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Effects of Adult Day Service Programs on Time Usage by Employed and Non-Employed Caregivers

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Steven H. Zarit

The Pennsylvania State University

Mary Ann Parris Stephens

Kent State University

Aloen L. Townsend

Case Western Reserve University

Rick Greene

Department of Health and Senior Services, State of New Jersey

Adult day service (ADS) programs provide caregivers with a block of time away from their relative but may not reduce the overall time they spend caregiving. The current study addresses time estimates of caregiving activities among employed and non-employed caregivers of relatives with dementia who attended an ADS program for 3 months. ADS restructured caregiving activities by reducing the time caregivers spent dealing with behavior problems, reducing the time care-recipients spent alone, and increasing the time caregivers spent away from their relatives. Differences in how ADS restructures time for employed and non-employed caregivers are discussed. Day care supplements help provided by the caregiver and other informal sources and provides caregivers with uninterrupted time away from their relative.

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 19, No. 4, 371-388 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/073346480001900401


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