Ai-jen Poo is the co-director of Caring Across Generations, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and author of the forthcoming book, “The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America” (The New Press).
Julianne Moore may finally win an Academy Award on Sunday night for her heart-wrenching performance in “Still Alice,” in which she plays a linguistics professor with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Much has been written about her characterization of a woman struggling with the disease. But there’s another reason the performance hits home for millions of Americans, whether they are grappling with Alzheimer’s or not. Richard Glatzer, who co-directed the film with Wash Westmoreland, names it: “Still Alice,” he says, is actually a film about “the real unsung heroes: caregivers.”
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