Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 13 Issue 1

CARDI: a model for working across disciplines, sectors and borders

Roger O'Sullivan

Recognition of potential for greater all‐Ireland cooperation, pooling of expertise, and sharing of knowledge led to the establishment of the Centre for Ageing Research and…

Exploring community perceptions of the relationship between age and social exclusion in rural areas

Eamon O'Shea, Kieran Walsh, Tom Scharf

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…

Inequalities in old age: the impact of the recession on older people in Ireland, North and South

Demi Patsios, Paddy Hillyard, Sarah Machniewski, Francesca Lundström, David Taylor

This paper attempts to assess the consequences of the existing and unfolding inequalities in older age in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI).

Coping with the cold – exploring relationships between cold housing, health and social wellbeing in a sample of older people in Ireland

Noëlle Cotter, Eugene Monahan, Helen McAvoy, Patrick Goodman

Older people are vulnerable to fuel poverty on the island of Ireland. This paper seeks to explore the lived experiences of older people in cold weather with a view to informing…

Older people's views of support services in response to elder abuse in communities across Ireland

Emer Begley, Marita O'Brien, Janet Carter Anand, Campbell Killick, Brian Taylor

This paper seeks to present findings from the first all‐Ireland study that consulted older people on their perceptions of interventions and services to support people experiencing…

Guidelines for nursing homes delivering end‐of‐life care to residents with dementia across the island of Ireland

Suzanne Cahill, Daphne Doran, Max Watson

This study aims to contribute to improving quality of life for people with end stage dementia living in residential care settings by investigating the experiences of elderly…

Foreword

Professor Davis Coakley, Professor Bob Stout

Editorial

Roger O’Sullivan