In many countries one approach to supporting family-and-friend caregivers is direct financial
or monetary support. Debates about the benefits and consequences of such policies …

BACKGROUND: Personal assistance services (PAS) can be valuable adjuncts to the
complement of accommodations that support workers with disabilities. This literature review …

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted Home-and Community-Based Services
(HCBS) for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The aim of this …

Recognizing the crisis the COVID-19 pandemic represents to the Home-and Community-
Based Services (HCBS) service system and the health, safety, and quality of life of people …

Payments for care, by which people in need of long-term care directly employ care workers,
have been introduced in many European countries. In The Netherlands, care dependants …

The Chinese culture of filial piety has historically emphasised children's responsibility for
their ageing parents. Little is understood regarding the inverse: parents' responsibility and …

Subminimum wage is a prominent and problematic issue affecting the lives of many people
with disabilities. For this reason, the aim of this study was to identify the correlates of fair …

Introduction The crisis of the welfare state 11 Welfare state reform and emotions 15 Focus on
the Netherlands 17 Dutch long-term care reform: two sides, one story 18 For money: the …

Despite an increased number of community-based services, people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities (IDD) continue to struggle with meaningful community …

This mixed method study focuses on the experiences of 383 family and friend caregivers
paid to provide personal care services to Medicaid-eligible disabled and elderly through …