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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The are very similar--it's about time employers recognize it too and accommodate those that take care of elderly.[/quote]

Neither should be "accommodated."  [/quote]

So people with a terminally ill parent should just not make a living anymore????[/quote]

Most elderly care is not for terminal people and then you bring in hospice and other supports.  This has nothing to do with employment.  [/quote]

Hospice is skeletal and does not provide more than 4-6 hours a week of actual care.  They will give you the thing you need like a hospital bed or a bed chair or a soft gel pillow for the wheelchair.  The nurse will come once or twice a week.  The social worker will come with the nurse about half the time- 30 minute visit.  The doctor will come about once a month= 30 minute visit.  We also had someone come to bathe my father 3x a week - 30 minutes each visit.  You also have to be there when all the people come. You will still have to toilet your parent.  You will still have to move your parent from the bed to a chair. YOU will still have to clean and make the bed, give shots, dress any bandages, keep track of medicines and administer them....    You still have to have 24/7 coverage.  You can pay a private place or person to do all that but it is on your dime. They will charge Medicare for each visit ($300 for nurse visitor example) and they will charge Medicare rent fees for all the equipment and they will charge Medicare $5K+ a month for administration. They they will send you requests for donations for the next 5 years.  It is a total racquet.    [/quote]

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