Health Affairs Publishes Age-Friendly Health Paper in January Issue
Health Affairs has published a new paper, "Informal Caregivers Provide Considerable Front-Line Support In Residential Care Facilities And Nursing Homes." The paper is part of a series on Age-Friendly Health.
Informal care, or care provided by family and friends, is the most common form of care received by community-dwelling older adults with functional limitations. However, less is known about informal care provision within residential care settings including residential care facilities (for example, assisted living) and nursing homes.
Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (2016) and the National Health and Aging Trends Study (2015), the paper found that informal care was common among older adults with functional limitations, whether they lived in the community, a residential care facility, or a nursing home. Although hours of informal care per month were the lowest among nursing home residents, they remained substantial and were roughly equivalent to an extra full-time shift of care per month.
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