Finally, in this consideration of informal care outside the home, we turn to neighbours.

Policymakers still insist that more 'informal care' will be essential.

As the population in the colonies expanded, informal care for the community failed and small institutions were established.

To supplement the existing system of informal care and prevent its breakdown.

There are debates about the future supply of informal care by families in future decades.

Parents may need to utilize informal care for a variety of reasons.

Nevertheless, informal care by families faces considerable pressure at present and this is likely to intensify during the 1990s.

Consideration must be given to the distinction between informal and formal care.

It looked at formal and informal care for elderly people on their own.

The costs incurred for direct and informal care are, in fact, high.