TY - JOUR
T1 - Paying kin for care
T2 - Agency barriers to formalizing informal care
AU - England, Suzanne E.
AU - Linsk, Nathan L.
AU - Simon-Rusinowitz, Lori
AU - Keigher, Sharon M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Support for the research for this article was provided by the Illinois Association of Family Service Agencies (IAFSA) with funds from the Illinois Department on Aging (IDOA). Assistance was provided by Roger Arnholt and the Elderly Concerns Committee of IAFSA; C. Jean Blaser, IDOA; and Natalie R. Seltzer and Maria Bartlett, Department of Medical Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago.
PY - 1990/9/29
Y1 - 1990/9/29
N2 - The idea of giving compensation to family members who care for health-impaired elderly relatives is viewed with ambivalence by policymakers. If pay were given to such caretakers, the relationship between state-level community care programs and families could change. This paper reports on a survey of home care agency administrators in Illinois, a state that contracts with agencies to provide direct services to elderly persons. Agency administrators were asked to react to the potential impact on their agencies of the state allowing or encouraging the hiring of relatives as caretakers. Most administrators tended to view paid family members as different and more difficult to train and supervise than other workers. Possible explanations for this negative view are explored, including the fundamental difference between the goals of family and agency care and the impact of efficiency as an organizing principle of longterm care.
AB - The idea of giving compensation to family members who care for health-impaired elderly relatives is viewed with ambivalence by policymakers. If pay were given to such caretakers, the relationship between state-level community care programs and families could change. This paper reports on a survey of home care agency administrators in Illinois, a state that contracts with agencies to provide direct services to elderly persons. Agency administrators were asked to react to the potential impact on their agencies of the state allowing or encouraging the hiring of relatives as caretakers. Most administrators tended to view paid family members as different and more difficult to train and supervise than other workers. Possible explanations for this negative view are explored, including the fundamental difference between the goals of family and agency care and the impact of efficiency as an organizing principle of longterm care.
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U2 - 10.1300/J031v02n02_07
DO - 10.1300/J031v02n02_07
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84929228984
SN - 0895-9420
VL - 2
SP - 63
EP - 86
JO - Journal of Aging and Social Policy
JF - Journal of Aging and Social Policy
IS - 2
ER -