Ms Marie Lynch Board Member Care Alliance Ireland, Prof Mary McCarron Head of the School of Nursing TCD and Mr Pat Kelly, Former Family Carer, at the launch of the Research Report
The School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin and Care Alliance Ireland, (Thursday, 29th September) launched a new research report Between Worlds: The Experiences and Needs Of Former Family Carers
Commenting on the findings of the study, Principal investigator and Head of the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Professor Mary McCarron said: “This study, the first of its kind in Ireland, is an important first step in recognising the experiences and needs of people who are no longer caring for their loved ones. The findings identify the significant emotional, social and financial impact of the transition from being a full-time carer to one of former carer. As one participant described it; ‘you’re in no world, your pre-caring world has gone, your caring world has gone, you’re left with no world’. The findings also highlight how the skills and experiences of former carers can be an important resource within caring organisations through helping with sustaining others who are currently caring.”
Full Report: Between Worlds: The experience and needs of former family carers
Executive Report: Between Worlds: The experience and needs of former family carers