Homeward Bound : Modern Families, Elder Care, and Loss by Amy Ziettlow, Naomi Cahn

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By Amy Ziettlow, Naomi Cahn

Homeward sure attracts on qualitative interviews with kinfolk caregivers to discover how the criminal frameworks that outline the elder care, burial, and wealth move procedure are understood, accessed, missed, or fall brief. It will pay shut awareness to the methods a family's inner norms and constitution outline those stories and their courting to the law.

summary: Homeward sure attracts on qualitative interviews with kin caregivers to discover how the criminal frameworks that outline the elder care, burial, and wealth move method are understood, accessed, neglected, or fall brief. It can pay shut consciousness to the methods a family's inner norms and constitution outline those reviews and their courting to the legislations

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That’s not an issue. Me and my brothers do very well thanks to you all giving us a good start. Trust me. ” 42 M odern Families , E lder C are , and L oss After their father moved in with Will and his brother, Will created an elaborate spreadsheet with straightforward formulas for splitting the costs of care and, ultimately, the burial costs, among him and his two brothers. Had Will and his brothers refused to cover the costs of caring for their dad, would they have been punished? Potentially, yes.

Even though her siblings bore equal responsibility legally, Nancy considered herself to be the “next of kin” because she was on site and because, personality-​wise, she was the sibling who tended to take the lead during family crises. Because of William’s different opinion about life support, Nancy felt forced to explicitly express to medical personnel—​as well as to William—​that she was the next of kin and that William had no recognized right to control her mother’s treatment. Nancy attempted to include other family members in the various decisions that needed to be made for her mother because she felt it was the right thing to do.

And I’m just like, “I really don’t give a shit what it costs. That’s not an issue. Me and my brothers do very well thanks to you all giving us a good start. Trust me. ” 42 M odern Families , E lder C are , and L oss After their father moved in with Will and his brother, Will created an elaborate spreadsheet with straightforward formulas for splitting the costs of care and, ultimately, the burial costs, among him and his two brothers. Had Will and his brothers refused to cover the costs of caring for their dad, would they have been punished?

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