• Among community-dwelling older people in Ireland, 11% of men and
14% of women aged 50 or over have at least one limitation in daily activities.
This translates into 164,000 older adults with care and support needs living
in communities across Ireland.
• The vast majority of caregivers for community-dwelling older people are
unpaid (89.5%). The remaining 10.5% are paid caregivers.
• Among older people who get help with personal care and household tasks,
assistance from family members and friends amounts to 30 hours per week on
average.