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The '''Carers Association''' was founded in 1987,<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ggfToS_SD3QC&lpg=PA211&dq=%22caring%20for%20carers%22%20%22ireland%22&pg=PA217#v=onepage&q=%22caring%20for%20carers%22%20%22ireland%22&f=false</ref> and was the first national carers association for lobbying government,<ref>{{cite book |last=Power |first=Andrew |date=2010 |title=Landscapes of Care: Comparative Perspectives on Family Caregiving |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YHcApr6jQEkC&pg=PA138&dq=Carers+Association+Ireland&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFEQ6AEwCGoVChMI0tLYspHLxwIVQaKACh2MAgt9#v=onepage&q=Carers%20Association%20Ireland&f=false |publisher=[[Ashgate Publishing]] |page=138 |isbn=0754679500 |accessdate=August 28, 2015}}</ref> representing family [[carer]]s and advocate for carers rights in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The national census of 2006 shows that there are 160,917 people who stated that they are carers and almost 41,000 of these carers are providing 43 or more hours of care each week. The association estimates that carers provide 194 million hours of care a year to the value of about 2.5 billion Euros to the economy. Approximately 33,000 full-time carers qualify for the Carers Allowance from the government. This Allowance is [[means test]]ed. The government has committed to developing a National Carers Strategy by the middle of 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.activelink.ie/content/irish-links/carers/carers-association | title=Carers Association | publisher=Active Link | accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref>
'''Family Carers Ireland''' began as '''The Carers Association''' in 1987,<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ggfToS_SD3QC&lpg=PA211&dq=%22caring%20for%20carers%22%20%22ireland%22&pg=PA217#v=onepage&q=%22caring%20for%20carers%22%20%22ireland%22&f=false</ref> and was the first national carers association for lobbying government,<ref>{{cite book |last=Power |first=Andrew |date=2010 |title=Landscapes of Care: Comparative Perspectives on Family Caregiving |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YHcApr6jQEkC&pg=PA138&dq=Carers+Association+Ireland&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFEQ6AEwCGoVChMI0tLYspHLxwIVQaKACh2MAgt9#v=onepage&q=Carers%20Association%20Ireland&f=false |publisher=[[Ashgate Publishing]] |page=138 |isbn=0754679500 |accessdate=August 28, 2015}}</ref> representing family [[carer]]s and advocate for carers rights in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The national census of 2006 shows that there are 160,917 people who stated that they are carers and almost 41,000 of these carers are providing 43 or more hours of care each week. The association estimates that carers provide 194 million hours of care a year to the value of about 2.5 billion Euros to the economy. Approximately 33,000 full-time carers qualify for the Carers Allowance from the government. This Allowance is [[means test]]ed. The government has committed to developing a National Carers Strategy by the middle of 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.activelink.ie/content/irish-links/carers/carers-association | title=Carers Association | publisher=Active Link | accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref>


The Carers Association was the subject of a chapter-length study in {{cite book|title=Care Work: The Quest for Security|publisher=[[International Labour Organisation]]|year=2001|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ggfToS_SD3QC|editor-last=Daly|editor-first=Mary}}
The Carers Association was the subject of a chapter-length study in {{cite book|title=Care Work: The Quest for Security|publisher=[[International Labour Organisation]]|year=2001|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ggfToS_SD3QC|editor-last=Daly|editor-first=Mary}}

==Merger with Caring For Carers Ireland==

'''Caring For Carers Ireland''' was<ref name="clareherald1">{{cite web|author=Webmaster |url=http://clareherald.com/2016/03/new-carers-group-launched-in-ennis-678/ |title=New carers group launched in Ennis |publisher=The Clare Herald |date= |accessdate=2017-09-29}}</ref> a national care organisation in Ireland<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=jlUYDAAAQBAJ</ref> that provided training on homecare and computer skills to family carers, as well as talks on the issues affecting family carers.<ref>{{cite web|author=&nbsp; Mayo Advertiser, Fri, Sep 04, 2015 |url=http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/79379/community-diary-040915 |title=Community Diary 04/09/15 |publisher=Advertiser.ie |date=2015-09-04 |accessdate=2017-09-29}}</ref>

In addition to assisting carers directly, it collaborated with other care organisations and academics<ref>http://hse.openrepository.com/hse/bitstream/10147/306862/1/familycarerresearchgroup.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.ncpop.ie/userfiles/file/ncpop%20reports/Carers%202014/NCPOP_Family%20Carers%20of%20Older%20People%2092pg%20A4%20FINAL%20PREVIEW_4th%20June%202014.pdf</ref> in order to raise awareness of issues faced by carers, including by facilitating access to carers for interview,<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=jlUYDAAAQBAJ</ref> and convening conferences of care organisations.<ref>http://www.uke.de/extern/eurofamcare/documents/european_initiatives.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.uke.de/extern/eurofamcare/documents/deliverables/charta.pdf</ref>

