Informal Caregiving: Contrast the positive and negative aspects of care giving from the caregiver’s perspective and discuss the issues that tip the balance for any given individual. Page 33 in the text discuss the problem of inadequate support for informal caregivers. Along with the video on this page, the video, “A Window into The Daily Struggles of Long-Term Care” on the Week 1 Page is useful to watch for this discussion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYZdsJqx4xc
How would support and incentives for informal caregivers support our current long-term care system?
2. Continuum of Care: Long-term care providers may be considered in a continuum of care. Summarize this concept and include the three elements of a continuum discussed in Chapter 1 in the text.