Fixing the care crisis in America means finding solutions that work for everyone in a family. This article from Diana Lind examines how multigenerational housing supports the needs of children, parents, and grandparents at the same time, offering families a wide range of advantages—less social isolation for grandparents, more care for young children, childcare flexibility, economic savings, and more. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the issues that make caregiving challenging across generations, and it’s inspiring to see policy specialists like Lind exploring the ways that urban infrastructures can reshape our care systems.
