FCA: Family Caregivers and Consumer Choice: Options for In-Home Respite Care (December 1996)

Family Caregivers and Consumer Choice: Options for In-Home Respite Care (December 1996)

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Findings from a one-year research study examining why caregivers use different modes of in-home respite. The study also includes demographic characteristics of the caregivers, satisfaction with quality of care, related service use, cost issues and policy implications.

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Caregiving Fact: Caregiving is the backbone of the American long-term care system: the value of the services provided by informal caregivers (family or friends of seriously ill loved ones) is estimated at $306 billion annually. See FCA's Policy Brief, Caregiving and Retirement Planning, for more information.

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