Who cares for the caregivers?

I have a few comments and thoughts about this article.

1) The article stated that siblings of handicapped patients have trouble getting married because of their siblings.

How is this relevant? I feel that if someone really loves somebody, he/she is willing to share the hardship of taking care of a handicapped person, which i know first-hand is quite easy if you are willing to.

2) Why did the nursing homes turn down the request to take care of a handicapped person?

This is ironic, they are nursing homes and they are not willing to nurse someone that is in need of nursing? Then i believe there is no point in having nursing homes. What is this about applying for a nurse? A nursing home should have a basis of helping the needy not choosing who to help.

3) I disagree with the writer point of view that we cannot claim to be a civilised society if the needy among us are not taken care of, and their parents cannot die with peace of mind. I feel that we will not be a good and feeling society because we do not help the needy andare not willing to