Balancing formal and informal care for older persons: How case managers respond

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-136

  Peckham, Allie ^a   Williams, A Paul ^a   Neysmith, Sheila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging at home; balance of care; case managers; home and community care; informal caregiver; street level bureaucracy

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CASE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; PATIENT CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84903277995     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980814000105     Document Type: Article

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