The Logic of Care for User and Family Caregiver: A Case of a Caregiver's Narrative in Day Care Facility for the Mentally Handicapped

Abstract

This study aimed to have thorough comprehension about the logic of “family caregivers' wish before users' demand” in day care facility for the severely mentally handicapped. In this situation, I appeal to have an interview about day care facility so that the family caregivers' request must be heard. The users live together with them, they need family caregivers being stable. But this idea is criticized for depriving of users' identity and suppress family caregivers. However, the systems which intended for the mentally handicapped people are not lacking any options but to accept the environment for the users in daycare facility. The caregivers find a way from “Family Caregivers' demand=Users' request,” helping family caregivers makes users happy and convinced themselves to work more and motivated.