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Future of care services in Ireland — old answers to new challenges?
Author(s)	Virpi Timonen, Iain McMenamin
Journal title	Social Policy & Administration, vol 36, no 1, February 2002
Pages	pp 20-35
Keywords	Services ; Informal care ; Social policy ; Ireland.
Annotation	Until recently, the small proportion of older people in the Irish population and a low rate of labour-market participation by 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. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020315202 A
Classmark	I: P6: TM2: 763
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