A section documents the services specific to informal caregivers (i.e. respite, care training, support groups), caregiver allowances for relief from caregiving (i.e. day care services, professional assistance), and caregiver WTP to be replaced.
Respite for informal caregivers was another specific reason given for restraining a patient at home.
It is assumed that respite benefits carers by offering relief from caring, but the specific outcomes expected as a result of respite and the processes by which they are assumed to be achieved remain unclear.
After the diagnosis, local services determine the specific care packages, such as case management, support groups, housekeeping, personal care, respite care or counseling.
Specific studies regarding day care for dementia patients alone are scarce, since several respite offers were considered jointly in the published surveys.
However, the diversity in the precise nature of respite and of the client groups makes judgements about the impact of specific forms of respite difficult.
Specific studies regarding support groups for dementia caregivers alone are absent as either several respite offers or community services were considered jointly or the results were not specifically related to dementia.
Participants also offered specific ideas to assist with child care, such as having additional space, play areas, supervised child minding on site, and home respite services.
