Distress, anger, depression and burnout growing among family members and friends looking after home care patients, Health Quality Ontario report finds

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Read the latest report from Health Quality Ontario, The Reality of Caring, that examines the growth of caregiver distress experienced by family, friends and neighbours looking after home care patients in Ontario. (CNW Group/Health Quality Ontario)TORONTO, April 5, 2016 /CNW/ – Ontario’s home care system may be facing a perfect storm as home care patients become more elderly, ill and impaired, and the family members and other unpaid caregivers who help care for them are increasingly affected by stress and burnout.

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