TY - BOOK AU - O'Connor,Joyce AU - Ruddle,Helen AU - O'Gallagher,Marie AU - Murphy,Eileen ED - National Council for the Aged (Ireland). TI - Caring for the elderly: the caring process: a study of carers in the home T2 - Publication (National Council for the Aged) U1 - 362.6 OCO PY - 1988/// CY - Dublin PB - National Council for the Aged KW - Older people KW - Care KW - Ireland KW - Aging KW - Study and teaching KW - Services for N1 - Introduction -- Carers of the elderly at home: literature review -- Consequences of providing homecare: literature review -- Who gets home care? -- Who provides home care? -- Becoming a carer -- Daily dimensions of caring -- Who helps the carers? -- Carers and statutory and voluntary support networks -- The costs of caring -- Needs of careers -- The carers' view of caregiving -- The life of the carer: conclusions and issues ER -