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Title: Individualized Funding: How Disability Service Policy Can Assist in Maintaining Caregiver Employment

Authors: Hugh T. J. Bainbridge; Timothy. R. Broady; Man Mandy Fong

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Abstract: The ability of informal caregivers to maintain a job contributes to the well-being of people with autism. However, without support, many employees find it difficult to combine employment and caregiving. This study examines parallel hypotheses about whether the effectiveness of individualized funding for people with disabilities and their caregivers are associated with the likelihood of caregiver job turnover and whether the care recipient's type of disability moderates this relationship. Results indicate that individualized funding effectiveness is negatively related to caregiver job turnover. Furthermore, caregivers of people with autism are less likely to turnover when highly effective individualized funding is available.

Keywords: Individualized funding; disability service policy; caregiver employment; job turnover; autism caregivers.

DOI: 10.1504/JBM.2016.141234

Journal of Business and Management, 2016 Vol.22 No.1, pp.23 - 38

Published online: 05 Sep 2024 *