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

by Emily K. Abel

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147981539X
• ISBN13: 9781479815395
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.8"