations. However, little is known ... -
'Protecting the most vulnerable' in an economic crisis: a participatory study of civil society organisations in Ireland
Carney, Gemma M.; Dundon, Tony; Ní Léime, Áine (2012)This paper advances knowledge of how civil society organisations (CSOs) negotiate the shift from boom-time public expenditure to governmental austerity. The study focuses on the Republic of Ireland, where CSOs occupied an ... -
Rural Disadvantage: Quality of life and disadvantage amongst older people - a pilot study
Scharf, Thomas (Commission for Rural Communities (UK), 2006-02)This study highlights different forms of disadvantage experienced by older people living in diverse rural settings. It addresses the experience of disadvantage across the life course, and the impacts of such disadvantage ...