RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Caring for elderly people at home: the consequences to caregivers
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 1101
OP 1105
VO 157
IS 8
A1 E. Grunfeld
A1 R. Glossop
A1 I. McDowell
A1 C. Danbrook
YR 1997
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/157/8/1101.abstract
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.