Researchers expect the amount to increase as more seniors struggle to carry out activities of daily living.
The Duke-NUS Medical School study found that caregivers provided on average 33 hours of care each week helping seniors aged 75 years and above.
Its results showed that seniors received on average 60.5 hours of care each week from their primary and secondary caregivers. Primary caregivers reported the time spent by themselves and other caregivers in caring for their ward in the study. The monetary value of migrant domestic workers who were involved in caregiving were not included in the study as they are salaried employees and not informal caregivers. This group spent about 42 hours a week caring for seniors.
Madam Ong Hong War, 84, a retiree, spends about 40 hours a week taking care of her 89-year-old husband Soh Eng Chew. Senior vice-dean for research at Duke-NUS Patrick Tan said it is important to acknowledge that without informal caregivers, formal care services would face a significantly higher burden of care, straining social services and healthcare budgets.
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