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Elder Care in Crisis
Emily K. Abel
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Pädagogik
Beschreibung
Explains why there is a crisis in caring for elderly people and how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated it
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.
Drawing on an online support group for people caring for spouses and partners with dementia, Elder Care in Crisis examines the availability and quality of respite care (which provides temporary relief from the burdens of care), the long, tortuous process through which family members decide whether to move spouses and partners to institutions, and the likelihood that caregivers will engage in political action to demand greater public support. When the pandemic began, caregivers watched in horror as nursing homes turned into deathtraps and then locked their doors to visitors. Terrified by the possibility of loved ones in nursing homes contracting the disease or suffering from loneliness, some caregivers brought them home. Others endured the pain of leaving relatives with severe cognitive impairments at the hospital door and the difficulties of sheltering in place with people with dementia who could not understand safety regulations or describe their symptoms. Direct care workers were compelled to accept unsafe conditions or leave the labor force. At the same time, however, the disaster provided an impetus for change and helped activists and scholars develop a vision of a future in which care is central to social life.
Elder Care in Crisis exposes the harrowing state of growing old in America, offering concrete solutions and illustrating why they are necessary.
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Medicare, COVID-19, Respite care, hospitals, Medicaid, Arthur Kleinman, Nursing homes, Direct care workers, Pandemic, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Stress, Burden, Guilt, Visitation regulations, Care, Medical model, Dementia, Adult day care services, Tom Kitwood, Family responsibility, Dying people, Friends, Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Hospitals, Statistics, Family, Institutional placement, Political action, Quantitative studies, Elder care crisis, Labor force, Care crisis, Dementia Reconsidered, Work, Loneliness, Status quo, Caregiving, Joe Biden, Ai-Jen Poo, Aging, Assisted living facilities, Personhood, Overnight respite care, Elaine M. Brody, Nursing home assistants, Visits, Public policy, Home health aides, Disabled people, Sheltering in place, Message boards, Sick people, Hearts of Wisdom, Home and community based services, On-line support groups, Long term care, Nineteenth century, Care infrastructure