Informal Care

Questions on Informal Care were asked in the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey in 2004, 2006, and 2010.
Questions on Informal Care were also included in the
Grandparenting and Family module of the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey in 2004.
Questions on Dementia were asked in the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey in 2010.
Questions on Social Care for Older People
were asked in the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey in 2010.
Questions on Young Carers were asked of 16 year olds in the Young Life and Times Survey in 2007 and 2010.


ARK Resources

Links

  • Carers Northern Ireland is a membership organisation run by carers, for carers across the whole of Northern Ireland. The website includes reports on research, policy and practice.
  • Crossroads Caring for Carers provides respite care for carers, carers provide care for an elderly, frail, ill or disabled friend or relative.
  • The Belfast Carers' Centre provides support and information for carers across Greater Belfast.
  • Carers in Northern Ireland looks at the demographic and social characteristics of carers in Northern Ireland. The data comes from a survey undertaken as part of the Poverty and Social Exclusion project carried out in 2002/2003.
  • In 2005, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Health undertook a survey of carers of older people in Northern Ireland.
  • The Patient Client Council produced a report on young carers in Northern Ireland, based on data from the 2010 Young Life and Times Survey.

 

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