{"id":13627,"date":"2022-12-01T09:54:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T14:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/what-informal-carers-say-about-long-term-care-services-accessibility-affordability-and-quality-how-care-plans-should-respond\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:16:10","slug":"what-informal-carers-say-about-long-term-care-services-accessibility-affordability-and-quality-how-care-plans-should-respond","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/what-informal-carers-say-about-long-term-care-services-accessibility-affordability-and-quality-how-care-plans-should-respond\/","title":{"rendered":"What informal carers say about long-term care services\u2019 accessibility, affordability, and quality &amp; how Care plans should respond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section preset--group--divi-section--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row preset--group--divi-row--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough preset--group--divi-column--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euro.centre.org\/downloads\/detail\/4596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #39b4b1;\"><b>report <\/b><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">(36 pages)<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">examines the experience of unpaid caregivers regarding the accessibility, affordability and quality of long-term care (LTC) services in Europe. Included are recommendations on how organizations and policymakers can develop interventions to improve the interrelationship between informal carers, care recipients and professional care workers. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245418\":true}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The findings reported in the paper are based on data collected as part of the InCARE survey on LTC attitudes, experiences and expectations among caregivers and their loved ones. The data were collected through an online survey of over 1,300 people from September 2021 to March 2022. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245418\":true}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A random sampling method was used to collect the data online. 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