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McConkey, Roy; Kelly, Fionnola; Mannan, Hasheem; Craig, Sarah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Respite or short breaks are frequently sought by parents and demand for them usually exceeds their availability. Methods: Using data from a national database in Ireland of around 16 000 persons living with family carers, the availability of overnight respite provision was monitored over an 8-year period along with the recorded needs…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Databases, Respite Care