Informal and formal care: exploring the complementary
- Authors:
- CHAPPELL Neena, BLANDFORD Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 11(3), September 1991, pp.299-317.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The authors study the characteristics of those who do and those who do not make use of both systems, analysing the data from a Canadian survey; it appears that use of the formal system in conjunction with informal care takes the form of sharing the overall task load.
- Subject terms:
- informal care, needs, older people, social care provision;
- Content type:
- research
- Location(s):
- Canada
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN online:
- 1469-1779
- ISSN print:
- 0144-686X