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Canada is currently witnessing a shift to community care and greater reliance on family caregiving. In this article, author Carolyn J. Rosenthal looks at Canadian trends in care responsibility, including those involving the “sandwich generation” of adult children who care for their ageing parents.
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Rosenthal, C.J. The changing contexts of family care in Canada. Ageing Int. 24, 13–31 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-997-1021-2
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