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Why can it be difficult to deside whether or not a person is an informal carer and does it matter?
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Why can it be difficult to decide whether or not a person is an informal carer and does it matter? In this essay I will discuss (1) what makes an informal carer, (2) what four complications there are to defining an informal carer and (3) why it is important to define them at all. I will use a case study of my own which I will introduce now. Edith is a pleasant, older lady whose husband passed away several years ago. Initially she was reasonably able and only required weekly assistance from her daughter to pay bills and do shopping. Within a few years the visit were needed more frequently and it was decided, with Edith's agreement, for Edith to move in with Margaret, her husband Tom and their son John. Edith shortly required more help with her activities of daily living and due to her failing memory, she had her...
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