PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - E. Grunfeld
AU  - R. Glossop
AU  - I. McDowell
AU  - C. Danbrook
TI  - Caring for elderly people at home: the consequences to caregivers
DP  - 1997 Oct 15
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1101--1105
VI  - 157
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/157/8/1101.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/157/8/1101.full
SO  - CMAJ1997 Oct 15; 157
AB  - The emphasis on home-based care is one important aspect of health services restructuring initiatives in Canada. Fundamental to the preference for home-based care over institutional care is the expectation that family caregivers will be available in the home to support patients who would otherwise be in an institution. The authors explore the potential impact of this devolution of services from institutions to the home in 2 vulnerable patient populations--elderly patients with dementia and elderly patients with terminal illnesses. Community-based surveillance strategies are needed to determine the true health, quality-of-life and economic outcomes of these restructuring initiatives.