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In this section you will find information and statistics relating to older people's living arrangements, supports for indpendent living, residential care and carers in Co. Louth.
Living alone
Living alone by age and county, 2006
% of cohort 000
|
25-44 |
45-64 |
65 & over
|
25 & over
|
Persons |
Louth
|
7.1 |
10.7 |
26.3 |
11.5 |
8.1 |
| Ireland |
7.0 |
11.0 |
25.9 |
11.6 |
317.7 |
Source: Table 3.2 Living alone by age and county, 2006 (Regional Quality of Life in Ireland 2008 (CSO))
Persons aged 65 years and over in Louth and Ireland distinguishing the number and percentage living alone in private households
| |
Persons aged 65 years and over |
| |
In private households |
Living alone |
|
Total in private households
|
As % of persons aged 65+ in private households
|
Louth
|
10,628 |
3,055 |
28.7 |
| Ireland |
422,242 |
121,157 |
28.7 |
Source: Table 14 Persons, males and females aged 65 years and over in each Province, County and City, distinguishing the number and percentage living alone in private households, 2006 (Census 2006, Volume 3 (CSO))
Note: The full table from the CSO provides a breakdown by male and female.
Persons aged 70 years and over in Louth and Ireland distinguishing the number and percentage living alone in private households
| |
Persons aged 70 years and over |
| |
In private households |
Living alone |
|
Total in private households
|
As % of persons aged 70+ in private households
|
Louth
|
7,076 |
2,367 |
33.5 |
| Ireland |
286,194 |
94,137 |
32.9 |
Source: Table 15 Persons, males and females aged 70 years and over in each Province, County and City, distinguishing the number and percentage living alone in private households, 2006 (Census 2006, Volume 3 (CSO))
Note: The full table from the CSO provides a breakdown by male and female.
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Long-term Care / Residential Care
Number of long-stay units in Co. Louth, 2006
|
Type and name of long-stay units
|
Number of beds at 31 December 2006 |
Number of patients at 31 December 2006 |
Number of admissions during 2006 |
Number of discharges during 2006 |
HSE Extended Care Unit
|
|
|
|
|
Boyne Valley, Drogheda
|
14
|
14 |
42 |
45 |
Cottage Hospital, Drogheda
|
40 |
34 |
441 |
439 |
| St. Joseph's, Ardee |
38 |
37 |
95 |
99 |
| St. Mary's, Drogheda |
47
|
47 |
1 |
20 |
St. Oliver Plunkett, Dundalk
|
147 |
132 |
509 |
503 |
Total for HSE Extended Care Units:
|
286 |
264 |
1088 |
1106 |
| HSE Welfare Home |
|
|
|
|
| Boyne View House, Drogheda |
29 |
29 |
9 |
11 |
| Total for HSE Welfare Homes: |
29 |
29 |
9 |
11 |
| Voluntary Home / Hospital for Older People |
|
|
|
|
| Mount Oliver, Convent Infirmary, Dundalk |
28 |
19 |
0 |
5 |
| Total for Voluntary Home / Hospital for Older People |
28 |
19 |
0 |
5 |
| Private Nursing Home |
|
|
|
|
| Aras Mhuire, Drogheda |
30 |
23 |
93 |
88 |
| Blackrock Abbey Nursing Home, Dundalk |
60 |
58 |
59 |
52 |
| Carlingford Nursing Home, Carlingford |
44 |
44 |
44 |
70 |
| Castle Lodge Nursing Home, Castlebellingham |
40 |
22 |
54 |
54 |
| Dealgan House, Dundalk |
47 |
47
|
55 |
54 |
| Moorehall Lodge, Ardee |
66 |
66 |
89 |
89 |
| Sunhill Nursing Home |
52 |
52 |
303 |
262 |
| Total for Private Nursing Homes: |
339 |
312 |
697 |
669 |
| Grand total for all long-stay units: |
682 |
624 |
1794 |
1791 |
Source: Table D2, Long-Stay Activity Statistics, 2006 (Department of Health and Children)
Note: Table D2 was reviewed and the statistics for long-stay units in Co. Louth were extracted.
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Private Nursing Homes (members of Nursing Homes Ireland) in Louth
|
Name of Nursing Home
|
Address |
Number of beds |
| Aras Mhuire Nursing Home |
Beechgrove, Drogheda, Co. Louth |
30 |
| Blackrock Abbey Nursing Home |
Blackrock, Dundalk, Co. Louth |
60 |
| Boyne Valley Nursing Home |
Dowth, Drogheda, Co. Louth
|
18 |
Carlingford Nursing Home
|
Old Dundalk Road, Carlingford, Co. Louth
|
44 |
| Castle Lodge Nursing Home |
Sea Road, Castlebellingham, Co. Louth |
40 |
Dealgan House Nursing Home
|
Toberona, Dundalk, Co. Louth
|
50 |
| Moorehall Lodge Nursing Home |
Hale Street, Ardee, Co. Louth
|
66 |
| St Francis Nursing Home |
Dundalk, Co. Louth
|
23 |
Sunhill Nursing Home
|
Termonfeckin, Co. Louth |
68 |
| Total: |
|
399 |
Source: Appendix Two, Annual Private Nursing Home Survey 2007 (Nursing Homes Ireland)
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Carers
Carers by hours of unpaid work and county, 2006
% of row carers % of 15 & over
| |
Hours per week |
|
|
|
1-14 |
15-42 |
43 or more
|
Persons |
Carers |
Louth
|
56.8 |
17.1 |
26.0 |
4,226 |
4.9 |
| Ireland |
58.0 |
16.6 |
25.4 |
160,917 |
4.8 |
Source: Table 5.7 Carers by hours of unpaid work and county, 2006 (Regional Quality of Life in Ireland 2008 (CSO))
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Number of Recipients of Caring Payments by Payment Type and County, 2007
|
County
|
Carer's
Benefit
|
Carer's
Allowance
|
Respite
Care Grant
|
| Louth |
55 |
826 |
908 |
Total for all Counties
|
2,080 |
33,067 |
37,303 |
Source: Table E15, Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services 2007 (Department of Social and Family Affairs)
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