By Chally on 12 August, 2010
It’s really off-putting when a group of disabled people are trying to have a conversation and a caregiver butts in with “you’re wrong. I know, because I care for someone with such and such a disability”. This makes me squirm. Even worse are those disability organisations or charities that have only parents and caregivers on [...]
Posted in disability activism, politics, social attitudes | Tagged care, caregiving, carers, parenting, privilege, problematic attitudes, rethinking social norms, social attitudes, social treatment
By s.e. smith on 3 June, 2010
Content warning: This post contains discussions of physical abuse and sexual assault perpetrated by caregivers. Last week, I read a horrific story in the Los Angeles Times about an employee of a retirement home who was sentenced to life in prison for torturing the residents. The story in the Times describes patients as ‘dementia ridden’ [...]
Posted in sexual assault, social attitudes, violence | Tagged abuse, caregiving, institutionalisation
By s.e. smith on 14 May, 2010
I always love when I can do a ‘doing it right’ edition of Dear Imprudence, and this week we’ve got a doozy from the live chat with Prudence: Everywhere, USA: My older siblings financially support and care for my sick elderly parent. My parent is admittedly happy as they do not want to live out [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence | Tagged caregiving, Dear Prudence, Emily Yoffe, food police, institutionalisation
By Anna on 13 November, 2009
What she does for Don is a huge deal in terms of his personal hygiene. All those little things that allow him to be “acceptable” to our neighbours take energy, such as having clean hair and a neatly trimmed beard. Before homecare, Don would often go weeks, if not months, without a proper shave, and look very scruffy and unkempt. But it would be a decision for him – does he shave today, or does he make a meal? There wasn’t enough energy or concentration to do both.
Posted in bodies, feminism, shaming, social attitudes | Tagged caregiving, family, family dynamics, feminism, health care is an accessibility issue, homecare, power, power dynamics, rethinking social norms, second shift, social assistance
By Anna on 12 November, 2009
Recommended Reading for November 12, 2009
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged blog carnival, braille, caregiving, carers, carnival, language, media and pop culture, mental health, mental illness, pop culture, privacy, private practice, stamps, stigma, voting
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