Sandwich Generation
The benefits to the different individuals involved
More support to get a career together
Spend more time with family
Parents can be more apart of their children and grandchildren
The shift of care responsibilities between parent and child
Map out finances
Equally disperse jobs
Balancing their nuclear family life with their extended family life obligations
Schedule time for either side of the sandwich
Make sure there are responsibilities on both sides
The consequences on the caregiver
Very stressful
Not enough time
Depression
The financial costs
School cost
Medical Cost
Around $10 000 on their children and parents
What type of care and support do they provide
Financial
Medical Services
Emotional struggles
Who Are the Sandwich Generation
Middle age adults
Supporting both their parents and their children
Parents have children more often closer to 30