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Tough conversations are the best conversations

Tough conversations are the best conversations

by Guest Author | Dec 24, 2019 | Caring for a Grandparent, Death & Dying, Housing, Planning | 0 comments

Earlier this year, my grandmother was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer and was told she had only a few months left to live. When she found out that she had a limited time to put things in order, most of us didn’t know how to react. Of course, we were all...
For Older Patients, an ‘Afterworld’ of Hospital Care

For Older Patients, an ‘Afterworld’ of Hospital Care

by External Article | Sep 17, 2019 | Care Work Library, Death & Dying, Long Term Caregiving | 0 comments

The facility is called an L.T.C.H., a long-term care hospital (also known as a long-term acute care hospital). It’s where patients often land when an ordinary hospital is ready to discharge them, often after a stay in intensive care. But these patients are still too...
When Seniors Move to Assisted Living, Caregivers Benefit Too

When Seniors Move to Assisted Living, Caregivers Benefit Too

by Guest Author | Nov 14, 2016 | Caregiving 101, Housing | 4 comments

It’s no secret unpaid family caregivers are suffering. In fact, research shows the burden of care negatively impacts the social and physical well-being of caregivers. As people age, most of them will likely pass the weighty mantle of caregiving to a family member....
Why Are We in Denial About Death?

Why Are We in Denial About Death?

by Guest Author | Jun 19, 2014 | Caregiver Stories, Death & Dying, Grief | 7 comments

Physicians and family members must find the courage and compassion to talk about dying before it’s too late.

Disability: a welfarist approach

Disability: a welfarist approach

by External Article | Mar 1, 2011 | Care Work Library, Long Term Caregiving, Planning | 0 comments

In this paper, we offer a new account of disability. According to our account, some state of a person’s biology or psychology is a disability if that state makes it more likely that a person’s life will get worse, in terms of his or her own wellbeing, in a...
Disability: a welfarist approach

A life worth giving?

by External Article | Feb 17, 2011 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child | 0 comments

When is it permissible to allow a newborn infant to die on the basis of their future quality of life? The prevailing official view is that treatment may be withdrawn only if the burdens in an infant’s future life outweigh the benefits. In this paper I outline...

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