How Much Should Family Caregivers Sacrifice?
4 videos • 695 views • by EthicsinSociety As we age and have increasing health needs, most of us don't want to be moved into a nursing facility but staying at home is hard on the family caregiver. How much should a spouse or adult child sacrifice to become a caregiver? Their health? Their job? Their financial stability? What if the person who needs the care was a bad spouse or parent? And how do different cultures think differently about these questions? Larissa MacFarquhar, staff writer for The New Yorker, moderates a panel discussion that looks at these issues.