Do partners of severely disabled elderly protect against nursing home entry? Evidence from a French cohort

Louis Arnault, Jean-François Dartigues, Catherine Helmer, Karine Pérès and Jérôme Wittwer

The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, vol. 15, issue C

Abstract: This article will explore the ability of partners to prevent nursing home entry for their disabled relatives: does the role played by partners vary with age and the type of disability affecting the relatives they care for?

Keywords: Informal caregivers; Cohort study; Cognitive impairments; Duration model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2019.100207

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