RESUMEN

This qualitative study examines relationships between adult daughters caring for elderly disabled mothers and the mothers' personal care workers (PCWs) paid directly by the Wisconsin Community Options Program (COP). A subset of a larger study, in these five cases PCWs provide substantial hands on care without substituting for the heavy care also provided by the daughters. Direct payment offers the daughters and workers freedom to schedule around their family obligations and other limits and tailor care to the abilities of all three participants. It also allows the daughter to be the paid provider when she chooses. Expansion of such supportive services could benefit many more low and middle income families.

Asunto(s)

Conducta Cooperativa , Personas con Discapacidad/psicología , Empatía , Auxiliares de Salud a Domicilio/psicología , Núcleo Familiar/psicología , Relaciones Profesional-Familia , Adaptación Psicológica , Adulto , Anciano , Actitud Frente a la Salud , Costo de Enfermedad , Servicios de Atención de Salud a Domicilio , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Atención Individual de Salud , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Wisconsin