Good article in WSJ, free link:
[[ “The new inheritance is not having enough money to give to kids but to have enough money to cover long-term care costs,” says Liz O’Donnell, the Boston-based founder of Working Daughter, an online community of caregivers.}}
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{{ Jimmy Salhany, a 77-year-old biophysicist and musician, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2017. His wife, Christine, a 66-year-old musician initially took care of him on her own in their Omaha home. But she needed help as his disease progressed; he became increasingly unable to bathe and dress. She went through a string of home-health workers, ultimately hiring and firing 27 since 2019, including one who, she says, fell asleep on the job. }}
Christine now has a team of five people who provide care 24 hours a day in their home (at a cost of $240,000/yr). She hires everyone personally, relying on recommendations from friends and her other workers, supervises her husband’s caregivers and handles payroll, taxes and time sheets, as well as his medical needs. When a worker leaves, she fills that shift until she hires a replacement. }}
I’m keeping that tank of helium for euthanasia topped off.
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