Strategies for the “Sandwich” Generation
You do not have to be raising young children to be in the sandwich generation. Your children might be adults but need financial help, because of student loans or other financial pressures.
You do not have to be raising young children to be in the sandwich generation. Your children might be adults but need financial help, because of student loans or other financial pressures.
Resentment can build, if some of the family caregivers feel they are doing more than their share, while others are not doing their part.
The search tool can connect your older loved one with assistance that can help to pay for housing, medication, food, medical services, utilities, transportation and other necessities.
Many people end up paying for everyday items, because their elderly parents cannot afford even the necessities of life.
If your parent was extremely authoritarian or independent, it will be difficult for him or her to accept someone telling them what to do – especially one of their children.
Americans’ longer life spans mean that more families are ‘aging together,’ as researchers call the trend.