Frances O'Callaghan, Geraldine Clarke from Caring for Carers Ireland

Laura's guests on Community Focus are Frances O'Callaghan from Positive Age and Geraldine Clarke from Caring for Carers Ireland and also Cavan Monaghan Family Carers who have 11 support groups in Cavan and Monaghan. Frances spoke of how Positive Age has developed from its origins from within the then North Eastern Health Board in 1988 to the present where it provides a range of supports aligned with the Social Gain component of Health Care Delivery in 2012. Geraldine outlined the need for support for carers and what Caring for Carers Ireland and Cavan Monaghan Family Carers provide to the Carer in Cavan and Monaghan

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