Sustaining Informal Caregivers - New York State Office for the Aging

Detailed Tables, continued
Table 8. Care Receiver’s Functional Status
Needing assistance in activities of
daily life
Always or
Very Often*
(% Reporting)
Sometimes*
(% Reporting)
Rare or Never
(% Reporting)
Taking a bath or shower 65% 10% 25%
Dressing 50% 18% 32%
Walking 48% 26% 26%
Using the toilet 40% 16% 44%
Getting in or out of a bed or chair 39% 24% 37%
Getting around inside the home 37% 24% 39%
Eating 28% 17% 55%
*The combined percentage of these two columns equal to the total percentage of care receivers
needing assistance for the specific functional limitation.
Table 9. Caregiver’s Relationship with Care Receiver
Relationship to Care Receiver All Caregivers %
Daughter 48%
Wife 23%
Son 10%
Husband 10%
Other Relative (niece, nephew, and grandchildren) 5%
Brother or Sister 2%
Friends or Neighbors 2%
Domestic partner 1%
Table 10. Living Arrangements
Living Status Caregiver %
Co-reside with their care receivers 54%
Care receivers live alone 24%
Other living arrangements 22%
Table 11. Role of Caregivers
Care Provided to Care Receiver Caregiver %
All or nearly all care provided for care receiver 75%
Provide about half the care provided for care receiver 9%
Less than half the care provided for care receiver 16%
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