In more evidence that the massive leaps in inflation (as a direct result of big government policies in the wider economy) cause collateral damage to the most disadvantaged in society, residential care home costs in the UK are rising faster than inflation.
Welcome to the "Age of Aquarius." Some overt consequences of the toxic brew of Cloward-Piven and Alinsky. The populace have permitted the overlords to deprive them of liberty, prosperity and happiness. Raise a glass if you can to indentured servitude.
Let's console ourselves. Globally, there is a soon to be legion of unemployed unemployables, the public service bureaucrats and the millions of their minions, the keyboard dwellers. The minor deity of AI will be replacing them (as it may, the churches). So, we'll have our new force of home carers aplenty ...
similar here in the U.S. Costs vary, depending where you live and the level of care needed. The economic equation changes, also, if there is one person needing care or two -- if two, one caregiver in the home may be a savings over a care home placement for two, even sharing one room. If a person needs only daytime care while the adult child goes to his/her job, it can be cheaper to be at home. A 24/7 caregiver is astronomically expensive, so then the equation tips towards a care home/assisted living.
The arrangement you suggest, someone who gets "room and board" as part of their salary, is live-in, but who does not work 24/7, might be a good deal.
Having elderly Mom/Dad move in with adult children sounds like a good solution, but once the needs increase to the point of needing a keeper at all hours and help with all activities of daily living, without support for the caregiver that is very, very difficult, especially if the adult child is full-time employed outside the home, or is experiencing their own aging issues (for example, someone in their 60s caring for someone in their 80s/90s).
We need to do something, though -- care for elderly who need care is increasingly beyond the reach for many -- so very stressful.
I suggest assisted living placed on college campuses, where the elderly can attend classes to keep active and involved, and the college students can vastly subsidize their tuition or room/board by part-time caring for their elderly neighbors, and form friendships between the generations. That might be a win-win.
Thoughtful comment. The issue will only get larger as, I suspect, that the health issues from even the age of 40 onwards, from vaxx damage accelerating morbidities, becomes more prevalent.
Yet more wicked & evil profiteering that will cost the elderly folk's lives.
I wish….
My Father is paying £72,000 pa and all the care homes in his area are about the same price.
Welcome to the "Age of Aquarius." Some overt consequences of the toxic brew of Cloward-Piven and Alinsky. The populace have permitted the overlords to deprive them of liberty, prosperity and happiness. Raise a glass if you can to indentured servitude.
Let's console ourselves. Globally, there is a soon to be legion of unemployed unemployables, the public service bureaucrats and the millions of their minions, the keyboard dwellers. The minor deity of AI will be replacing them (as it may, the churches). So, we'll have our new force of home carers aplenty ...
similar here in the U.S. Costs vary, depending where you live and the level of care needed. The economic equation changes, also, if there is one person needing care or two -- if two, one caregiver in the home may be a savings over a care home placement for two, even sharing one room. If a person needs only daytime care while the adult child goes to his/her job, it can be cheaper to be at home. A 24/7 caregiver is astronomically expensive, so then the equation tips towards a care home/assisted living.
The arrangement you suggest, someone who gets "room and board" as part of their salary, is live-in, but who does not work 24/7, might be a good deal.
Having elderly Mom/Dad move in with adult children sounds like a good solution, but once the needs increase to the point of needing a keeper at all hours and help with all activities of daily living, without support for the caregiver that is very, very difficult, especially if the adult child is full-time employed outside the home, or is experiencing their own aging issues (for example, someone in their 60s caring for someone in their 80s/90s).
We need to do something, though -- care for elderly who need care is increasingly beyond the reach for many -- so very stressful.
I suggest assisted living placed on college campuses, where the elderly can attend classes to keep active and involved, and the college students can vastly subsidize their tuition or room/board by part-time caring for their elderly neighbors, and form friendships between the generations. That might be a win-win.
Thoughtful comment. The issue will only get larger as, I suspect, that the health issues from even the age of 40 onwards, from vaxx damage accelerating morbidities, becomes more prevalent.