Care Showers should very much be a thing.
We are artists and caregivers shaping a cultural ritual to mark and support the transition to becoming a caregiver for an adult or elder.
Care Showers are designed to
- acknowledge both the humor and the challenges that caring for an adult or elder can bring;
- build a web of support around the care partner/s;
- make the receiving and giving of care a normal part of life (like birth and weddings)
We are holding “performances” of model Care Showers as part of the national touring exhibit the Aesthetics of Loss, gathering feedback, and adapting the model as we go.
We will share all we learn here, and offer models for others to hold their very own Care Showers.
This is an act of “culture hacking” — adapting existing cultural rituals to point out (and help dissolve) the shame and stigma surrounding caregiving, and opening a space for this new ritual to emerge.
Imagine that one day (very soon) ...
- Care Showers have invitation templates on Evite and Canva.
- Care Cards have a spot in card racks across the country.
- Care Showers appear as an event option for registries on Amazon, Target.
- Carewell starts a Registry system on its site.
- Pinterest offers ideas for decorations for Care Showers.
Learn more about us - the artists at the core of Care Showers -
Anne Basting
Jessica Meunink-Ganger
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