Dementia Care: Intersecting Informal Family Care and Formal Care Systems

Table 1

Main themes and subthemes based on carers perspectives of intersection of formal and informal dementia care services.

Main theme	Subthemes
Interaction with medical; and aged care services	(i) Delays in initial diagnosis
	(ii) Lack of information for nonmedical support services
	(iii) Lack of understanding of needs of informal carers
Impediments and; enablers at the level of; formal community services	(i) Quality of in-home and day care services
	(ii) Appropriate and accessible opportunities for carer participation in formal services