Because of his cerebral palsy, the 40-year-old, who works at an environmental engineering firm and...
Category: Finances
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...
Long-term caregiving is crushing women’s finances
After Angelena Taylor’s father survived a stroke in late 2015, she snapped into crisis mode. A...
The Crisis in Home Care
Kara Ward started her life as a caregiver earlier than most people do. She was only 29 when her...
Rosie Could Be a Riveter Only Because of a Care Economy. Where Is Ours?
Infrastructure “of a country, society, or organization,” according to the Collins Dictionary,...
What it Means to Live in a Country that Does Not Guarantee Paid Family and Medical Leave
The United States stands alone among developed nations for failing to support families with paid...
How Family Caregivers Can Avoid Money Catastrophes
Amy Goyer has been a family caregiver her entire adult life. In her 20s, she assisted her...
How State and Local Laws Protect Family Caregivers from Discrimination at Work
Currently, about 41 million Americans provide care to an adult with limitations in daily...
Understanding Deputyship and the Court of Protection in England and Wales
Often people assume that if they were to lose their ability to look after their financial affairs...
50 Million Americans Are Unpaid Caregivers. We Need Help.
For four months, my husband, Brad, had been recovering from a stem-cell transplant that saved his...
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...
The Pandemic Offers a Chance to Reimagine Caregiving
Our current conversation about caregiving, driven by school shutdowns, Covid outbreaks in nursing...
My aunt stole my mother’s Social Security, and persuaded my elderly father to sign over power of attorney
Dear Moneyist, My mother’s sister is using my mother’s Social Security Number to avoid having to...
The Health Insurance Plot Is the New American Happy Ending
The Health Insurance Plot is a cousin to the Marriage Plot, which refers to a story that concludes...
Why Europeans Don’t Get Huge Medical Bills
Should America just get rid of health insurers? Americans don’t seem to like insurance companies...
A ‘Safety Net’ That’s a Kafkaesque Mess
Supplemental Security Income — a cash assistance program whose beneficiaries also get Medicaid...
30 Years Later, The American Dream Is Still Not ADA-Compliant
July 26, 2020, commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, arguably...
Can I get paid to be a family caregiver in the US?
Providing support to a critically ill, disabled, or frail family member goes far beyond providing...
How to Deal with a Career Gap Due to Caregiving
No one expects that at some point in your life you’ll have to pause your career to take care of...
Clocking In: ‘Would You Change My Mother’s Diaper for $10 an Hour?’
On a Tuesday in April, Michelle Walton woke up in Plantation, Florida, at eight. Her back hurt....
Be a Friend to the Elderly, Get Paid
Ricardo Figueroa, 31, isn’t a family member or caretaker or even a neighbor. He’s a paid companion...
US Caregivers May Be Eligible For Paid Leave Under COVID-19 Relief Law
Parents who must stay home from work to care for their adult children with disabilities due to...
Medicare Changes Caregivers Need to Know in 2020
Without a shadow of a doubt, caregivers face incredible challenges. One of the many obstacles is...
BC Boosts Pay for Long-Term Care Workers amidst COVID-19
The B.C. government is taking over as the employer of all long-term care workers in the province...