Developing more flexible approaches to respite for people living with dementia and their carers.
A vital aspect of the care of people living with dementia is the provision of respite services, which allow family caregivers a break from the caring role. The flexibility of such services has consistently been identified as a major factor in whether families make use of them. This study of dementia respite services explores the notion of flexibility and then presents a comprehensive checklist that respite service providers can use to assess the flexibility of their service. It then provides brief descriptions of a number of creative respite programs that are examples of flexible service provision.
Shanley
Chris
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Faculty of Health Sciences and Centre for Education and Research on Aging, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. cshanley@med.usyd.edu.au
D017028:Caregivers; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D004630:Emergencies; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D012144:Respite Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support