The family caregiving career: Implications for community-based long-term care practice and policy

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 141-154

  Gaugler, Joseph E ^a   Teaster, Pamela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving transitions; Community based long term care; Informal long term care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY;

CAREER CHOICE; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PUBLIC POLICY;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 34249809113     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v18n03_10     Document Type: Article

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