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Fri 09 Sep 2009Many older people cared for by migrant workers, study finds
IRELAND’S SENIOR citizens are being cared for in large numbers by one of the most marginalised groups in the labour force, a study by NUI Galway’s Irish Centre for Social Gerontology has found.
One in three care workers employed in this sector are registered nurses and care assistants from abroad, which is twice the proportion of foreign carers in the general health sector, according to the report.
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