Seniors in need, caregivers in distress:
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32 Health Council of Canada<br />
Average hours of home care services Average <strong>in</strong> a hours week of home care services <strong>in</strong> a week Average hours of caregiver support Average <strong>in</strong> a week hours of caregiver support <strong>in</strong> a week<br />
FIGURE 9A<br />
Average hours of family caregiver support <strong>in</strong> a week, related<br />
to seniors’ level of <strong>need</strong>s<br />
As seniors’ <strong>need</strong>s <strong>in</strong>crease, so do their <strong>caregivers</strong>’ hours of support.<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
50<br />
20<br />
40<br />
10<br />
30<br />
0<br />
Nova Scotia BC NHA<br />
20<br />
Note: Ontario MAPLe level is WRHA strongly associated with mean hours of caregiver support<br />
<strong>in</strong> each region (p
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