Entitlement of carer's allowance to support home care of persons with Alzheimer's disease: evaluation of current decision criteria.
Nora RuokostenpohjaTarja VälimäkiJanne MartikainenMerja HallikainenKatri Vehviläinen-JulkunenAnne KoivistoPublished in: European geriatric medicine (2018)
CA receipt was influenced by increased dependency (measured by ADCS-ADL) and disease severity of persons with AD. FCs more commonly received CAs in municipalities with older and less-healthy populations. These findings verified that informal care is supported in accordance with international recommendations.