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"Even when men are involved, it's the women who tend to do the most challenging tasks related to caregiving,"
"The men typically get involved with the finances, become the power of attorney. They may be in the position to do some of the care coordination, kind of a managerial approach, whereas women are doing the dressing, the feeding, and the more challenging personal care tasks."
According to a recent survey by the National Association of Social Workers, most sandwich generation women don't seek help caring for their parents. Some of them don't realize help is available, Ringham says.
from Minnesota NPR
'Sandwich generation' caught between kids and their parents
by Nanci Olesen, Minnesota Public Radio
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Sandwich Generation n. A generation of people who give care to their children and their parents at the same time.
About 16 million Americans care for an aging parent and have children under the age of twenty one. That number is about to explode:
In 25 years, there will be 60 million Americans between the ages of 66 and 84, many of them needing full, or part-time, care. (CBS News, May 8, 2006).
What does day to day life look like for these Americans? What kind of help do they need? How can the faith-based community rise to the occasion and give practical, meaningful support?
Just what is the “Sandwich Generation?”
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