Table 3 Hours of informal/formal care per person with dementia per year by dementia severity, location, and type of care (estimates from available literature)
Total dementia population (2010) | Â | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 232000 | Severity | Hours per person with dementia per year | |||
Location | Type of care setting | Â | Informal | Formal | |
| Â | Â | Â | Mild (0.6) | 445 | . |
Home (35%) | Â | Community; informal care with no formal care | Moderate (0.3) | 1304 | . |
| Â | Â | Â | Severe (0.1) | 2165 | . |
| Â | Â | Â | Mild (0.6) | 404 | 39 |
Home (25%) | Â | Community; mixture of informal and formal care | Moderate (0.3) | 619 | 685 |
| Â | Â | Â | Severe (0.1) | 1141 | 1023 |
Institutions (40%) | Â | Â | Mild (0.35) | 75 | 1355 |
RAC 1-4 | RAC 5-8 | Institutions; mixture of informal and formal care | Moderate (0.3) | 150 | 1512 |
(33%) | (7%) | Â | Severe (0.35) | 250 | 1512 |