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Sandwich Generation Caregivers: Pulled in Too Many Directions
Being a parent or a caregiver is demanding enough, but when someone assumes both of these roles (sometimes in addition to working), the result can be daunting. It is vital that caregivers acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses and ask for help.
0 CommentsThe Sandwich Generation Faces Increasing Levels of Caregiver Burden
Members of the sandwich generation care for a combination of young kids, aging parents, adult children, grandparents and even grandchildren. Their situations may vary, but the one thing these caregivers have in common is their need for more support.
10 CommentsA Story from the Sandwich Generation: Caring for Kids and Parents
When I first heard the term “Sandwich Generation,” it didn’t occur to me that I was a member of this commendable group. I survived caring for multiple seniors, raising my children and working all at once.
5 Comments9 Ways Caring for Parents is Different Than Caring for Children
Many people mistakenly compare child rearing to caring for an aging parent, but, as many caregivers know, these two tasks couldn’t be more different.
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Sandwich Generation Questions
Help. We have reached burnout. Any tips?
24 AnswersHow do you balance competing needs of aging parents, work and your spouse and kids?
27 AnswersNeedHelpWithMom Replied Feb 27, 2021Mom may be permanently disabled and can't drive - what now?
5 AnswersIsthisrealyreal Replied Feb 11, 2021How to cope with it all?
4 AnswersIsthisrealyreal Answered Feb 8, 2021
Sandwich Generation Discussions
Compassion fatigue is real, and because of it I'm just now grieving my father's death 2 months later.
3 CommentsAt a Loss
3 Commentscherokeegrrl54 Commented Jan 2020Resentful husband - I never thought he'd say it.
68 Commentssandwich42plus Commented Dec 2019Would anyone like to share their experience with being a caretaker in a "sandwich" situation.
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Sandwich Generation Related Topics
- Care Decisions
- Burnout
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Working Caregiver
- New to Caregiving
- Cognitive Decline
- Dementia Behaviors
- Severe Dementia
- Long-distance Caregiving
- Caregiving
- Cancer
- Signs of Dementia
- Dementia Wandering
- Mild Dementia
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Violent Behavior
- Area Agency on Aging
- Adult Day Care
- Aging in Place
- Prostate Cancer