A survey of family care giving to elders in New York State: findings and implications.

It is estimated that there are 734,400 care giver households in New York State (9.6% [+/-] 0.8% of all households). Categorization of all care givers on a 5 level 'intensity of care' measure reveals that, on average, care givers provide 22.1 hours of care per week. Highest intensity level 5 care giv...

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Published in:Care Management Journals Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 153 - 161
Main Authors: Farberman HA, Finch SJ, Horowitz BP, Lurie A, Morgan R, Page J
Format: questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Publishing Company, Inc. Fall2003
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