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This is a must-see documentary about Katrina Gilbert, a working mother on the edge of poverty struggling to raise three children. The film touches on vital national issues like wages, health care, education, and food adequacy. A nurse's assistant in a nursing home, she cares for frail elderly people who have limited mobility and varying degrees of cognitive ability. A scene in which she helps lift a man into bed gives a glimpse of the job's physically demanding nature, and her duties also include helping people dress, shower, and use the bathroom.
Despite the importance of her work to her elderly patients and their grown children, Gilbert doesn't make much money: $9.49 an hour or roughly $18,000 annually. She works long hours, even 16-hour stretches at times. Moreover, she gets no sick days, so when one of her children gets sick, it’s a potential work crisis. Nor does she get benefits like health insurance, and she can't afford coverage on her own—though it's worth noting that, thanks to the then-health reform, she later got coverage through one of the new insurance marketplaces.
There are millions of Katrina Gilberts across America. They work hard, for not much money, in nursing homes, retail stores, restaurants, and office buildings. With limited resources, they're especially vulnerable to crises such as a job loss or serious health problem.
These the day-to-day challenges faced by millions of women in America today are seen through this story of a struggling single mom in Tennessee. Like, share and leave your comment.
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