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Ross, E. Clarke – Word from Washington Analysis, 1980
The report discusses financing respite care (short term care of the handicapped to provide family relief) services for the developmentally disabled (DD). Respite care is examined as a component of a comprehensive service delivery system for the DD, and the scope of respite care services as conceptualized by its advocates is reviewed. Nationally…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Family Problems, Financial Support, Personal Care Homes
Ingram, Debby – 1992
Basic information about respite care for individuals with disabilities and their families is presented in a question-and-answer format. The following questions are addressed: "What is respite?"; "Who needs respite services?"; "Who provides respite services?"; "What kinds of services are provided?"; "How…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Day Care, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Download full textO'Leary, Edward, Ed.; Trotter, Susan, Ed. – 1990
The handbook provides parents of children with disabilities guidance on planning for the child's future needs with special attention to resources and laws of Iowa. Section 1 gives a Future Planning Checklist and definitions of common legal terms. Section 2 addresses estates, trusts, and wills and provides common estate planning questions and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Community Services, Disabilities, Estate Planning
Ambler, Lana; Kupper, Lisa, Ed. – 1996
The challenges that families face in caring for a child with a disability or a chronic illness are reviewed in this report on respite care. A parent's narrative describes the difficulties in providing around-the-clock care to a child with a chronic illness. The benefits of respite care are outlined as follows: gives the family peace of mind,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Chronic Illness, Coping
Children's Hospital, Boston, MA. – 1992
This booklet documents the ability of parents of children with special health needs and disabilities to achieve balance in their lives, by moving from crisis to control, from challenge to opportunity, from questions to answers. The booklet discusses concerns that confront parents of children with special needs, and answers the most common…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Coping, Disabilities, Family Environment
Arc, Arlington, TX. – 1995
This booklet provides an overview of Alzheimer's disease along with a description of the disease, how to find out if someone has it, and how it affects adults with developmental disabilities. It also provides information on what to do and suggests where to seek help. Specific sections discuss: (1) the etiology of the disease; (2) symptoms of…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adults, Alzheimers Disease, Clinical Diagnosis
Parham, J. D.; And Others – 1982
This volume consists of a background discussion, coordinator's manual, and training manual dealing with developing programs for the in-home respite care (IHRC) of the developmentally disabled. Addressed in the background information unit are the nature of developmental disabilities; program variables, planning, and funding; and practical…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities, Family Programs
