Bargaining Power, Parental Caregiving, and Intergenerational Coresidence

Discussion. Meeting the needs of the growing elderly population while maintaining them in the community is a particular focus of long-term care policy. To the extent that shared living is an important component of such care, the observed sensitivity of non-resident children’s caregiving efforts has implications for the well-being of both disabled parents and their coresiding adult children.

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Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Pezzin, L. E., Pollak, R. A., Schone, B. S. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research