What if older people refuse help outside the family? This is the taboo that could wreck care reform | Emily Kenway
Many fear losing their independence if they agree to care workers looking after them. Any social care review must take this on boardEmily Kenway is the author of Who Cares: the Hidden Crisis of Caregiving and How We Solve ItLisa* has used her local glazier so many times that he gives her a discount. For months, when care workers arrived at her mum’s home, they would find the front door locked and the elderly woman – who has dementia –…
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