Buurtzorg Nederland: Nurses Leading the Way!

"What started as a team of 4 nurses in 2006, has grown to 580 teams of 6,500 nurses in 2013. "
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Working Caregivers in the United States

"68 percent of caregivers surveyed had to make work accommodations such as taking time off, coming in late, leaving early, refusing a promotion, reducing work hours, changing jobs or quitting."
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Sharing Lessons from Europe in Financing and Delivery of Long Term Support Services

"...unlike health care, LTCSS insurance is a case of incomplete welfare-related insurance as people fail to purchase insurance when its optimal to do so, leaving people in need of care to rely on public support, if and when available, or, if affordable, to self-insure."
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WeHelp: Helping People to Help Each Other: The Transformation of a Caring Society in The Netherlands

We frequently refer to living in a 'me' society, but there is great potential in informal support and reciprocity within neighborhoods.
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