A paper published in a recent issue of GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry presents the EUROFAMCARE study findings, examining a typology of care situations for family carers of older people, and the interplay of carers with social and health services. Despite the complexity of family caregiving situations across Europe, the study results determined the existence of seven “caregiving situations,” varying on a range of critical indicators. These indicators include: degree of impairment experienced by the care recipient, the extent of the burden placed on the caregiver, and the underlying support network. The study also describes the availability and use of different support services for carers and care receivers, and carers’ preferences for the characteristics of support services. These findings have relevance for policy initiatives in Europe, where limited resources need to be more equitably distributed and services should be targeted to caregiving situations reflecting the greatest need, and organized to reflect the preferences of family carers.
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