Informal care
Alternative labels
Unpaid care
Report
Treasured lives - phase one: families and carers
This report outlines research on enabling older Tasmanians who have challenges related to hoarding and maintaining a healthy home to age well at home.
Briefing paper
Perspectives on rural caregiving challenges and interventions
Unpaid, informal caregivers provide the vast majority of all long-term care in the United States. However, little is known about specific challenges they face in rural areas or what can be done to support them. This brief presents findings from key informant interviews describing challenges and opportunities related to supporting informal caregivers in rural areas.
Strategy
Victorian carer strategy 2018-2022
This strategy aims to provide a framework for the many undertakings and investments the Victorian government has already made to support carers, as well as future work to address the things that matter most to carers.
Report
Care work and care jobs for the future of decent work
This report takes a comprehensive look at unpaid and paid care work and its relationship with the changing world of work. A key focus is the persistent gender inequalities in households and the labour market, which are inextricably linked with care work.
Audio
The dark side of women’s caring roles
Dr Marilyn Waring, scholar, environmentalist, social justice activist and author no longer believes that we should put monetary values on unpaid work and the environment. She discusses this in the 2015 Pamela Denoon Lecture.