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Drawing the line
— the boundaries of volunteering in the community care of older people | | Author(s) | Peter Hoad |
| Journal title | Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 10, no 4, July 2002 |
| Pages | pp 239-246 |
| Keywords | Voluntary workers ; Voluntary agencies ; Community care ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Volunteers can play important roles in the provision of support and care to frail or confused older people living in their own homes. However, there are conflicting expectations as to these roles, given the unclear boundary between paid and informal care. This article draws on a study of 14 volunteer schemes in England. The findings presented relate to limitations on the type of cases taken on, and to the boundaries with professional care, paid manual work and informal care. It concludes that the ways in which boundaries are established and maintained depends not only on legal and policy constraints at the level of the state, but also on negotiation between organisations and individuals at a local level. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020814206 A |
| Classmark | QV: PK: PA: 3F |
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