Clíona Rooney
National University of Ireland, Galway
11 Papers
45 Citations
Clíona Rooney is an academic researcher from National University of Ireland, Galway. The author has contributed to research in topics: Family income & Aging in place. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 11 publications. Previous affiliations of Clíona Rooney include Maynooth University & Queen's University Belfast.
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Papers
Housing Choices and Care Home Design for People With Dementia
TL;DR: The current state of housing for people with dementia is reviewed by exploring housing choices available to this group, and identifying potential issues with design of care homes, which show that the main housing choices offer different levels of care.
Experiencing visual impairment in a lifetime home: an interpretative phenomenological inquiry
Clíona Rooney,Clíona Rooney,Karim Hadjri,Keith McAllister,Máirín Rooney,Verity Faith,Cathy Craig +6 more
TL;DR: Investigation of existing lifetime homes and whether LTHS meet occupants’ needs suggests that occupants still regard their homes as key places of security and comfort in addition to highlighting the need for greater consideration of specific individual needs within general guidelines.
Meeting the Needs of Visually Impaired People Living in Lifetime Homes
TL;DR: Although findings show that employing LTHS offers benefits to visually impaired residents, shortcomings were also identified and evidence indicates a need for policy makers, health-care professionals, and housing associations to modify practices to better meet the housing needs of visually impaired people.
The feasibility of conducting a longitudinal study on children in care or children leaving care within the Irish context
Carmel Devaney,Clíona Rooney +1 more
- 01 Jun 2019
TL;DR: The Irish Research Council (IRC) in collaboration with the Child and Family Development Agency (Tusla) and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) under the research for Policy and======Society Programme, strand 6, RfPS/2016/48.
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Living Independently: Exploring the Experiences of Visually Impaired People Living in Age-Related and Lifetime Housing Through Qualitative Synthesis:
TL;DR: A deeper understanding of the experiences of visually impaired older people living independently at home is gained to shed more understanding on providing good quality housing for those with visual impairment wanting to live either independently or within healthcare home environments.