A choice-theoretic model of household decision-making with respect to care-giving time
allocations and the use of publicly and privately financed home care services are proposed.
Predictions concerning the effect of increased availability of publicly financed home care
services on home care utilization, informal care giving, and health status are derived. These
predictions are assessed through use of Canadian inter-provincial survey data on home
care use and care giving that are matched with data on home care funding for the period …

A choice-theoretic model of household decision-making with respect to care-giving time
allocations and the use of publicly and privately financed home care services is proposed.
Predictions concerning the effect of increased availability of publicly financed home care
services on home care utilization, informal care-giving, and health status are derived. These
predictions are assessed through use of Canadian inter-provincial survey data on home
care use and care-giving that are matched with data on home care funding for the period …