Mother is not taken to a nursing home, because that would be shameful

In Italy, caring for the elderly differs from Finland, because the law obliges children to take care of their parents. Help is received from caregivers coming from abroad, who often live in the elderly’s home.

In some families, siblings argue about their parents’ care costs, but Rina Baù’s children pull together. In the photo, mother Rina is surrounded by daughter Laura (left), daughter-in-law Teresa, granddaughter Sara, son Roberto and daughter Marinella. The second son Enrico did not make it to the place. Picture: Leila Itkonen