Shilpa Bandyopadhyay
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“At the end of the day, the question isn’t who lives with an older person,”
Shilpa Bandyopadhyay · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Bandyopadhyay argued the key question is not who lives with an older person but whether they feel seen, heard, and safe.
“rather whether the older person feels seen, heard, safe, valued, and meaningfully connected”
Shilpa Bandyopadhyay · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Bandyopadhyay said the real question is whether the older person feels seen, heard, safe, valued, and meaningfully connected.
“Do we recognise ‘companionship’ as a legitimate and continuing need of our older family members or see eldercare mainly as food, shelter, healthcare and physical help?”
Shilpa Bandyopadhyay · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Bandyopadhyay asked whether companionship is recognized as a legitimate need of older family members.
“should not automatically be interpreted as evidence that their families have failed”
Shilpa Bandyopadhyay · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Bandyopadhyay said hiring a companion should not be interpreted as evidence that families have failed.