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Traditionally, the family has taken most responsibility for the care of frail older people in Ireland, and this is still the expectation. Although adults are not legally obliged to care for their parents or other elderly relatives, there is an implied moral obligation placed on them to do so, whenever possible. The evidence suggests that Irish families continue to show a willingness to look after dependent older people and the percentage of older people in institutional care has not changed much in the last century.
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Convery, J. (2001). Ireland. In: Blackman, T., Brodhurst, S., Convery, J. (eds) Social Care and Social Exclusion. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403914071_7
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