Beech Lodge private Nursing Home, Ireland
The Daughters of Elder Care by Barbara Mascio
We have all heard the old African saying "It takes
a whole village to raise a child." It expresses
some things that we can all easily accept: family values,
shared responsibility, community spirit. But where is
that same spirit when it comes to caring for our elderly?
Typically, all the responsibility falls on one adult
child, normally the daughter.
The adult daughter cares for children, spouse and an
older adult relative while maintaining a career. What
about caring for the needs of the caregiver?
Her needs are often ignored and trivialized by community,
physicians, employers, other family and society in general.
Family caregivers faced with a landscape much different
from the one commonly accepted and assumed by society
suffer guilt and exhaustion while attempting to ‘do
it all’.
“Families have never done this with such complicated
medical treatment and the kind of economic pressures
this brings today,” says Carol Leving, director
of the United Hospital Fund’s Families and Health
Care project in New York City. “In the old days,
people got better or they died.”
Caregivers often times have higher health risks than
those they care for. Severe depression, anxiety, substance
abuse, severe anger and stress-related diseases including
cardiovascular disease, cancer and infectious diseases
are highly common.
Quality Care Options Community of Resources is the
village that you and your loved ones can turn to. Services,
resources and support for both the older adult and the
family caregiver are available. Quality Care Options
strives to assist the entire family by making our service
a one-call solution, saving you time, money and stress.
These excerpts from letters sent to QCO tell the story
much better than I can …
“We had less than a day to locate a rehabilitation
facility for my father-in-law. We were familiar with
nursing homes in Alliance, but not in our Cleveland
area, which is where he wanted to be. I came across
your yellow page ad, liked the name, ‘Quality Care
Options’, and then went to your web site. I felt
relieved after speaking with Barbara.
The follow up service was great. There were a few concerns,
Barbara acted on our family’s behalf, and everything
worked out well. I am recommending QCO to everyone,
including my friends and my pastor. Thanks again.”
Nancy V., Cleveland Ohio
“I am so grateful for QCO. I thought I would have
to miss work in order to find services for my mom. I
was a little hesitant at first, but the folks at QCO
were great. They listened, I mean, really listened.
They found the perfect home care company for my mom
and continue to check up on us. I can't believe we were
lucky enough to find them.”
Sandy R., Atlanta GA
“Quality Care Options is using innovative ideas
to greatly benefit seniors, their families and the facilities
and caregivers that serve them. I talk with dozens of
people everyday who have the same goals as Quality Care
Options, but I have yet to meet anyone with a business
model as good as this one!
QCO has managed to provide placement services and advocacy
at an extremely low cost to seniors and their families,
while providing a huge incentive for caregivers and
homes to join QCO's network. It all equates to a sound
business model that gets right to the heart of what
we are all trying to do, make life better for our senior
citizens.”
Jake Gotto Account Manager Assist Guide
Our direct line is 216-883-3163 or toll free at 877-620-6448
with office hours of Monday – Saturday, 8am to
6pm. Quality Care Options serves the United States.
The web address is www.qualityeldercare.com
About the Author
Barbara Mascio is the founder and president of Quality
Care Options, LLC, ‘Linking Seniors and Caregivers
to Excellent Resources.’ QCO is the first and only
company of its kind nationwide.
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