For over a decade UK healthcare policy has acknowledged that carers' needs should be assessed and addressed in EOLC. Aim To review national policy/guidelines on carers and EOLC examine how policy addresses carer assessment/support and its implementation in practice. Methods Scoping review through ...
共1个版本 摘要原文 Since many patients spend most of the time at home at the end of life, this may affect the burden for family carers and constitute a risk factor for the patients’ hospitalisation. This study aimed to explore family carers’ burden in the final three months of the patie...
Population ageing and wellbeing: lessons from Japan's long-term care insurance policy. Japan's population is ageing rapidly because of long life expectancy and a low birth rate, while traditional supports for elderly people are eroding. In re......
These individuals are adding support that goes be- yond that provided by the long-term care insurance scheme, while gaining person- al satisfaction from feeling useful. The post-retirement years can encompass mov- ing beyond previous roles to take on new ones that benefit both the individual ...
Employers for Carers will provide a range of services from good practice guidance to training and cosultancy as well as aiming to influence Government policy. According to the article, a core leadership group including BT and insurance provider Unum Provident will work with the charity Carers UK ...