Keigher S M, Bandstra K L, Prater S L
Social Work Program, School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 53201, USA.
J Women Aging. 1999;11(4):87-111. doi: 10.1300/J074v11n04_07.
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.
这项定性研究考察了成年女儿照顾残疾老年母亲与由威斯康星社区选择计划（COP）直接支付薪酬的母亲的个人护理员（PCW）之间的关系。作为一项更大规模研究的一部分，在这五个案例中，个人护理员提供了大量实际护理，而不会替代女儿们也提供的繁重护理。直接支付使女儿和护理员能够根据家庭义务和其他限制来安排时间，并根据所有三方参与者的能力来定制护理。这也使女儿在她选择时能够成为有薪酬的护理提供者。扩大此类支持性服务可能会使更多低收入和中等收入家庭受益。
