Who cares? A sociological study of informal care at the end of life

人们经常说，一个社会可以通过它如何照顾最脆弱的人来衡量。对濒临死亡的人的非正式护理通常由家人和朋友提供，这是照顾弱势群体的一个重要领域，在澳大利亚正面临巨大的压力。我们的护理能力正受到经济、社会和文化变化的挑战。该项目旨在从多方利益攸关方的角度系统地审视非正式护理的性质，提供政策和实践相关的证据，以便更好地支持和理解非正式护理在澳大利亚社会中对濒临死亡的人的作用和意义。

It is often said that a society can be measured by how it cares for its most vulnerable people. Informal care for people nearing the end of life, often provided by family and friends, is a vital area of care for the vulnerable, and is coming under significant pressure in Australia. Our capacity to care is being challenged by economic, social and cultural shifts. This project aims to examine systematically the character of informal care from multi-stakeholder perspectives, providing policy and practice-relevant evidence for better support and understanding of the role and significance of informal care for people approaching the end of life in Australian society.