HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Long-Term Care, Formal System, Dementia
21 Mar 2017
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Informal caregivers are unpaid care providers with ties of kinship or affection toward the care receiver: sometimes they may feel like they are obligated to provide it. Formal care services are sought when a person has an incomplete network or when a person has high healthcare needs: people go to informal care first and turn to formal only when it is necessary. The (cid:862)(cid:271)urde(cid:374) of (cid:272)are(cid:863) shifts to fa(cid:373)ilies si(cid:374)(cid:272)e poli(cid:272)(cid:455) (cid:373)akers argue that se(cid:374)iors" prefer informal over formal support. Family caregivers face significant personal costs financial and health-related in their caregiver role. 70-80% of informal support received by older adults comes from family and friends. Helps older people cope with everyday activities but also with personal crisis, adjusting to change in health, or locating other services. Spouses and children are main providers; friends and neighbours also help: tend to be women first who are providers. Estimated billion to billion in support provided by family and friends.
