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Since 1985 , in Australia, the responsibility for care of the elderly care institutions are turning to the general community . This initiative has two advantages : First, the desire to meet the home care for the elderly , the second is to control the overhead of the care of the aged . However , this move also increased the burden of non-professional caregivers . Unlike the charges of professional caregivers , such as nurses , the work of non-professional caregivers is free to play , usually by family members , friends, neighbors . Australia in 2003 , there are about 2.5 million such caregivers to take care of people with disabilities or over sixty , equivalent to 12.9% of the population as a whole . In 2009, the number of non - professional caregivers increased to 2.6 million , and in 2010 reached 2.87 million . It is estimated that non-professional caregivers in the year 2010 to create mountain the economic value of A $ 10 billion , up by 33% compared to 2005 . Community has begun to recognize the contribution of the caregiver , academics have begun to give them attention. Caregivers in the care of older people will need in the following areas to take personal consideration : relative to non - caregivers , caregivers are more likely to be unemployed , more likely to experience economic hardship , more sensitive to physical pain and mental stress . In order to better support the caregivers of the elderly , the Australian industry , family , community services and Indigenous Affairs ( FaHCSIA ) , Health and Ageing ( DOHA ) , and the Department of Veterans Affairs ( DVA ) wages and other supplemental compensation financial assistance , while providing a variety of programs and services include: respite care , counseling , education , training , family support , support groups and multi-component intervention . This paper first briefly introduced the Australia industry caregiver and primary caregivers , including their population and socio-economic profiles , roles and contributions . This collection , classification care behaviors to bring caregivers of older Australians consideration , including the inauguration , economic status , physical health and emotional health . Subsequently, the paper introduced from a macro perspective, the Australian industry dedicated support and services for the elderly caregivers , analysis of the most effective from the point of view of the caregiver intervention, and then from the micro to Australian industry to provide care for the elderly support system.
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