Developing more flexible approaches to respite for people living with dementia and their carers.

Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen

Faculty of Health Sciences and Centre for Education and Research on Aging, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Published: December 2006

AI Article Synopsis

  • Respite services are essential for caregivers of individuals with dementia, offering them necessary breaks from their caregiving duties.
  • Flexibility in these services has been highlighted as a key factor influencing families' willingness to utilize them.
  • The study includes a checklist for assessing service flexibility and showcases creative respite programs that exemplify flexible service options.

Article Abstract

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.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10833262PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1533317506290446DOI Listing

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