Elder Care in Crisis : How the Social Safety Net Fails Families

Name: Elder Care in Crisis : How the Social Safety Net Fails Families
Brand: New York University Press

New York University Press

Elder Care in CrisisHow the Social Safety Net Fails Families\nAuthor(s): Emily K. Abel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479815395, 978-1479815395\nSynopsis\nExplains why there is a crisis in caring for elderly people and how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated it\n Because government policies are based on an ethic of family responsibility, repeated calls to support family members caring for the burgeoning elderly population have gone unanswered. Without publicly funded long-term care services, many family caregivers cannot find relief from obligations that threaten to overwhelm them. The crisis also stems from the plight of direct care workers (nursing home assistants and home health aides), most of whom are women from racially marginalized groups who receive little respect, remuneration, or job security. \n Drawing on an online support group for people caring for spouses and partners with dementia.