Ron Dyck5d 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 🇺🇦5d ago
@dyckron Paid help is extraordinarily expensive. My mom needed 24 hour care — it was a LOT.
Show threadRon Dyck5d ago
@wendinoakland it's crazy. Unpaid care and domestic labour in general make the neoliberal-mode economy go 'round.
Show threadWendiGoose 🇺🇦5d 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 threadpaul5d ago

@wendinoakland @dyckron

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

Show threadpaul5d ago

@wendinoakland @dyckron

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

It is a shambles.

Show threadpaul5d ago

@wendinoakland @dyckron

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

Show threadWendiGoose 🇺🇦
@amiserabilist @dyckron Does euthanasia void the directives of a will?
Jun 23 at 5:28pmWeb
Show threadpaul5d ago

@wendinoakland @dyckron

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