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Seven reasons we should care about caregivers
Having a full-time job is challenging enough for most people — but add in a friend or relative who...
How a Sprawling Hospital Chain Ignited Its Own Staffing Crisis
At a hospital in a Chicago suburb last winter, there were so few nurses that psychiatric patients...
Costa Ricans Live Longer Than Us. What’s the Secret?
Even in countries with robust universal health care, public health is usually an add-on; the vast...
We can’t drug our way out of despair over Alzheimer’s
For over a century, people living with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers have been caught...
America isn’t taking care of caregivers
Dementia had not robbed Lillian of her fiercely independent spirit, but it had made her verbally...
The Caregiving Crisis Didn’t Start with COVID-19—It Won’t End With Biden’s $400 Billion Plan
On March 31, 2021, Biden proposed a $2 trillion American Jobs Plan—$400 billion of which would be...
The care economy as an infrastructure investment
Before the start of the recession, women were playing a key role in the strength of the national...
Would you want a robot to be your relative’s carer?
Companion robots have been trialled in care homes in the UK and Japan, but it is more generally...
Why Black Aging Matters, Too
Old. Chronically ill. Black. People who fit this description are more likely to die from COVID-19...
Sent Home to Die
Sarah Johnson spent her entire life taking care of people — the six children she raised, mostly...
Japan has the world’s oldest population. Yet it dodged a coronavirus crisis at elder-care facilities
Japan has the world’s oldest population, with an average age of 47 and a life expectancy of more...
Sandwich Generation Faces Caregiving Challenges
Things were hard enough for Jennifer Galluzzo before the pandemic hit. Four years ago, the...
What Happened in Room 10?
Later, the story of the Life Care outbreak would be flattened by the ubiquitous metaphors of...
U.S. Caregivers Struggle With Coronavirus in More Ways Than One
Christensen, 56, is his dad’s primary caregiver. The role requires him to traverse the street...
Biden Announces $775 Billion Plan to Help Working Parents and Caregivers
Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced a sweeping new $775 billion investment in caregiving programs on...
Ancient Greek Temples Had Ramps For People With Disabilities 2,500 Years Ago
When we live in a world that isn't open to people who can't walk up steps, we're forced to choose...
When You Are Paid 13 Hours for a 24-Hour Shift
America’s neglect of older people extends to the people who care for them at home. The home health...
Dealing With Caregiver Guilt During The Coronavirus Crisis
As a person caregivers regularly turn to for support, Carol Zernial would seemingly have answers...
“Did I Mess This Up?” A Father Dying From Coronavirus, a Distraught Daughter and a Midnight Rescue.
Terrified residents, families and staff of the Queens Adult Care Center have watched helplessly as...
Creating a Plan: Caregiving for Loved Ones During COVID-19
If you’re a caregiver that’s creating a backup plan, take a look at these key points.
Isolation and ‘impossible choices’: When caregiving goes into lockdown
Even before the coronavirus, caregiving had become Sade Dozan’s every day. About a year and a half...
To Fight Coronavirus, U.K. Asked for Some Volunteers. It Got an Army.
When the government appealed recently for 250,000 people to help the National Health Service, more...
Taking Care of Each Other Is Essential Work
During the pandemic, the essential nature of care work has been made more clear. The value of the...