Commissioner calls for law to protect older people from abuse
24 June, 2014
The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Claire Keatinge, is calling for the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public S…
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Commissioner “Safeguards needed to ensure highest level of care for older people"
19 June, 2014The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Claire Keatinge, has responded to criticisms by the BBC of Chester Home in Whitehead…
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Commissioner: “Minister now must address accommodation needs of tomorrow’s older people”
12 June, 2014The Commissioner for Older People, Claire Keatinge, has welcomed the statement from the Health and Social Care Board which clarifies the cri…
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Supporting Older Carers
09 June, 2014The Commissioner for Older People’s report, entitled “Supporting Older Carers,” examines the reasons for low uptake of Carers Assessments by…
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Commissioner: “70% of older carers not receiving Carers Assessment”
06 June, 2014The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Claire Keatinge, has launched a report which shows that many older carers are not re…
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Commissioner: “Active Ageing Strategy must be more than a dust-down of existing policies."
21 May, 2014The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Claire Keatinge, has published her response to the Active Ageing Strategy and called…
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Commissioner for Older People comments on Panorama Programme on Elderly Care
01 May, 2014The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Claire Keatinge, has said that the BBC Panorama programme, "Behind Closed Doors: Eld…
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Commissioner for Older People welcomes announcement on statutory residential homes
17 April, 2014The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Claire Keatinge, has welcomed the news that residents of all 18 residential homes th…