Care Planning: Case Managers' Assessment of Elders' Welfare and Caregivers' Capacity.

Seccombe, Karen; And Others

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Publication Date: 1987

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Care Planning: Case Managers' Assessment of Elders' Welfare and Caregivers' Capacity.

Seccombe, Karen; And Others

Family Relations, v36 n2 p171-75 Apr 1987

Examined the conditions under which managers in public long-term care programs believe that family and friends can assume responsibility for the long-term care of the elderly (N=127). Revealed five broad dimensions of importance in care plan development: size of responsibility, caregivers' capacity, long-range welfare, caregivers' age, and caregivers' motivation. (Author)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Family Involvement, Human Services, Long Range Planning, Needs Assessment, Older Adults, Responsibility, Social Support Groups

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Language: English

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