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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
'Pew Research
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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$pport to parents and children
'Pew Researc
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Sandwich Generation
24%5 o sandwich generation are 7etween ages"08 %05 are yo$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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The ig @ove
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The ig @oveDac;
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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 %/
+.,
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 $%G&T,
2 ))5 care or someone with 'l(heimer)sor other d
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Relationship
2"5or
2 .05or
parlaw
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Care Recipients
2+45 have more than one ongoing pro7lem
or illness
2 @ain reason or care1
%.5 / J-ld ageK
5 / AlLheimers or other dementia
5 / S$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
2
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@ost Caregivers ave 3o Paid
l h
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ealth
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@any Caregivers are ighly Stre
Experiencing emotional stress is more common among higher/caregivers6
Fi
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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 $se o paid he
2 The longer a caregiver has 7een providing care( theli;ely they are to eel the inancial strain
T i l F il C i
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Typical Family Caregiver
2 .0 year/old( emale( married or
living with partner( employed(median income =".(4**
2 Primary caregiver or !0 year/oldmother with long/term physical
condition2 al do medicalBn$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
%eaing or
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%eaing or
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$rs2 Caregivers who leave wor; lose ave6 =+**(*
lietime wages and 7eneits
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S$pporting Sandwiched Careg
Information Needs
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Information Needs
4ecommendations
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