'It's the system working for the system': Carers' experiences of learning disability services in Ireland

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-98

  Power, Andrew ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Community care and learning disabilities; Disabled people; Family carers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILD; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DAY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; CAREGIVERS; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849123716     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00807.x     Document Type: Article

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