Living in the ‘sandwich generation’

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Caregiving andThe Sandwich Gene

Amy GoyerAARPs Family & Caregiving Ex


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Sandwich Generation

Traditionally dethose who have parent age !"#

either raising a c$nder age % ors$pporting an adchild

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Sandwich Generation

- ad$lts ages .*/"012 3early hal '.45, have a parent over aand are raising a child at home or havinancially dependent ad$lt child

2 %"5 are providing inancial s$pport to parents and children

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Sandwich Generation

24%5 o sandwich generation are 7etween ages"08 %05 are yo$nger than .*

8 %*5 are older than !*

2E9$ally men and women: more li;ely to 7e ma2 more li;ely to 7e san

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Increases from 2005 - 2012

2 Aging pop$lation

2 ?iving longer

2 @arrying later

2 oomerang ;ids


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The Changing Nature of Family Care

2 Caregiving aects everyonyo$ have 7een( are or expecaregiver or care recipient(are s$pporting someone w

2 Every generation( age( genraceBethnicity and socioecostat$s

2 A?? caregivers are sandwi


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Clu!-Sandwich Generation"

2 Parents: grandp

2 Children: grandc

2 Spo$se( partnersigniicant other

2 Si7lings2 Friends: neigh7o

2 Sel

2 or;( vol$nteer

animals( home(


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Challenges for Caregiers

2 Finances2 Emotions

2 or;

2 Sel/care

2 ealth

2 Relationships

2 Time


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Our Family CaregivingStory


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Sandwiched etween ?ie( or; & Caregiving


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#aluing the Inalua!le $ly )*%" pdate

2 .* million amily caregivers2 +4 7illion ho$rs o care

2 Estimated val$e o =.4*

7illion'So$rce1 AARP P$7lic Policy


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ho are the caregivers

Caregivers play many roles


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Caregiver Iemographics

2 Average age1 .0

2 45 age 4"#

2 ).5 @illennials 'age %/

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2 !*5 women2 .*5 men

2 !)5 hite

2 %45 ispanic

2 %+5 Arican Alac;

2 !5 AsianAmericanBPaciic


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Family Caregivers

2 !"5 are married or liing with a partner

2 )5 percent have a child or grandchild $nder the living in their ho$sehold6

2 -ne in %* caregivers has served in the armed forcor care recipients

2 05 sel/identiy as les7ian( gay( 7isex$al( andBortransgender $%G&T,

2 ))5 care or someone with 'l(heimer)sor other d


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Relationship

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Care Recipients

2+45 have more than one ongoing pro7lem

or illness

2 @ain reason or care1

%.5 / J-ld ageK

5 / AlLheimers or other dementia

5 / S$rgeryBwo$nds

45 / Cancer

45 / @o7ility


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Care Recipients

2 .45 o caregivers care or someone a

2 A7o$t hal live in their own home

2 As ho$rs o care increase( more li;ely with caregiver

2 @ore than hal have 7een hospitaliLedpast year

Roles Change


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Activities o Iaily ?iving 'AI?s,


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"45 / @edicalB3$rsing Tas;s

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@ost Caregivers ave 3o Paid

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ealth


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@any Caregivers are ighly Stre

Experiencing emotional stress is more common among higher/caregivers6

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Finances

2 A7o$t one in ive caregivers reports experiencing in

strain '%5,2 @ore common with higher/ho$r caregivers

2 ?ong/Iistance Caregivers who live more than an horom their care recipient have higher levels o inanc')%5,8 .%5 o long/distance caregivers report the $se o paid he

2 The longer a caregiver has 7een providing care( theli;ely they are to eel the inancial strain

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Typical Family Caregiver

2 .0 year/old( emale( married or

living with partner( employed(median income =".(4**

2 Primary caregiver or !0 year/oldmother with long/term physical

condition2 al do medicalBn$rsing tas;s

2 ?i;ely live together or close 7y


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Caregier *rofiles


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Caregiers 'ge +5,

2 Caring or close relative

'spo$se( ad$lt child( or si7ling,

2 Sole provider o care: $s$allylive together

2 Provided care " N yearsaverage

2 A7o$t +. ho$rs per wee;

illennials


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illennials

2 % in . caregivers are @illenials 'age %/+.,

2 "*5 maleBemale2 Typical care recipient !* yr old emale relative

2 @ost li;ely mental healthBemotional pro7lem

2 Providing care or )6 years on average

2 )% hrsBwee;

2 al have other $npaid help rom other amily and riends

2 or;ing

2 al marriedBliving wBpartner

.igher-.our Caregiers


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.igher .our Caregiers

2 +)5 o caregivers

2 At least )% ho$rs per wee;2 Average /2 hours er wee

2 igh 7$rden o care '. o$t o " ina "/level index,

2 Typically sole( $npaid careprovider:

2 @ore li;ely to 7e caring or aspo$se or partner

oring Caregiers


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oring Caregiers

2 !*5 o caregivers were employed in the past year

2 "!5 wor; $ll time2 +" hrsBw; average

2 Among wor;ing caregivers18 "+5 say employer oers lexi7le wor;

8 ")5 paid sic; days8 )+5 employee assistance programs

8 ))5 telecomm$ting

8 3early all wor;place 7eneits are more commonly reportecaregivers wor;ing $ll/time

3uggling or and Caregiing


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igher/ho$r caregivers who are employed are more li;ereport experiencing nearly all o these wor; impacts6

3uggling or and Caregiing


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Imact on or

Primary caregivers more li;ely impact

4*5 o caregivers who perormmedicalBn$rsing tas;s report impact w

or;ing +*# hrs a wee;: more li;ely twor;day interr$ptions

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Caregivers modiy wor; to it caregiving

+05 o caregivers who let their Mo7 did so tomore time to provide care

+.5 o caregivers who let their Mo7 did so d

lac; o lexi7le wor; ho$rs2 Caregivers who leave wor; lose ave6 =+**(*

lietime wages and 7eneits


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