One of them, Ronnie Smalls, has more than a dozen years of experience and is trained in dementia care. Eighty-five percent of home care workers are women, two-thirds are people of color, and roughly a third are immigrants. Turning to Respite ServicesResidents of Respite Care Charleston, a nonprofit, play a game at Martin Luther Lutheran Church. One nonprofit, Respite Care Charleston, provides weekday drop-off sessions for people with dementia for almost four hours a day. “Respite Care Charleston has been a real key to his keeping going,” she said, “to both of us, quite frankly, continuing to survive.”

Source: New York Times December 04, 2023 10:14 UTC