Facing the Facts: Informal Caregivers in Palliative Home Care
Fact: Caregivers of palliative home-care clients report most distress after 18–35 hours of weekly care, suggesting when support is critical. How do we proactively target support to informal caregivers and sustain their invaluable contribution?
Critical stress points for family and friends caring for palliative home-care clients are revealed in this fact sheet, one of a set of ready-to-insert resources with companion, presentation-friendly chart packs with over 30 graphs. The resources are based on recent data on home-care use in Ontario mined by Dr. John Hirdes and his University of Waterloo research team. These resources paint a clearer profile of Ontario seniors living with chronic disease, and those moving from hospital to home and/or community care, pinpointing key challenges they experience, helping to connect dots and/or raising flags for policy-makers.
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