family carer
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffamilyandcarer
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family
noun
uk/ˈfæm.əl.i/us/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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carer
noun[C]
uk/ˈkeə.rər/us/ˈker.ɚ/
someone who takes care of a person who is young, old, ...
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(Definition offamilyandcarerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffamily carer
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Thefamilycarermust know that he is crucial in the overall management of the person with dementia.
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In general, a diagnosis is disclosed to thefamilycarer(s) but withheld from the person with dementia.
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These developments may be a reflection of recent policy drives for health care professionals to providefamilycarersupport.
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Familycarersupport was also conditional upon effective communication andfamilycarerreceptiveness.
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Familycarersupport was conceptualized within the nurses' ideology of a patient-focused service and the current health policy directives promoting self-care.
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The rationale for providingfamilycarersupport was based largely on service capacity rather than on carer needs and preferences.
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Familycarersupport was conceptualized as a means of promoting self-care and the patient's independence from nursing services.
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This paper examines one of those themes, namely how the district nurses conceptualized and practisedfamilycarersupport.
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The data revealed no significant differences by age, gender, relationship between thefamilycarerand the cared-for person, living arrangement or duration of being a carer.
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Third,familycarersupport was dependent upon effective communication.
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However, on occasions, there was no one who was able to interpret for thefamilycarerand the district nurses had very limited interaction with these carers.
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This is certainly true where care is essentially respite, allowing afamilycarerto have a break and get out of the house.
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Hansard archive
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We do not collect information about the proportion who reside without anyfamilycarer.
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Hansard archive
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The new policy drive for home based, individually tailored care must include a focus on carers to avoid care packages collapsing when an unpaidfamilycarercan not carry on.
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In some instances, support was increased by taking on some of the family carer's responsibilities on a short-term basis or making referrals to other agencies.
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Finally, social protection for family carers is also important.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I would like to mention just two areas covered in this report: the situation of carers, in particular family carers, and the issue of pensions.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There are no proposals either to identify or create a list of family carers.
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Hansard archive
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