Call 2 - Assessing telecare for carers of older people: a research network

Dr Assumpta Ryan, Lecturer in Nursing, University of Ulster; Ms Sarah Delaney, Senior Research Consultant, The Work Research Centre; Ms Catherine Keogh, Care Practice Co-ordinator, Alzheimer Society of Ireland; Ms Helen Ferguson, Director, Carers NI; Professor Mike Nolan, Professor of Gerontological Nursing, University of Sheffield; Professor Brian Lawlor, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin; Professor Kathy Murphy, Head of School, School of Nursing & Midwifery, NUI Galway; Ms Mairead Hayes, representative of Caring for Carers Ireland; Ms Avril Craig, representative of Carers NI; Mr Pat Donohue, Programme Specialist, Tipperary Institute of Technology and Ms Anne Sherriff, Group Manager, Occupational Therapy & Technology Service, West Lothian Council.
Stress and fatigue among carers of older people is a problem that can lead to depression and the breakdown of the care provided.






