TY - JOUR
T1 - Paid to care for their own
T2 - A report on a community care program that permits relatives to be hired as caregivers
AU - England, Suzanne E.
AU - Linsk, Nathan L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The research for this article was supported by the Illinois Association of Family Services Agencies, with funds provided by the lllinois Department on Aging. Support was also provided by the Department of Medical Social Work, College of Associated Health Professions, University of lllinois at Chicago.
PY - 1989/10/13
Y1 - 1989/10/13
N2 - The feasibility of a state policy to permit home care agencies to hire kin as caregivers was explored by examining existing data on a state program that allowed relatives to be hired. Of 444 clients, 22% had kin as paid caregivers. Co-residence and kinship were associated with higher disability levels and a higher level of eligibility for services as determined by a functional assessment tool used by the state to determine care plans. The limited number of clients with paid caregivers who were kin suggests that there may be a natural limit to the demand for such an option.
AB - The feasibility of a state policy to permit home care agencies to hire kin as caregivers was explored by examining existing data on a state program that allowed relatives to be hired. Of 444 clients, 22% had kin as paid caregivers. Co-residence and kinship were associated with higher disability levels and a higher level of eligibility for services as determined by a functional assessment tool used by the state to determine care plans. The limited number of clients with paid caregivers who were kin suggests that there may be a natural limit to the demand for such an option.
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U2 - 10.1300/J027v10n01_05
DO - 10.1300/J027v10n01_05
M3 - Article
C2 - 10295872
AN - SCOPUS:0024352805
SN - 0162-1424
VL - 10
SP - 61
EP - 71
JO - Home Health Care Services Quarterly
JF - Home Health Care Services Quarterly
IS - 1-2
ER -