Seeking respite: Issues around the use of day respite care for the carers of people with dementia

Ageing and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 196-218

  Robinson, Andrew ^a   Lea, Emma ^a   Hemmings, Lynn ^a   Vosper, Gillian ^a   McCann, Damhnat ^a   Weeding, Felicity ^b   Rumble, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Uniting Aged Care Southern Tasmania ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; caregiving; carers; day respite; dementia; support

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; SAFETY;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 84855655188     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X11000195     Document Type: Review

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