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Access to assets: older people with impaired capacity and financial abuse
- Authors:
- McCAWLEY Anne-Louise, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 8(1), May 2006, pp.20-32.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article draws upon findings from a secondary analysis of suspected financial abuse cases in files of the Guardianship and Administration Tribunal in Queensland, Australia. The article explores the association between formal and semi-formal asset management arrangements and suspected financial abuse cases. The role of families as formal asset managers is also considered.
Services for supporting family carers of older dependent people in Europe: characteristics, coverage and usage: the trans-European survey report
- Authors:
- EUROFAMCARE CONSORTIUM, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- EUROFAMCARE
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 260p.
- Place of publication:
- Hamburg
A major concern of the EUROFAMCARE study is to analyse services for supporting family carers of older people in Europe. The needs and demands for services from the family carers perspective were obtained by face-to-face interviews with family carers at their home. The purpose of the Service Providers' Survey was to add the views of service providers to those of the family carers. The intention of further analysis is to describe possible differences in the views on service provision between those persons who receive help and those who offer it, i.e. completing the picture of two different views on help services and their existence, familiarity, availability, usage and acceptability. Furthermore the current and future perspectives on challenges concerning the services provided for carers of older people was conducted, to identify gaps in service provision and to show examples of good practice through the eyes of the providers.
The support of parents in old age by those born during 1945–1954: a European perspective
- Authors:
- OGG Jim, RENAUT Sylvie
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 26(5), September 2006, pp.723-743.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
In 2004 in Europe, more than two-thirds of those born during 1945–54 had a parent or parent-in-law alive, and the rates of co-residence with their ascendants ranged from less than four per cent in Sweden, Denmark and The Netherlands, to between 17 and 24 per cent in Italy, Spain and Greece. The proportions that had provided practical help to their parents during the previous 12 months had a north-south gradient, from approximately one-in-three in the northern countries to 15 per cent or less in the southern countries. In contrast, the proportions of the helpers that provided regular and almost daily help had an inverse pattern, being low in Sweden and Denmark and much higher in the south. Some of these differences may be attributable to variations among the countries in the interpretation of ‘help’. Help to elderly parents tends to be most associated with the gender of givers and receivers, the living arrangements, geographical proximity and needs of the parents, and the availability of adult children who can help. There is little evidence of a specific ‘baby-boomer generation’ effect on the probability of giving help.
Age in the welfare state: the origins of social spending on pensioners, workers, and children
- Author:
- LYNCH Julia
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 223p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Socio-economic conditions have caused problems for many countries in funding their social spending. The book alleges that the welfare state’s role in caring for young people and the elderly plays an important part in political debates about welfare reform. An allegedly elderly bias in American social spending has, during recent years, nourished intense political debates about generational equity. In many European countries, however, relatively high incomes from pensions and increasing rates of child poverty suggest a contrary argument. Unequal benefits for the old and the young provide ammunition for those who advocate more support for people at all stages of life, but also for those who wish to cut existing benefits in the name of intergenerational equity. This book begins with an analysis of social spending patterns in twenty industrialised democracies. Welfare states work better for some age groups than others. It emerges that social programs in the United States and Italy do prioritise the elderly, while Norway and Portugal prioritise low-income families, children and the long-term unemployed. The first half of the book establishes a strategy for conceptualising and measuring these differences and then explores a series of competing hypotheses about why countries might vary in the age orientation of their social policy systems. The second half of the book amplifies and tests these rival hypotheses using paired case studies. The book analyses the causes and consequences of age orientation in social spending policy.
Community caregiving partnerships in aging: promoting alliances to support care providers
- Author:
- KROPF Nancy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 14(1/2), 2006, pp.325-338.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Although greater numbers of families are providing support to older adults, a lack of comprehensive programming in resource allocation continues to exist at the social policy level in the United States. This article explores how community caregiving partnerships may contribute to a solution, and highlights three models. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Older lesbian and gay caregivers: caring for families of choice and caring for families of origin
- Authors:
- COHEN Harriet L., MURRAY Yvette
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 14(1/2), 2006, pp.275-298.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article explores the experiences of older lesbian and gay men caregivers by examining the socio-historical times in which they have lived, the impact of a lifetime of adverse societal messages about homosexuality, family rejection, and internalized homophobia, as well as their development of resiliency and psychological well-being. The research on older lesbian and gay caregivers for families of origin and families of choice is then explored. The article is written from an American perspective. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Navigating the journey of aging parents: what care receivers want
- Author:
- KUBA Cheryl A.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 177p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Exploring issues of housing, spirituality, personal care and death, Cheryl Kuba has created a testament to the dependent elderly. This book draws on numerous interviews with aging people and discusses common caregiver mistakes and interpretations, what a caregiver should expect when an aging parent moves in, and how to care for an aging parent from afar. Kuba also delves into such phenomena as guilt, role reversal, changing family dynamics, financial stress, and caring for oneself while caring for another.
Caregiver support groups: finding common ground
- Author:
- EBENSTEIN Helene
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work with Groups, 29(2/3), 2006, pp.243-258.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Members of caregiver support groups for the elderly have much in common but also bring to the group different experiences and attitudes. This article explores how group workers knowledgeable about significant caregiver differences and their effects on the group can enrich the group experience for all members. The four caregiver issues examined are: (1) past history between the caregiver and care recipient, (2) ability of caregiver to privately pay for home care, (3) views on long-term care placement in a nursing home, and (4) stage of disease or level of care needed by care recipient. Essential beliefs regarding the value of differences described by Northen and Kurland provide a framework for the group worker. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Network type and mortality risk in later life
- Authors:
- LITWIN Howard, SHIOVITZ-EZRA Sharon
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 46(6), December 2006, pp.735-743.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The purpose of this study was to examine the association of baseline network type and 7-year mortality risk in later life. The authors executed secondary analysis of all-cause mortality in Israel using data from a 1997 national survey of adults aged 60 and older (N = 5,055) that was linked to records from the National Death Registry up to 2004. Six network types - diverse, friend focused, neighbour focused, family focused, community–clan, and restricted - were then considered in the analysis, controlling for population group, sociodemographic background, and health factors. Network types were associated with mortality in the 70-79 and 80 and older age groups. Respondents located in diverse and friend-focused network types, and to a lesser degree those located in community–clan network types, had a lower risk of mortality compared to individuals belonging to restricted networks. It is concluded that gerontological practitioners should address older adults' social networks in their assessments of clients. The parameters used to derive network types in this study can serve toward the development of practical network type inventories. Moreover, practitioners should tailor the interventions they implement to the different network types in which their elderly clients are embedded.
What shall we do with mother?: what to do when your elderly parent is dependent on you
- Author:
- STAAL Rosie
- Publisher:
- White Ladder
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 180p.
- Place of publication:
- Great Ambrook
One of the toughest phases of life comes when a parent becomes dependent on their children This book follows the stories of people who have been there, and offers advice and ideas for coping with the guilt, the emotional stress, the conflicting pressures on your time, and the family tensions that can arise.