Day care providers get sick, have emergencies, or resign. School is over at 3 p.m. Schools recess for holidays and summer vacations. The accessibility and availability of quality child care on an ongoing or interim basis, both today and in the foreseeable future, is an issue that affects virtually every working parent. To the extent that these working parents are limited in their flexibility to respond to this issue, most of them will carry their unresolved concerns into the workplace. Meeting responsibilities in caring for an elderly person can be time-consuming and difficult.
Needs arise with little or no warning.
In some cases this means finding someone to care for an elderly person while the caregiver is at work. In other cases, hospitalization or nursing care may be necessary. Often elderly parents live far away and resist their children's efforts to intervene in their care or living arrangement, making the task of finding services even more difficult and frustrating. The Eldercare Locator was established to help families and friends find information about community services for aged persons anywhere in the United States and its territories. The nationwide service is a collaborative project of the U.S. Administration on Aging, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and the National Association of State Units on Aging.