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Dignity in Healthcare

WEBThirteen focus groups were held with professionals in hospitals, day care centres and community units. Altogether 59 older people (38 women and 21 men) took part in the …

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Towards Equality for All as We Age

WEBAugust 2021 4 EASY PRINT VERSION We know that thousands of lives were saved by public health measures and that public health experts were committed to protecting the …

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Time to Reframe How we Think, Feel and Act about Older People …

WEB(Monday 27 September) is the start of Positive Ageing Week 2021 which is themed Reconnecting Our Communities by Reframing Ageing to challenge negative stereotypes …

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The Home Care Coalition: Experiences from the Grassroots

WEBThe Home Care Coalition is a group of 22 charities, not-for-profit organisations and campaigners, established with the aim of ensuring the implementation of an adequately …

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Issues for Older People in Developing Countries Age Action

WEBOlder women and men in humanitarian crises face risks associated with age and related to adequate health care and nutritional support, mobility issues or visual and aural …

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“BUT I DON’T HAVE A CHOICE I’D PREFER TO STAY AT HOME

WEBSection 4 Provision of Services 24 Accessing Services on Hospital Discharge 24 Access to Services for Older People Dwelling in the Community 24 Difficulties Accessing

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‘Ireland becomes the best country in which to grow older’

WEBWe are the only national organisation that is open to individuals of all ages and all organisations interested in ageing and older people. Currently we are over 1700 …

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Reframing Ageing

WEB, This is the first report into the state of ageing in Ireland and it provides a framework for understanding the extent to which older persons are empowered to participate in society …

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Input into the Nursing Home Expert Panel on perspectives and

WEB(17 June) The Alliance of Age Sector NGOs, represented by Age Action, is meeting with the Nursing Home Expert Panel to communicate perspectives and experiences in relation to …

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Commissioner for Older People

WEB(03 June 2021) Age Action joined the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) for the launch of their report Human Rights in a Pandemic to highlight the lived experience of older …

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Submission to the Department of Health Consultation on …

WEB3 night-time support directly contributes to the premature admission of older people to nursing home care. Application process The Health Service Executive (HSE) publication …

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Reframing Ageing

WEB4 Age Action Preface As a society, we need to rethink ageing. Many people and institutions wrongly assume that the number of years a person has lived can reliably predict their …

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For Older People In Ireland and Developing Countries

WEBTable 2 Older People’s ‘at risk’ of poverty rate in urban versus rural areas – 2004;2009;2010 “At risk” of poverty Urban Rural % 2004 21.5 33.2

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Information Note: Travel Insurance Providers

WEBCOMPANY: ACCIDENT & GENERAL WEBSITE: www.accidentgeneral.ie EMAIL: [email protected] 01 – 874 8458 AGE LIMIT: 80+ must contact Accident and …

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Towards a Fair State Pension for Women Pensioners

WEBI Since its establishment in 1992 as a national advocacy organisation for older people, Age Action has always strived to ensure that the voice of older people was heard, particularly …

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INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN IRELAND: An Initial …

WEBThe Irish Centre for Social Gerontology. (ICSG) is a multidisciplinary research centre on ageing at NUI Galway, Ireland. The Centre focuses on research, education and training …

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2020 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: The impact of COVID-19 …

WEB(15 June) Around one in six older people face abuse worldwide in 2017 according to the United Nations. Despite this fact, elder abuse remains invisible. Emerging evidence is …

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