Elder care & Carers

Lists of online resources and research material on elder care, carers and dementia 

Updated lists of useful resources and press articles are also accessible via the Irish Hospice Foundation Library’s Delicious site

Or use the Library’s custom search portal to search across selected websites and resources for bereavement, palliative care and end-of-life resources on the web

• Carers.ie

Support website with information and resources for carers in Ireland.

• Places to flourish; A pattern-based approach to foster change in residential care

Resource site developed by the HSE, DKIT and University of Ulster featuring downloadable toolkits for professionals working in residential care for the elderly. Toolkits include  ‘death dying and after death care’

• Living with Dementia – TCD school of social work & social policy

TCD site featuring reports and information to help those caring for older people with dementia.