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Reconceptualizing the relationship between “public” and “private” eldercare

Recent changes in patterns of care provision for the elderly, including a withdrawal of the formal system and increasing reliance on family care providers, call for new conceptualization and theoretical development. Existing models of the relationship between formal and informal care are reviewed, b...

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Published in:Journal of aging studies 2003-05, Vol.17 (2), p.189-208
Main Authors: Ward-Griffin, Catherine, Marshall, Victor W.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Recent changes in patterns of care provision for the elderly, including a withdrawal of the formal system and increasing reliance on family care providers, call for new conceptualization and theoretical development. Existing models of the relationship between formal and informal care are reviewed, but found wanting in neglecting the dynamic relationships between formal and informal providers as they negotiate the nature and allocation of caregiving as work. Data from a Canadian study of community nurses providing care to frail elders over the age of 65 years, and family members also providing such care, are used to illustrate the utility of a new model grounded in socialist-feminist thought. Study findings suggest a number of implications for future theory development and research.
ISSN:0890-4065
1879-193X
DOI:10.1016/S0890-4065(03)00004-5