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| The role of family caregivers for an older person resident in a care home | | Author(s) | Fay Wright |
| Journal title | British Journal of Social Work, vol 30, no 5, October 2000 |
| Pages | pp 649-662 |
| Keywords | Spouses as carers ; Children [offspring] as carers ; Admission [nursing homes] ; Admission [care homes] ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | Based on qualitative research funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), this article focuses on two samples of care-givers - offspring and spouses - and their role in care homes. 61 relatives of residents admitted during the previous 3 years to independent sector nursing or residential homes were interviewed. Five discrete roles were described: checking the quality of care; companionship; handling the cared-for person's finances; giving the cared-for person practical help; and assisting with personal care. Although family care-givers were satisfied with the care homes as a whole, as many as half were worried about some aspect of care. A third of offspring felt that their relationship with the cared-for person had improved following admission; but none of the spouses felt this to be the case, and most felt that their relationship had deteriorated. Spouses tended to visit very frequently, but unlike offspring rarely took the cared-for person out of the care home. Because of lack of privacy, visits could be a difficult experience. Those wanting to continue giving their partner practical support were discouraged from doing so. The development of "family friendly" policies is discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001120205 A |
| Classmark | P6:SN: P6:SS: LHB:QKH: KW:QKH: 3DP |
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