{"id":17707,"date":"2024-01-01T11:07:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T16:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/?post_type=knowledge_directory&#038;p=17707"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:16:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:16:49","slug":"the-state-of-caring","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/the-state-of-caring\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of Caring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/familycarers.ie\/research\/research-publications\/state-of-caring-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">series of reports <\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (30 to 42 pages), published every two years, examines the situation of caregivers in Ireland with a view to better understanding their experiences and needs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For each report, some 2,000 caregivers living in Ireland were questioned \u2014 typically through an online survey \u2014 about their support needs, their mental and physical health, and the financial impact of caregiving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The reports serve to bring the role and its impact to the attention of the media and public policymakers in particular.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/familycarers.ie\/media\/3549\/family-carers-ireland-state-of-caring-2024.pdf&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read the 2024 report&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/familycarers.ie\/media\/2545\/family-carers-ireland-state-of-caring-2022.pdf&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read the 2022 report &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/familycarers.ie\/media\/2022\/family-carers-ireland-state-of-caring-2020.pdf&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read the 2020 report&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/familycarers.ie\/research\/research-publications\/state-of-caring-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW216738922 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW216738922 BCX0\">See the publications on the organization&#8217;s website<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This series of reports (30 to 42 pages), published every two years, examines the situation of caregivers in Ireland with a view to better understanding their experiences and needs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17688,"parent":0,"template":"","format":[51,52],"meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"auteur":[],"organisme":[994],"class_list":["post-17707","knowledge_directory","type-knowledge_directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","organisme-family-carers-ireland-en-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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