Journal article
Muscled by the System: Informal Caregivers’ Experiences of Transitioning an Older Adult into Long-term Care
Abstract
ABSTRACTThis study explored informal caregivers' experiences of transitioning an older adult into long-term care (LTC). Qualitative description guided our analysis of semi-structured interviews with 13 informal caregivers of older adults from three LTC homes in southern Ontario. Our findings illustrate that caregivers experience chronic worry and burden before deciding on, or requiring to apply for, LTC. A sense of lack of control was a …
Authors
Konietzny C; Kaasalainen S; Haas VD-B; Merla C; Te A; Di Sante E; Kalfleish L; Hadjistavropoulos T
Journal
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 464–473
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
December 2018
DOI
10.1017/s0714980818000429
ISSN
0714-9808