Cheaper for whom? Costs experienced by formal caregivers in adult family living programs

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 67-83

  Dosman, Donna ^a   Keating, Norah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult family living; Costs; Public policy; Residential continuing care

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CANADA; CAREGIVER; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 22344447224     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v17n02_05     Document Type: Article

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