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Informal caregivers' experiences of formal support in a changing context
- Author:
- WILES Janine
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 11(3), May 2003, pp.189-207.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
As the location of long-term care of elderly people moves to homes and communities, and responsibility shifts to families, understanding the experience of people in this situation is necessary to ensure that support is appropriate, accessible and effective. This paper explores informal caregivers' and recipients' relationships with formal support, drawing on thematic and narrative analysis of 30 in-depth interviews with self-identified family caregivers over a year in a mid-size city in Ontario, Canada. All but 6 had some interaction with formal support. The semistructured interviews explored caregivers' knowledge about and perceptions and experiences of accessing and using formal support. Interpretation reveals how confusion and lack of knowledge about services, inflexibility and lack of availability, and increasing pressure on the quantity and quality of publicly funded community-based resources combine to impact negatively on the experience of accessing and using formal support. Different ideas about relative roles and responsibilities of seniors, informal caregivers and 'family' in general, and the state both shape and are shaped by policies and the situated realities of formal support provision. Providing home care creates both opportunities and constraints for caregivers in interactions with formal support. Highlights the difficulties of interacting with publicly funded formal support as the costs of care are moved away from the state and onto families and individuals.
Rural older adults at home
- Authors:
- CASSIDY-CAYWOOD Whitney, HUBER Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 42(3/4), 2003, pp.229-245.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The authors discuss circumstances that affect rural seniors living in their own homes. The strengths perspective informs this discussion, allowing the reader to consider several alternatives to the deficit-focused mentality that often pervades those who work with elders who are, sometimes, and perhaps stereotypically, regarded as frail. Issues unique to rural areas are addressed, programmes that serve rural seniors are reviewed, and suggestions are made for the service provider working with this population. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
The case for specialist home care for people with dementia
- Author:
- CHILVERS Dominic
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 11(1), January 2003, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Discusses the case for specialist home care for people with dementia, and highlights a specialist homecare service operating in Poole.
Domiciliary support for people with sight loss
- Author:
- THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST
- Publisher:
- Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the research findings of a short survey to identify the needs of people with sight loss for domiciliary support and the extent to which those needs were being met. In the survey 39 people with sight loss were interviewed as part of small sample. Interview were also carried out with seven domiciliary care service providers, eight local authorities and a small number of specialist organisations.
Older people and their caregivers across the spectrum of care
- Editor:
- HOWE Judith
- Publisher:
- Haworth Social Work Practice Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 149p.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
Focuses on two major aspects of elderly care: assessment and caregiving. This book examines assessment techniques and models used by social workers and other health care professionals to determine the type and extent of care necessary to meet the needs of the elderly. In addition, it voices recent concerns about the use of standardized models for all older adults. This book also addresses the burdens and benefits of being a caregiver for older relatives or friends and mentions several programs made available for caregivers through social services. The book reviews assessment techniques and practice models that address issues such as abuse and HIV/AIDS care. This book also provides information about currently overlooked issues that will increasingly affect assessment and intervention, including diversity in cultural or religious beliefs and sexual orientation. This book is also unique in its focus on those unsung, unpaid heroes, relatives and friends who assist elderly companions with their financial, social, and physical daily needs.
Possibilities of non-institutional forms of care for elderly people
- Author:
- BOUILLET Dejana
- Journal article citation:
- Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku Journal of Social Policy, 10(3-4), 2003, pp.321-333.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
Presents the results of research from the National Institute for the Protection of Family, Motherhood and Youth conducted in 2002 to evaluate a pilot project and assess non-institutional forms of aid for older people. The research was carried out on a sample of 164 users of the programme. Based on a questionnaire examining the features of the households of older people, which also included general characteristics, their socio-economic status, family structure, health status, special needs, assessment of needs and accessibility of the support services in the local community, as well as satisfaction with the programmes' provisions. Concludes that the programme contributed to the improvement of older people's quality of life. The programme has brought about the employment of a particular group of less easily employable women, and has facilitated the fulfillment of many needs of the programme's beneficiaries, especially in performing everyday domestic chores, satisfying personal hygiene and health demands. Concludes that the programme is a considerable contribution to the realisation of a number of measures of the National Family Policy adopted by the Croatian Government in January 2003. [Article in Croatian].
Key factors that can make specialist homecare work
- Author:
- WALKER Brenda
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 11(3), May 2003, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The author describes a structure she has found to be very successful for providing specialist homecare services for people with dementia. Outlines the JackDawe Scheme in Nottingham and the keys to it's success which include training and development and care planning.
Is there a trade-off between pensions and home ownership? : an exploration of the Irish case
- Author:
- FAHEY Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of European Social Policy, 13(2), May 2003, pp.159-173.
- Publisher:
- Sage
It has been argued that, in countries with high levels of owner occupation of housing, home ownership can serve as a substitute for generous pensions for older people. Two possible linking mechanisms have been posited in this context, one focusing on budget constraints (high housing costs associated with home purchase makes the funding of generous pensions unaffordable), the other on needs or incentives (high home ownership gives older people material security and so makes generous pensions unnecessary). This article examines Ireland as a test case in this context. It finds no evidence that either of the posited linking mechanisms were present in Ireland. House purchase costs historically have been too low to constrain pension development, while the distributive benefits for the elderly have been too modest to obviate the need for higher pension income. However, other distributive effects emerge as important, particularly the positive historical consequences of inflation and low real interest rates for home purchasers of all ages and the implicit subsidy to home ownership provided by savers
Beware signs of decline
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.5.03, 2003, pp.44-45.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The case study discusses the options for an older couple, on of whom is bedridden after suffering two strokes.
The test of time
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 38, 18.6.03, 2003, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
A fifth of adults with learning difficulties live with elderly parent. This article looks at how well the social care sector is serving this population of carers.