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Future of Care Services in Ireland: Old Answers to New Challenges?
Author(s) -
Timonen Virpi,
McMenamin Iain
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
social policy and administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9515
pISSN - 0144-5596
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9515.00267
Subject(s) - irish , population ageing , older people , population , economic growth , business , ageing society , labour economics , economics , sociology , medicine , gerontology , philosophy , linguistics , demography
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. A detailed analysis of policy changes and initiatives in the area of care provision shows that while the challenges facing the system are new, most of the solutions provided continue to rely on the model of home‐based care.