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TheSandwich Generati

Amy Goyer AARP’s Family & Caregiving E


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Sandwich Generation " #ld $iew

% omen

% ' " yrs* ol

% Sandwiched +!arents and rachildren


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Sandwiched ,etween Care o- Parents and.

% Children

% or/

%S!o0se1 !artnsigni-icant rela

% Care o- si+ling

% Care o- grand

% Care o- other


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% Grand!arents

% Parents

% Children

% Grandchildren

%Si+lings% S!o0se

% Friends

% or/.li-e.!ets.ho++ies.vol0ntee


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Sandwiched

% 345 are ages 267 " 475 yo0nger than

" 45 older than 8

% 35 o- ad0lts in their ’s and 6’s have a !arent over age 86 and eraising a child at home or have a -inancially de!endent ad0lt child

% 465 are !roviding -inancial s0!!ort to aging !arent and children

% 9ore !rovide -inancial s0!!ort to ad0lt children " Recession

" :o0sing crisis

% 5 say aging !arents and children rely on them -or emotional s0!!(So0rce; Pew R


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,oomerang >ids

% ?n =4 lowest em!loyment rates -oyo0ng ad0lts since govt* started colldata in 47@

% 9oved +ac/ in a-ter college1 o+ lossho0sing loss1 divorce etc*

% 9ay have +ro0ght grand/ids


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Common Benominators;

Family

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The Changing Dat0re o-

Family CaregivingEvery generation1 age1 gender1 race


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hat do caregivers do


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hat do caregivers do


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Caregiving in the *S=46 Re!ort

Conducted by:


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Caregiver Bemogra!hics

% Average age; 7

% 35 age 36

% =5 9illennials (age 4@2

')

% 85 women% 5 men

% 8=5 hite

% 435 :is!anic

% 4'5 A-rican A,lac/

% 85 Asian American<Paci-ic ?slande


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Family Caregivers

% 865 are married or living with a !artner

% =@5 !ercent have a child or grandchild 0nderage o- 4@ living in their ho0sehold*

% #ne in 4 caregivers has served in the armedas have a similar !ro!ortion o- their care reci!

% 75 sel-2identi-y as les+ian1 gay1 +ise0al1 andtransgender (G,T)


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Relationshi!

% @65-or

% 75-or

!arlaw


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Care Reci!ients

%675 long2term !hysical condition

% =85 memory !ro+lem

% '35 have more than one ongoing !ro+lem or illness

% Caregiver !erce!tion o- main reason -or care;

45 2 H#ld ageI

@5 2 AlJheimerKs or dementia (==5 say loved one ha

AlJ*


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Providing Care

% = hrs* !er wee/ " ='5 4 hrs*

" Caring -or s!o0se

% Ave* yrs* " =65 6 yrs*

" :igher ho0r caregivers twice as li/ely


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?nstr0mental Activities o- Baily iv(?ABs)


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Activities o- Baily iving (ABs)


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635 2 9edical


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9ost Caregivers :ave Do Paid


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Tas/s o- Caregiving


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Ty!ical Family Caregiver

% 7 year2old1 -emale1 married or

living with !artner1 median ::income L613

% Primary caregiver -or 87 year2oldmother with long2term !hysical

condition

% s0ally medial


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:igher2:o0r Caregivers

% '=5 o- caregivers

% At least =4 ho0rs !er wee/% Average 62 hours per week

% :igh +0rden o- care ( o0t o- 6 ina 62level inde)

% Ty!ically sole1 0n!aid care!roviderM

% 9ore li/ely to +e caring -or as!o0se or !artner


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9illennials

% =5 o- caregivers are age 4@2'

% EN0ally li/ely to male


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Caregivers Age 36

% Caring -or close relative(s!o0se1 ad0lt child1 or si+ling)

% Sole !rovider o- careM 0s0allylive together

% Provided care 6 O yearsaverage

% A+o0t ' ho0rs !er wee/

% Caring -or grandchildren too


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or/ing Caregivers

% 85 o- caregivers were em!loyed at some !oint in the !a

while also caregiving% 685 wor/ -0ll time

% '6 hrs


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:igher2ho0r caregivers who are em!loyed are more li/ere!ort e!eriencing nearly all o- these wor/ im!acts*

0ggling or/ and Caregiving


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?m!acts on or/

• Primary caregivers more li/ely im!act

• 35 o- caregivers who !er-ormmedical


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eaving or/

• Caregivers modi-y wor/ to -it caregiving

• '75 o- caregivers who le-t their o+ did so tomore time to !rovide care

• '5 o- caregivers who le-t their o+ did so d

lac/ o- -lei+le wor/ ho0rs% Caregivers who leave wor/ lose ave* L'1

li-etime wages and +ene-its

Changing Roles


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9any Caregivers are :ighly Stre

E!eriencing emotional stress is more common among higher2caregivers*

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:ealth ?m!acts

% 435 !ercent say health fair or poor.

% ,y com!arison1 45 o- the general ad0l!o!0lation descri+e their health as fair o

% The longer a caregiver has +een !rovidin

the more li/ely she or he is to re!ort fair health*

% ==5 say health has gotten worse

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Finances

% A+o0t one in -ive caregivers re!orts e!eriencing -inancia

(4@5)% 9ore common with higher2ho0r caregivers

% Greater among higher than lower ho0r co2resident caregiv

% ong2Bistance Caregivers who live more than an ho0r awtheir care reci!ient 2 higher levels o- -inancial strain (=45)

+eca0se 4 !ercent o- long2distance caregivers re!ort the!aid hel!

% The longer a caregiver has +een !roviding care1 the moreare to -eel the -inancial strain


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S0!!orting Sandwiched Careg

Information Needs


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Information Needs

Recommendations


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Recommendations

% ?denti-y and hel! caregivers who are most at ris/ -or deteriorhealth1 -inancial sec0rity1 and N0ality o- li-e*

% ?denti-y and advocate -or !rograms that co0ld ma/e a real diin caregivers’ well2+eing and in their a+ility to contin0e !rovidincl0ding hel!ing them +alance !aid em!loyment and 0n!aid

% Give caregivers reso0rces to co!e with the sometimes 0neand s0dden entry into !roviding care*

% Etend training to caregivers who !er-orm ABs1 medical


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S!anish aar!*org


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Ta/e Care ,log


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90lti!le Generations Sandwiched


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90lti!le Generations Sandwiched

% Traditionally woman in '’s and ’,oomers

% 9oved into Gen Q

% Dow moving into Gen


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Sandwiched +etween more than /ids and !

% or/ing longer

% 9ale caregivers

% Caregiving -or other relatives

% ,oomerang /ids

% 90ltigenerational living

Growing


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Growing

% ,a+y ,oomers aging

% Emerging ad0lthood

% ,oomerang /ids

% Recession


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AMY GOYER

AUTOR! AARP"S #UGG$ING WOR% & CAREGIVING

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