Kennedy, Patricia. <br/><br/>
Ageing and social policy in Ireland / 
edited by Patricia Kennedy and Suzanne Quin. 
 - Dublin :  University College Dublin Press,  2008. 
 - 256 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Introduction, Suzanne Quin and Patricia Kennedy; The social construction of ageing, Maria Pierce; Ageing, the labour market and retirement, Tony Fahey; Poverty and ageing, Martina Prunty; Housing and accommodation for older people, Michelle Norris and Nessa Winston; Older returning emigrants, Joan O\'Flynn; Ageing and ethnic minorities/ new communities, Joe Moran; Alzheimer\'s disease, activism and the pharmaceutical industry, Orla O\'Donovan; Health care for older people, Suzanne Quin; Disability in old age, Anne O\'Connor. Personal social services and older people, John Brennan; Elder abuse, Ann O\'Loughlin; Notes; References; Index. 
<br/><br/> In the coming decades, Ireland, like other European countries, is facing demographic changes and parallel policy changes. This book will serve as a appraisal of policy developments to date and as a point of departure for future challenges. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781904558958 (pbk.) :  £16.95 9781904558958 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social Policy--Ireland<br/>Ageing.<br/>Population aging--Government policy--Ireland<br/>Older people--Services for--Government policy--Ireland<br/>Health and Wellbeing.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Ireland--Social policy--Forecasting.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1061 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.609417 KEN