1st Edition

A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs Utilization, Satisfaction, and Development

By Rhonda J.V. Montgomery Copyright 2003
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

Explore new frontiers in Alzheimer's support systems! When Congress authorized the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States program in 1990, no one knew how effective the program would prove to be. A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs provides you with results of the first major evaluation of ADDGS programs. Across the country, groups were able to develop specialized... Read more
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs: Utilization, Satisfaction, and Development
  • Initial Findings from the Evaluation of the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States Program
  • Profiles of Respite Use
  • The Role of Cultural Factors on Clients' Attitudes Toward Caregiving, Perceptions of Service Delivery, and Service Utilization
  • Factors Related to Client Satisfaction with Community-Based Respite Services
  • Successful Strategies for Serving Diverse Populations
  • Comment on the Utility of the ADDGS Evaluation for Policy and Practice
  • Exemplars of Successful Alzheimer's Demonstration Projects
  • Index
  • Reference Notes Included

Biography

Rhonda J.V. Montgomery