by External Article | Mar 1, 2022 | Caring for a Child, Long Term Caregiving |
On March 1 every year, disability communities gather to mourn disabled people murdered by their caregivers. The first vigil was held in 2012, outside Sunnyvale City Hall. “It was a small group. We had some local [advocates] there. And we had some people from the... 
by External Article | Mar 1, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child |
On March 1 every year, communities gather to read aloud the names of disabled people killed by their caregivers. When stories are reported in a way that normalizes, exonerates, or even exalts caregivers who murder disabled people, Gross said, they may encourage... 
by External Article | Jan 4, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Stories |
Our current conversation about caregiving, driven by school shutdowns, Covid outbreaks in nursing homes, and the mass exodus of women from the workforce, may feel new, but the truth is that the root problem isn’t new—it’s just new to the spotlight. For years, we have... 
by External Article | Jan 4, 2021 | Care Work Library, Finances, For Professional Caregivers, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, Working Family Caregivers |
Our current conversation about caregiving, driven by school shutdowns, Covid outbreaks in nursing homes, and the mass exodus of women from the workforce, may feel new, but the truth is that the root problem isn’t new—it’s just new to the spotlight. For years, we have... 
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