It was founded in [[County Clare]], around 1988<ref name="clareherald1"/>-1990,<ref name="clareherald2">{{cite web|author=Webmaster |url=http://clareherald.com/2015/02/merger-confirmed-for-ennis-based-carers-group-34535/ |title=Merger confirmed for Ennis-based Carers group |publisher=The Clare Herald |date= |accessdate=2017-09-29}}</ref> by [[Soroptimist International|Soroptimists]].<ref>{{cite web|author=25 years of caring in Clare |url=http://clarechampion.ie/25-years-of-caring-in-clare/ |title=25 years of caring in Clare – The Clare Champion |publisher=Clarechampion.ie |date= |accessdate=2017-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YHcApr6jQEkC&lpg=PA138&ots=eRXdLekSRX&dq=%22soroptimist%22%20%22meals%20on%20wheels%22&pg=PA138#v=onepage&q=%22caring%20for%20carers%22&f=false |title=Landscapes of Care: Comparative Perspectives on Family Caregiving - Andrew Power - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2017-09-29}}</ref>

Its importance in social care in Ireland was acknowledged by multiple government ministers.<ref>http://health.gov.ie/blog/press-release/minister-sean-power-opens-the-caring-for-carers-ireland-annual-respite-weekend-and-conference-in-castlebar/</ref><ref>http://health.gov.ie/blog/speeches/speech-for-minister-brady-for-the-opening-of-the-caring-for-carers-respite-weekend/</ref>

Around 2015-2016, it merged with The Carers Association<ref name="clareherald2"/> to form Family Carers Ireland.<ref name="clareherald1"/>



==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 18:56, 29 September 2017

Family Carers Ireland began as The Carers Association in 1987,[1] and was the first national carers association for lobbying government,[2] representing family carers and advocate for carers rights in Ireland. The national census of 2006 shows that there are 160,917 people who stated that they are carers and almost 41,000 of these carers are providing 43 or more hours of care each week. The association estimates that carers provide 194 million hours of care a year to the value of about 2.5 billion Euros to the economy. Approximately 33,000 full-time carers qualify for the Carers Allowance from the government. This Allowance is means tested. The government has committed to developing a National Carers Strategy by the middle of 2008.[3]

The Carers Association was the subject of a chapter-length study in Daly, Mary, ed. (2001). Care Work: The Quest for Security. International Labour Organisation.

Merger with Caring For Carers Ireland

Caring For Carers Ireland was[4] a national care organisation in Ireland[5] that provided training on homecare and computer skills to family carers, as well as talks on the issues affecting family carers.[6]

In addition to assisting carers directly, it collaborated with other care organisations and academics[7][8] in order to raise awareness of issues faced by carers, including by facilitating access to carers for interview,[9] and convening conferences of care organisations.[10][11]

It was founded in County Clare, around 1988[4]-1990,[12] by Soroptimists.[13][14]

Its importance in social care in Ireland was acknowledged by multiple government ministers.[15][16]

Around 2015-2016, it merged with The Carers Association[12] to form Family Carers Ireland.[4]


See also

References

  1. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ggfToS_SD3QC&lpg=PA211&dq=%22caring%20for%20carers%22%20%22ireland%22&pg=PA217#v=onepage&q=%22caring%20for%20carers%22%20%22ireland%22&f=false
  2. ^ Power, Andrew (2010). Landscapes of Care: Comparative Perspectives on Family Caregiving. Ashgate Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 0754679500. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "Carers Association". Active Link. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Webmaster. "New carers group launched in Ennis". The Clare Herald. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  5. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=jlUYDAAAQBAJ
  6. ^   Mayo Advertiser, Fri, Sep 04, 2015 (2015-09-04). "Community Diary 04/09/15". Advertiser.ie. Retrieved 2017-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ http://hse.openrepository.com/hse/bitstream/10147/306862/1/familycarerresearchgroup.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.ncpop.ie/userfiles/file/ncpop%20reports/Carers%202014/NCPOP_Family%20Carers%20of%20Older%20People%2092pg%20A4%20FINAL%20PREVIEW_4th%20June%202014.pdf
  9. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=jlUYDAAAQBAJ
  10. ^ http://www.uke.de/extern/eurofamcare/documents/european_initiatives.pdf
  11. ^ https://www.uke.de/extern/eurofamcare/documents/deliverables/charta.pdf
  12. ^ a b Webmaster. "Merger confirmed for Ennis-based Carers group". The Clare Herald. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  13. ^ 25 years of caring in Clare. "25 years of caring in Clare – The Clare Champion". Clarechampion.ie. Retrieved 2017-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Landscapes of Care: Comparative Perspectives on Family Caregiving - Andrew Power - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  15. ^ http://health.gov.ie/blog/press-release/minister-sean-power-opens-the-caring-for-carers-ireland-annual-respite-weekend-and-conference-in-castlebar/
  16. ^ http://health.gov.ie/blog/speeches/speech-for-minister-brady-for-the-opening-of-the-caring-for-carers-respite-weekend/


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