The state of measurement of respite care The state of measurement of respite care

Collection: Health Policy and Services Research Series Title(s): Insight on the issues (AARP Public Policy Institute) Contributor(s): Houser, Ari. Ujvari, Kathleen. AARP (Organization) Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization)) Publication: Washington, D.C. : AARP Public Policy Institute, c2012 Language(s): English Format: Text Subject(s): Caregivers -- statistics & numerical data Health Services Needs and Demand -- statistics & numerical data Respite Care -- statistics & numerical data United States Genre(s): Technical Report Abstract: Respite care addresses one of the most pressing needs of family caregivers--temporary relief from caregiving tasks. It is the service strategy most commonly offered to support family caregivers and is available in all 50 states. However, definitions of respite vary among programs and states, and quality and completeness of reported data are often lacking, making rigorous comparison among states impossible. This report describes the main sources of publicly funded respite care and presents data for the year 2007. Copyright: Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information) NLM Unique ID: 101589760 (See catalog record) Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101589760