Involvement of informal and formal service providers: Meeting the home care needs of older adults with severe functional impairments

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 167-183

  Li, Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Formal services; Home care needs; Informal caregiving; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; ROLE PLAYING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ROLE;

EID: 33749538606     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v25n03_10     Document Type: Article

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