Child Care Costs Have Risen More Than 40 Percent During the Pandemic, Report Finds
The annual cost of childcare has risen as much as 41% since the beginning of the pandemic, increasing from an average of $9,977 to $14,117.
The Child Care Industry Is Too Important to Fail
It’s past time to subsidize child care in America
A Hidden Shame in Nursing Homes · The Daily
For decades, the law has sought to restrain nursing homes from trying to control the behavior of dementia patients with antipsychotic drugs, which are known to have adverse health effects.
Caring for the elderly has never been more expensive, exhausting, or invisible
As millions "age in place," millions more must figure out how to provide their loved ones with increasingly complex care.
The True Cost of High-Quality Child Care Across the United States - Center for American Progress
Increased public investment in child care is needed to help families access high-quality, affordable child care that meets their needs.
S1E78: Caregiving as Infrastructure / Stephanie Coontz, Julie Morita, Erika Moritsugu, Sarah Murphy - Just Human Productions
More than 2 million women have left the workforce because of the cost and effort of caring for children and older family members during the pandemic. In this episode of EPIDEMIC, we’ll hear why the United States is the only wealthy nation not to offer comprehensive support to parents, why caregiving is a critical part of American infrastructure, and what’s at stake if parents and caregivers are forgotten.