Abstract
The retrenchment of health care and other public support services coupled with economic and demographic changes have increased demands on family/friend caregivers. Family/friend caregivers are expected to do more with less. Yet the social and health consequences of providing family/friend care can undermine caregivers’ own wellbeing. A better understanding of these non-economic costs is important to preserving this vital resource. Using Statistics Canada’s 2007 General Social Survey (GSS), we describe the impact caregiving has on the health and social well-being of family/friend caregivers aged 45 and older in Canada.
Recommended Citation
Fletcher, Stephanie; Fast, Janet; and Eales, Jacquie
(2011)
"Policy Brief No. 5 - The Social and Health Consequences of Family/Friend Caregiving,"
Population Change and Lifecourse Strategic Knowledge Cluster Research/Policy Brief: Vol. 1:
No.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/pclc_rpb/vol1/iss2/4