Post by Logan on Feb 18, 2016 6:06:06 GMT -6
Cuomo, in Buffalo visit, finds support for family leave at both ends of the life spectrum
At Hospice Buffalo in Cheektowaga, the concept of family involvement at the end of life is nothing new. Relatives have long spent countless hours there at the bedsides of the dying.
But the legally protected ability of a family member to devote as much time as needed at hospice, or to care for a newborn or sick relative, is only now under serious consideration by the State Legislature. For Patricia A. Ahern, CEO of Hospice Buffalo, the idea of paid family leave for those attending to terminally ill relatives is ripe for discussion.
“Anything that provides for families being together at that time is what anyone would want,” she said Wednesday, adding that financial obligations and work responsibilities can prove overwhelming.
“The alternative is often putting loved ones in a nursing home when they can no longer shoulder the burden,” she said. “Sometimes, it’s, ‘What’s the best bad decision we can make?’”
Read more: www.buffalonews.com/city-region/cuomo-in-buffalo-visit-finds-support-for-family-leave-at-both-ends-of-the-life-spectrum-20160217
At Hospice Buffalo in Cheektowaga, the concept of family involvement at the end of life is nothing new. Relatives have long spent countless hours there at the bedsides of the dying.
But the legally protected ability of a family member to devote as much time as needed at hospice, or to care for a newborn or sick relative, is only now under serious consideration by the State Legislature. For Patricia A. Ahern, CEO of Hospice Buffalo, the idea of paid family leave for those attending to terminally ill relatives is ripe for discussion.
“Anything that provides for families being together at that time is what anyone would want,” she said Wednesday, adding that financial obligations and work responsibilities can prove overwhelming.
“The alternative is often putting loved ones in a nursing home when they can no longer shoulder the burden,” she said. “Sometimes, it’s, ‘What’s the best bad decision we can make?’”
Read more: www.buffalonews.com/city-region/cuomo-in-buffalo-visit-finds-support-for-family-leave-at-both-ends-of-the-life-spectrum-20160217