Ron Dyck4d ago

Lede: Many Americans assume that if they can afford paid help in older age, they won’t need to rely on kin. They’re wrong.

A critical aspect of #NeoliberalParadise

The Elder-Care Delusion
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/06/elder-care-kin-delusion/687666/

https://archive.ph/DtjHO

Americans Are in Denial About Elder Care

Many assume that if they can afford paid help in older age, they won’t need to rely on kin. They’re wrong.

The Atlantic
Show threadWendiGoose 🇺🇦4d ago
@dyckron Paid help is extraordinarily expensive. My mom needed 24 hour care — it was a LOT.
Show threadRon Dyck4d ago
@wendinoakland it's crazy. Unpaid care and domestic labour in general make the neoliberal-mode economy go 'round.
Show threadWendiGoose 🇺🇦4d ago
@dyckron I was managing my mom’s finances and ordering supplies for her while she had ft care. And she had some money saved up, most of which went to her care.
Show threadpaul4d ago

@wendinoakland @dyckron

A nice nursing home in Aberdeen is £70K/yr

Show threadpaul4d ago

@wendinoakland @dyckron

The hospital beds are blocked with the elderly waiting for community care.

It is a shambles.

Show threadpaul

@wendinoakland @dyckron

One of the reasons there is push back against voluntary euthanasia is people wanting to leave an inheritance for their loved ones.

Jun 23 at 4:25pmWeb
Show threadRon Dyck4d ago
@amiserabilist @wendinoakland wow. That's an eye opener. Makes sense according to #NeoliberalParadise logic, unfortunately.
Show threadanyGould4d ago
@dyckron I'm not there yet, but I'm at the age I'm watching relatives who are there... and I can't say I don't see the argument for "why would I want my family to burn through all their money just to keep my droolin' ass alive for five more years?" (That said, I would never declare that choice for anyone else - I just want to able to choose my own checkout time, y'know?)
Show threadWendiGoose 🇺🇦4d ago
@amiserabilist @dyckron Does euthanasia void the directives of a will?
Show threadpaul4d ago

@wendinoakland @dyckron

https://osborneslaw.com/blog/assisting-death-inheritance/