Table 4 Implications for the CCB program
Axis of difference | CCB implications |
|---|---|
Culture | Language: Limited access to information on CCB outside of English and French |
(New) Immigrants: Linguistic and cultural barriers may limit caregivers’ abilities to complete applications forms or front-line providers’ abilities to convey program information | |
Gender | Eligibility: Women are more likely to be ineligible for the CCB due to employment circumstances while more likely to serve as family caregivers |
Utilization: Men are proportionally underrepresented among successful CCB applicants, which suggests that the program may not meet their needs | |
Geography | Travel: Costs for travel, local or otherwise, to provide care are not covered by the CCB program |
Place of Care and Death: Lack of formal support may discourage potential or on-going family caregivers from providing care in the home when receiving the CCB | |
Lifecourse Stage | Elderly: Retired caregivers are not eligible for the CCB program |
Young Families: Costs for child care support are not covered by the CCB program | |
Material Resources | Homecare: High costs to provide care in the home are not covered by the CCB program |
Supply Costs: High costs of services and supplies for caregivers without medical insurance are not covered by the CCB |