A carer is a person who provides a weakened loved one (sick, elderly or disabled) with daily assistance in order to accomplish all the acts of life. For 5 years, October 6 has been a day devoted to highlighting these caregivers, in order to promote their recognition.
On this occasion, many surveys and barometers were unveiled. According to an OpinionWay survey carried out for the Association for the National Day of Caregivers, 54% of French people believe that helping a loved one who is sick, disabled or experiencing life difficulties is normal and 1 in 10 French people consider it a a constraint (social or economic).
According to another survey carried out by Cap Retraite, one caregiver in five devotes more than 40 hours a week to their loved one.
Impact on health and family life
However, when asked to identify the “typical carer”, 61% of French people do not cite relatives as a priority, imagining rather that they are home support professionals, associative volunteers or health professionals.
Despite everything, 77% believe that the role of carer has a negative impact on health (40%), family life (54%) and professional life (38%).
The highlight of this day of mobilization, a national institutional conference “What ecosystem around loved ones?” will be held today at the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Women’s Rights, in the presence of Laurence Rossignol, Secretary of State in charge of the Family, Children, the Elderly, and Autonomy. This conference will shed full light on the environmental, economic and social issues of carers’ action.
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