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Sustaining Informal Caregivers - New York State Office for the Aging

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Detailed Tables, continued<br />

Table 23. Overall Quality of Care Receiver Services<br />

Rating Caregiver %<br />

Very good to Excellent 64%<br />

Good 27%<br />

Poor to Fair 12%<br />

Table 24. Services Benefits<br />

Services<br />

Yes<br />

%<br />

Sometimes<br />

%<br />

Resulted in benefit to care receiver 73% 15%<br />

Enable to provide care longer 59% 22%<br />

More confident about caregiving 56% 23%<br />

Better understanding about how to get services 52% 26%<br />

Improved knowledge about care receiver’s illness 50% 18%<br />

Less stress 37% 34%<br />

More personal time 29% 36%<br />

Receive o<strong>the</strong>r benefits (e.g., SSI, discount phone service,<br />

VA benefit)<br />

25% 2%<br />

Table 25. Service Outcomes<br />

Outcomes Without Caregiver or Care Receiver<br />

Services<br />

Care Receiver would live in a nursing home 26%<br />

Care Receiver would live in an assisted living facility 12%<br />

Care Receiver would move in with caregiver 6%<br />

Care Receiver might have died without services 4%<br />

Care Receiver would live with ano<strong>the</strong>r family member 2%<br />

or friend<br />

Care Receiver might be in hospital/rehab center/or have<br />

around <strong>the</strong> clock help.<br />

Caregiver %<br />

2%<br />

30

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