Comments on: Baby Boomers Prefer Paid Home Caregivers http://phinational.org/archives/baby-boomers-prefer-paid-home-caregivers/ PHI works to improve long-term care -- by improving the jobs of home health aides, certified nurse aides, & personal care attendants. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:14:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Carol D. O'Dell http://phinational.org/archives/baby-boomers-prefer-paid-home-caregivers/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Carol D. O'Dell Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:26:18 +0000 http://phinational.org/archives/baby-boomers-prefer-paid-home-caregivers/#comment-658 Interesting findings. Yes, it takes a village to care for an elder person. This is wise on boomer's behalf. While we want our families in our lives, we don't want to kill them. The combination also creates a more stimulating environment and will hopefully leave time for the family member to act and talk and enjoy being a family rather than nothing more than a person who takes care of a myriad of details. Most of us would prefer to stay in our own homes and community resources and family care is essential. ~Carol D. O'Dell Author of Mothering Mother: A Daughter's Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir available on Amazon www.mothering-mother.com Interesting findings.

Yes, it takes a village to care for an elder person. This is wise on boomer’s behalf. While we want our families in our lives, we don’t want to kill them.

The combination also creates a more stimulating environment and will hopefully leave time for the family member to act and talk and enjoy being a family rather than nothing more than a person who takes care of a myriad of details.

Most of us would prefer to stay in our own homes and community resources and family care is essential.

~Carol D. O’Dell
Author of Mothering Mother: A Daughter’s Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir
available on Amazon
http://www.mothering-mother.com

]]> By: Steven L. Dawson http://phinational.org/archives/baby-boomers-prefer-paid-home-caregivers/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Steven L. Dawson Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:32:39 +0000 http://phinational.org/archives/baby-boomers-prefer-paid-home-caregivers/#comment-652 While this headline is thought-provoking, I believe another way to interpret this study is “A majority of consumers would prefer to receive support from a combination of family and paid caregivers.” I prefer this frame, because too often advocates for paid caregivers and advocates for family caregivers vie for attention--competing against each other as if one constituency were "more important" than the other. Clearly, both family members and paid staff are essential, and I believe the Lincoln Retirement study reflects this reality. In fact, this study underscores the need for greater coordination between the paid and family caregiving systems. ~ Steven While this headline is thought-provoking, I believe another way to interpret this study is “A majority of consumers would prefer to receive support from a combination of family and paid caregivers.”

I prefer this frame, because too often advocates for paid caregivers and advocates for family caregivers vie for attention–competing against each other as if one constituency were “more important” than the other. Clearly, both family members and paid staff are essential, and I believe the Lincoln Retirement study reflects this reality. In fact, this study underscores the need for greater coordination between the paid and family caregiving systems.

~ Steven

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