Sustaining Informal Caregivers - New York State Office for the Aging
Sustaining Informal Caregivers - New York State Office for the Aging
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