In four years, people over 65 will outnumber children under 18 for the first time in the U.S. That means many seniors will struggle to find caregivers. NBC News' Kate Snow reports on how many families will feel the strain of needing to care for an elder, both emotionally and financially.
There’s no struggle. People want to do this physically punishing and mentally taxing work, but the pay is low and without benefits, you use your own transportation and devices, buy your own fuel, tires, maintenance, clock-in and note apps are intrusive AF, you pay for your own certifications, and heaven forbid you get hurt, because these places delay turning in Workers’ Comp, it’s slow to be approved, then you get the hellscape, piecemeal, contracted services, and if you’re still fortunate enough to have a job after that, they cut hours to nothing, or suddenly can’t find you suitable clients.
I personally think that funding has been cut to force people into “skilled nursing facilities,” owned by holding companies, that they can not afford, so they end up on Medicaid, if they qualify, which requires the recipient to sign over their home to the state, who then sells it to pay what Medicaid doesn’t cover, often to, wait for it… The same holding companies.