Pensioner being restricted from visiting his wife in her care home is 'shameful', says FG TD
The HSE is yet to contact the family featured in the programme, says Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd.
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The HSE is yet to contact the family featured in the programme, says Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd.
Varadkar said it is time to separate the idea that women are inherently linked to caring and family roles.
Ireland does not recognise deafblindness as a distinct disability, writes Hesline Crawford.
Being an ex carer has left me with an awful void in my life, writes Annie McGuinness.
When it comes to numbers, the number attached to my age isn’t important. There are, however, some numbers that are very important to me, writes Tracy McGinnis.
A new campaign is highlighting the important role friends and family can have in helping a loved one care for someone with dementia.
The CSO released the latest profile from Census 2016 focusing on health disability and carers in Ireland.
I am functioning through a crisis, writes Emma Hayes.
It is the largest study undertaken in Ireland to examine the health and wellbeing of people caring for their spouse with dementia.
It is dangerous and upsetting to wonder what it would be like, if only, writes Tracy McGinnis.
Visiting friends showed me the life I can never have and it hurts, writes Candi O’Reilly.
Throughout the country, women in their sixties (an estimated 66% of unpaid caregivers are female) are bathing and dressing and feeding infant grandchildren and ageing parents, writes author Kate Beaufoy.
It’s my choice to care for my husband but the government should support us carers more, writes Annie McGuinness.
He also asked for Pokemon cards.
Anne Tan’s career changed after meeting two terminally ill children.
A 12-year-old was named young Carer of the Year.
Mayo woman Eleanor Ryder has been looking after her husband 24/7 for the best part of two decades.
Massacres, hostage-taking, torture and sexual violence. These are the war crimes happening in Syria, yet why don’t we care, asks GOAL CEO Barry Andrews.
Tom Curran, partner of Marie Fleming, has welcomed the news that Savitex will be available to patients in Ireland.
Minister Bruton has announced the government’s plans to ratify the Convention to protect the rights of domestic workers.
The audit report on the Stewarts centre is just one of 12 published today into designated centres providing care for children, dependent people and people with disabilities
Survey finds that while young Irish men are ranked least kind – people are also less likely to BE kind to young men.
Beechfield Nursing Home Group today announced the creation of 65 new jobs at its new care facility, Mount Hybla Private Designated Care Centre .
Traditional gender roles serve as prescriptive claims about how girls and women should act. There are greater choices for both men and women now, so we need to reconcile our competing demands, writes Margaret O’Keefe.
Dr Gillian Smith painstakingly treated Neal Dhondt for four months, which meant he did not have to have surgery.
Community nurse Deirdre O’Hara describes her day travelling to visit those in need – some sick, and some lonely.
Half of carers in survey suffer from illnesses and socialising or holidays are an infrequent, sometimes rare, occurrence.
A new survey of 26 countries finds we spend lots of time volunteering and caring for others – but not nearly enough on housework.