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Older people felt cancelled during Covid-19 due to Ireland s endemic ageism, report finds
The report says older people’s health deteriorated during the pandemic and the incidence of depression rose. By Céimin Burke Thursday 29 Jul 2021, 6:20 AM 13 hours ago 14,872 Views 38 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/Kristo-Gothard Hunor
Image: Shutterstock/Kristo-Gothard Hunor
IRELAND’S “ENDEMIC” AGEISM was unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report from seven older persons organisations has claimed.
The report found that if discrimination against the elderly had not been so prevalent in Ireland the effects of the coronavirus crisis on older people would have been less severe.
The research noted that older people died disproportionately during the pandemic and it found that frequently their end-of-life wishes were not