by External Article | Mar 4, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving |
I was my 84-year-old mom’s live-in caregiver until her death last October. We shared a home for the last 10 years of her life because it was helpful for both of us. She needed someone to help carry in the groceries, and I needed a place to live. Like too many other... 
by External Article | Oct 24, 2017 | 24/7 Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Client, Caring for a Parent, Finding Caregiver Support, Housing, Long Term Caregiving, The Paid Perspective |
My 100-year-old mom was heading for the bathroom, and that meant I was headed there too. Until just a few years before, my mom had led a fiercely independent life. And then she got pneumonia. She needed live-in help, and it took me about 10 seconds to decide that that... 
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