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Solving the home care quandary in the US
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Paid home care in the US is buckling under the surging demands of an ageing population.
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Paula Span
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UNITED STATES – You are ready to leave the hospital, but do not feel able to care for yourself at home. Or you have completed a couple of weeks in rehabilitation. Can you handle your medication regimen, along with shopping and cooking?
Perhaps you fell in the shower, and now your family wants you to arrange help with bathing and getting dressed.
