The caregiver in the assistance setting

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.200630.1.4

Abstract

This article describes the consensus related to the caregiver’s activities in behalf of people with disability and the legal
aspects involved, specially in the nursing area. It delineates a panorama about the main points that had encouraged the emergence of
this “character” today very important in the assistance setting. It tries to elucidate the polemic points involving nursing and caregivers
and describe the discussions developed with different actors in the health area.