Elder Care in Crisis: How the Social Safety Net Fails Families

Explains why there is a crisis in caring for elderly people and how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated it

Because government policies are based on an ethic of family responsibility, repeated calls to support family members caring for the burgeoning elderly population have gone unanswered. Without publicly funded long-term care services, many family caregivers cannot find relief from obligations that threaten to overwhelm them. The crisis also stems from the plight of direct care workers (nurs...