So far that belief is largely a matter of faith, according to the research team heading up the National Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Home Care. In fact, quality of care has had little to do with the movement away from institutions in the last decade. As with so many other shifts in public policy, it's mostly about money.
Family caregivers are under house arrest.
We're slave labour. Her web site documents her experiences over the last five years of caring for her elderly parents. We're slave labour. The Conference Board survey of 1,500 Canadian workers found that for the majority eldercare means visiting, providing transportation, taking the person shopping, or helping out in a crisis. A good many other people also do housework, pay bills, and manage finances.