Homecare - Behind Closed Doors
More than three million Canadians are daily caregivers for spouses, parents or disabled children. Those who have been conscripted to help toil behind closed doors and pay for the privilege with their savings and their health. In this four part series, André Picard, award winning Globe and Mail reporter, looks into the troubled world of homecare.
After surgery: Nurse Janice Cibert changes the dressing on Keith Dieter's leg where a vein was removed for use in his heart-bypass operation.
Photo by Tibor Kolley
Continual care: Health aides Verna Bird, left, and Lee Anna Davies move Michael Huck, who has muscular dystrophy, into his bed. Mr. Huck lives alone in a townhouse and is an activist for people with disabilities.
Photo by Tibor Kolley
FROM SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1999
Conscripted by Love part 1
Conscripted by Love part 2
Homecare by the Numbers
Photo Essay by Fred Lum
FROM MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1999
Health Care's Next Frontier
Research is Skimpy on How Much is Saved
Photo Essay by Tibor Kolley
FROM SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1999
Hard Wages: Why Workers Don't Stay
A Homemaker's Weekend
Wide-Open Competition Saves Money, but Draws Fire
Photo Essay by Fred Lum
FROM MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1999
The Missing Piece of the Health Care Puzzle
Learning What You Need to Give Care
Living with Dignity and Love When Death is Imminent
Photo Essay by Fred Lum
