Abstract
Many caregivers of individuals who are frail and elderly face financial hardships that have negative consequences that compound over time. This article explores the causes of these hardships, reviews Medicaid home and community-based interventions, and related government financial supports that have been used to alleviate them and concludes with recommendations for social work practice and social policy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 396-406 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Social Work in Public Health |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 18 2018 |
Keywords
- HCBS
- Informal caregiver
- financial hardships
- long-term care
- medicaid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health