title: Shared care by formal and informal caregivers for community residing elderly.
abstract: This investigation is a descriptive survey of 53 functionally impaired elderly who were receiving care from an informal caregiver as well as from professional nurses. The eventual outcome of care for the 53 subjects in terms of whether they continued to receive home care or entered a nursing home is also presented. Implications regarding the need for nursing assessments and interventions relative to functional abilities of elderly at home are presented.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schirm
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires