Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others
with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves …

Adult day care has attracted a considerable amount of attention among researchers,
practitioners, and policymakers. However, there have been few efforts to synthesize …

Objectives. This study reports the findings of an evaluation of the psychological benefits of
use of adult day care by family caregivers assisting a relative with dementia. Methods. The …

Background The objective of this study was to determine whether adult day service use
interacts with decreases in primary caregiving hours (ie the time caregivers spent on …

Background. Even under the new long-term care mantra for increased home-and community-
based care options, attention to and an understanding of the ways that family caregivers are …

The results of experimental studies of the effects of respite care have been difficult to
interpret because researchers have lacked experimental control over who actually received …

Despite the growth in the number of adult day services programs providing long-term care in
the United States, researchers have struggled to consistently identify the benefits of the …

Four hundred fifty-eight family caregivers of Alzheimer's patients in Michigan were
interviewed to identify factors associated with respite use. Of these caregivers, 176 were …

This paper examines the influence of social variables on the happiness of non-
institutionalized elderly citizens. Foremost, the living arrangements of the elderly (living …

Adult day programs provide nutritional, health, social, and recreational services for older
adults during daytime hours. The heterogeneity of programs, participants, and funding …