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Acting up: role ambiguity and the legal recognition of carers
— role ambiguity and the legal recognition of carers | | Author(s) | Brenda Gillies |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 20, no 4, July 2000 |
| Pages | pp 429-444 |
| Keywords | Family care ; Law ; Needs [elderly] ; Social roles ; Needs [elderly]. |
| Annotation | The contribution made by informal carers to the provision of care in the community in the UK is formally acknowledged in the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995. This legislation has focused attention on the relationship between formal services and those providing informal care. The Act has re-created a lack of clarity about the position carers hold in the carer dyad. Findings are presented here from an exploratory study about the experience of dementia. This seeks to examine the realities of caring for a relative with dementia in the context of three particular aspects of the caring activities which relate to role ambiguity: the need of carers; their relationship with formal services and their position as being experienced; and skilled in the care of their relatives. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000818203 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: VR: IK: TM5: IK |
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