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"How Long Are We Able to Go on?" Issues Faced by Older Family Caregivers of Adults with Disabilities
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Direct linkDillenburger, Karola; McKerr, Lyn – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
Research-informed policy and practice is needed for older caregivers of adult sons/daughters with disabilities. These caregivers are often under tremendous stress because of failing health, financial pressures, bereavement and worry about the future of their sons/daughters. Twenty-nine older parents/caregivers of 27 adults with intellectual and/or…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Daughters, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities
Download full textBerul Associates, Ltd., Rockville, MD. – 1987
The conference on "Support for Family Caregivers" reported in this document was designed to identify, encourage the development of, and disseminate information about effective approaches for strengthening the capacity of families to care for their impaired relatives. The first of two presentations in the opening plenary session reviews the needs…
Descriptors: Community Services, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Family Problems
