Community Profiling
E-Tivity 2: Community of Inquiry
Introduction
The area we choose for Community Profiling was the town of Portlaoise, Co Laois.
Rationale
The rationale for this area was to pick an area that would be useful to one of the three of us rather than an area that would not be beneficial to any of us. The consensus then was the Portlaoise town as the Community Nurse covers that area and is reasonably new in her position.
It also allowed the Community Nurse to become more aware of what was available locally as there were areas of profiling that she was unaware of. Being able to locate different resources proved very helpful to her already due to not knowing about certain profiles. She also suggested that she share it with the two Settlement Workers at Midlands Simon Community who cover Laois and Offaly. So not only are we all learning about Community Profiling, it is also being put into use by those in their every day employment.
We choose the six areas of Health, Education, Housing, Essential Services, Employment and Voluntary Groups as these are the main areas that the Community Nurse would liaise with and on behalf of her client due to the nursing care being holistic in nature.
Portlaoise Area
Portlaoise historically also known as Maryborough from 1557 until 1929, is the county town (capital/administrative centre) of Co Laois in the Midlands region of Ireland.
The population in 2011 was 20,145.
Housing:
Information Where to Source this info. Areas/Level Collected
Housing Dept. Laois County Council Council housing
JFL Avenue, Portlaoise Social housing 057 866 4000 Traveller housing www.laois.ie Affordable housing
Housing Assoc. Cluid H.A National office Social disadvantaged 37 Killarney St Dublin 1 01 707 2088
Housing Assoc. Genio Housing Trust Disabilities/Mental Marlinstown Office Pk Health Mullingar 044 938 5940
Midland Simon Old Parochial House Emergency House
Introduction
The area we choose for Community Profiling was the town of Portlaoise, Co Laois.
Rationale
The rationale for this area was to pick an area that would be useful to one of the three of us rather than an area that would not be beneficial to any of us. The consensus then was the Portlaoise town as the Community Nurse covers that area and is reasonably new in her position.
It also allowed the Community Nurse to become more aware of what was available locally as there were areas of profiling that she was unaware of. Being able to locate different resources proved very helpful to her already due to not knowing about certain profiles. She also suggested that she share it with the two Settlement Workers at Midlands Simon Community who cover Laois and Offaly. So not only are we all learning about Community Profiling, it is also being put into use by those in their every day employment.
We choose the six areas of Health, Education, Housing, Essential Services, Employment and Voluntary Groups as these are the main areas that the Community Nurse would liaise with and on behalf of her client due to the nursing care being holistic in nature.
Portlaoise Area
Portlaoise historically also known as Maryborough from 1557 until 1929, is the county town (capital/administrative centre) of Co Laois in the Midlands region of Ireland.
The population in 2011 was 20,145.
Housing:
Information Where to Source this info. Areas/Level Collected
Housing Dept. Laois County Council Council housing
JFL Avenue, Portlaoise Social housing 057 866 4000 Traveller housing www.laois.ie Affordable housing
Housing Assoc. Cluid H.A National office Social disadvantaged 37 Killarney St Dublin 1 01 707 2088
Housing Assoc. Genio Housing Trust Disabilities/Mental Marlinstown Office Pk Health Mullingar 044 938 5940
Midland Simon Old Parochial House Emergency House
References: www.wikipedia.org www.laois.ie www.cluid.ie www.genio.ie www.simon.org www.sueryderfoundation.ie www.hse.ie www.schooldays.ie www.portlaoiseparish.ie