The interplay of frailty and caregiver distress in predicting health outcomes in older home care recipients

Please join us …

When: Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 12–1 p.m.

Where: ICES, G-Wing, Conference Centre (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)

Who: Colleen J Maxwell, PhD; Professor and University Research Chair, Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health & Health Systems, University of Waterloo; Adjunct Scientist, ICES.

Topic: The interplay of frailty and caregiver distress in predicting health outcomes in older home care recipients

Learning objectives

To learn about data items available on family / friend caregivers for older Ontarians receiving long-stay home care
To understand the relative importance of caregiver distress or burden in predicting health outcomes among older home care recipients with varying frailty levels
To advance discussion and awareness of the potential reasons underlying observed sex differences in the impact of caregiver distress and frailty on health outcomes of older home care recipients.