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| Parents living with children in old age | | Corporate Author | Policy Studies Institute - PSI; Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Findings: Social Care Research, 100, November 1997 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, November 1997 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO3 6LP. |
| Keywords | Living with family ; Informal care ; Community care ; Policy ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Living with children remains an important form of supported accommodation for older people. However, we know little about how and why this decision is made, and whether parents and children find sharing a household satisfactory. This is a summary of an in-depth study of 24 such households by Judith Healy and Stella Yarrow of the Policy Studies Institute, published by Policy Press, in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) with the title 'Family matters: parents living with children in old age'. The daughters and sons in this study fitted the demographic profile of family carers, since most were home owners, had an adequate income, and their children had grown up. There was a reluctance to consider alternatives of assistance from social services or long-term institutional care. The researchers conclude that a good family care policy should include a greater range of adequate services to support family carers' needs. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971201027 A |
| Classmark | KA:SJ: P6: PA: QAD: 3F |
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