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Financial compensation or home help services
— examining differences among program recipients | | Author(s) | Janice M Keefe, Pamela Fancey |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 16, no 2, Summer 1997 |
| Pages | pp 254-278 |
| Keywords | Home care services ; Informal care ; Social security benefits ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Financial compensation for family members who provide informal care to older kin has frequently been discussed but rarely implemented in Canada. One exception is the Nova Scotia Home Life Support Program, which financially compensates family members for the care of their older relatives. This study explores differences among caregivers who receive formal services specifically, financial compensation, or home help services. Financially compensated caregivers tend to be younger women who live in non-urban areas and co-reside with the care receiver. In comparison to caregivers who receive home help services, these paid caregivers report a reduction in financial worry, but have a greater involvement in the care of older people and higher levels of time dependence burden. Before implementing financial compensation policies, research is needed which specifically investigates the effect of these programmes on caregivers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980720203 A |
| Classmark | NH: P6: JH: 7S |
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