One of the things that's important is some kind of income security. As you said, many people who are caring for their loved one with dementia are out of the workforce. They may have already retired and tax credits don't really help them. EI benefits don't help them either, and they're short term anyway.
With the Health Charities Coalition of Canada, one of the things we talked to parliamentarians about last fall was the need for a guaranteed income security payment that could be available to families providing that kind of care. We have to remember that those families are keeping that person out of more expensive long-term care options, or nursing care options, usually until the end of life. So there is a savings to the system. We have information about that in our Rising Tide document, which describes some of the strategies we could employ to help people keep their loved ones at home.
Aging in place, maintaining people in their own homes for a longer period of time, is also effective. People's ability to maintain their activities of daily living is usually strengthened by being in their home environment, being where they're comfortable. A move to any kind of a facility can often precipitate a swift decline in someone's functioning.