Caring for the elderly and disabled is some of the most exacting and important work in any society. And in our society, such work is very poorly paid. Journalist Richard Schweid lays out how home care work came to be one of the most profitable industries in the U.S., despite the minimum wages received by workers. He discusses the brewing crisis of care work and its consequences for an aging population.
Resources:
Richard Schweid, The Caring Class: Home Health Aides in Crisis Cornell University Press, 2021