Home Care as substitution or complementary of familiarly care
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i3p09-34Keywords:
Home Care, Urban and rural context, Role of Home Care.Abstract
This exploratory study deals with the role of the Domiciliary Support Service in the daily life of the elderly and their families, depending on the urban and rural context and the life course of the users of two SADs in the north of Portugal. A qualitative methodology was used, with the application of 11 semi-structured interviews. The SAD maintains a welfare / traditional function, having primarily a substitution role in an urban and complementary environment in rural areas. This study points to the need of betting on a logic of prevention, education and rehabilitation, around the creation of a personalized care plan, based on a classification system of the users.