by External Article | Jul 6, 2021 | Care Work Library, Finances, Working Family Caregivers |
Donald was proud of his caregiving role. His mom had raised him and his siblings on her own, while battling a chronic illness. Now he saw his turn to step up for her. “My mom’s a trooper,” he told me, “and we be troopin’ with her.” Donald was enrolled in a training...
by External Article | Apr 16, 2021 | Care Work Library, Finances, For Professional Caregivers, Generation X, Millennial Generation, Sandwich Generation, Working Family Caregivers |
Infrastructure “of a country, society, or organization,” according to the Collins Dictionary, “consists of the basic facilities … which enable it to function.” I’ve inserted an ellipsis in place of the clause “such as transportation, communications, power supplies,...
by External Article | Feb 15, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Caring for a Grandchild, Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finding Caregiver Support, Sandwich Generation, Working Family Caregivers |
Too often we compartmentalize our caregiving — childcare, aged care, sick care, disabled care. Yet in many families, often women will carry these caregiving demands over their lives and are balancing multiple types of care simultaneously. This calls for policies that...
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