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'How Can You Just Cut Off a Whole Side of the Family and Say Move On?' The Reshaping of Paternal Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships Following Relationship Breakdown in the Middle Generation
O'DWYER, CIARA MARY; DOYLE, MARTHA; TIMONEN, VIRPI (2010)Based on a qualitative study of 31 grandparents, this article highlights how separation in the middle generation can result in an erosion of trust and quality of paternal grandparent-grandchild relationships. Despite these ... -
'It's nice to see someone coming in': Exploring the Social Objectives of Meals-on-Wheels
O'DWYER, CIARA MARY; TIMONEN, VIRPI (2010)Despite the fact that meals-on-wheels have both nutritional and social aspects, there is a paucity of research on the social objectives of the service. This article set out to develop our understanding of the social objectives ... -
Living in institutional care: Residents' experiences and coping strategies
O'DWYER, CIARA MARY; TIMONEN, VIRPI (2009)Insights into daily living in residential care settings are rare. This article draws on a qualitative dataset (semi-structured interviews and recordings of residents? council meetings) that gives a glimpse of the experiences ... -
Nutritional Status of Irish Older People in Receipt of Meals-on-Wheels and the Nutritional Content of Meals Provided
O'DWYER, CIARA MARY; TIMONEN, VIRPI (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)BACKGROUND: Research has suggested that meals-on-wheels recipients can be at risk for poor nutritional status. Despite this, few countries have statutory minimum requirements for the nutrient content of meals-on-wheels. ... -
Rethinking the Value of Residents' Councils: Observations and Lessons from an Exploratory Study
O'DWYER, CIARA MARY; TIMONEN, VIRPI (2010)Little empirical research is available on residents? councils in care settings for older people. This article analyzes the operation of a residents? council in an Irish facility, drawing on direct observation of council ...