Nova Scotia is the only province in Canada to implement the Caregiver Benefit Program, an allowance of $400 a month to eligible caregivers if both the caregiver and care receiver qualify for the program. In response to Nova Scotia's aging population -- a population with increasingly complex chronic conditions. more attention was given to home care and unpaid caregivers through the Continuing Care Strategy, which set the stage for implementation of more caregiver supports. The goals of the Caregiver Benefit are to acknowledge the contributions of eligible caregivers in providing assistance to a family member or friend, help sustain the support these caregivers provide, and keep people in their homes and out of long-term care. A policy window...
The live-in caregivers entering Canada are, for the most part, highly educated. However, they are fa...
In May 2006, the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada announced a Continuing Care Strategy (CCS) in which...
Abstract Background Stepping into the role of an unpaid caregiver to offer help is often considered ...
Nova Scotia is the only province in Canada to implement the Caregiver Benefit Program, an allowance ...
Over 8 million informal caregivers in Canada provide care to family members or friends with chronic ...
Population aging and concomitant growth in the number of older Canadians experiencing multiple chron...
This thesis examines current Canadian social policies aimed at ameliorating the position of informal...
The objective of this study was to estimate the annual costs and consequences of unpaid caregiving b...
iii Canada's rising aging population in addition to the de-institutionalization of palliative c...
Directly funded (DF) home care is a policy mechanism where individuals are given funds to arrange th...
Home care is an integral aspect of Ontarios health care system. Services provided to individuals may...
In 2006, Nova Scotia began to implement its Continuing Care Strategy which was grounded in a vision ...
In 2017, the federal Liberal government confirmed the new Canadian Health Accord, which included a t...
The Labour Supply of Unpaid Caregivers in Canada, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Meredith Lenore Lilly,...
This research moves from the general hypothesis that assistance provided to a person needing suppor...
The live-in caregivers entering Canada are, for the most part, highly educated. However, they are fa...
In May 2006, the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada announced a Continuing Care Strategy (CCS) in which...
Abstract Background Stepping into the role of an unpaid caregiver to offer help is often considered ...
Nova Scotia is the only province in Canada to implement the Caregiver Benefit Program, an allowance ...
Over 8 million informal caregivers in Canada provide care to family members or friends with chronic ...
Population aging and concomitant growth in the number of older Canadians experiencing multiple chron...
This thesis examines current Canadian social policies aimed at ameliorating the position of informal...
The objective of this study was to estimate the annual costs and consequences of unpaid caregiving b...
iii Canada's rising aging population in addition to the de-institutionalization of palliative c...
Directly funded (DF) home care is a policy mechanism where individuals are given funds to arrange th...
Home care is an integral aspect of Ontarios health care system. Services provided to individuals may...
In 2006, Nova Scotia began to implement its Continuing Care Strategy which was grounded in a vision ...
In 2017, the federal Liberal government confirmed the new Canadian Health Accord, which included a t...
The Labour Supply of Unpaid Caregivers in Canada, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Meredith Lenore Lilly,...
This research moves from the general hypothesis that assistance provided to a person needing suppor...
The live-in caregivers entering Canada are, for the most part, highly educated. However, they are fa...
In May 2006, the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada announced a Continuing Care Strategy (CCS) in which...
Abstract Background Stepping into the role of an unpaid caregiver to offer help is often considered ...