This indicator provides the percentage of long-stay home care clients whose unpaid caregivers experience distress in a 1-year period.
Lower rates are desirable.
Data availability:
to (fiscal years)
Geographic coverage
Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory, Region
Calculation
Total number of home care clients with caregivers who are distressed ÷ Total number of home care clients with caregivers × 100
Unit of analysis: Home care client
Denominator
Total number of long-stay home care clients with a caregiver at the time of their most recent assessment in the given year
Numerator
Total number of home care clients who, at the time of their most recent assessment in the given year, have an unpaid caregiver who is experiencing distress
Comments
This indicator belongs to the Shared Health Priorities portfolio, which measures access to home and community care.
More information on this indicator is available in the 2020 companion report (PDF).