{"id":11572,"date":"2017-03-20T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/?p=11572"},"modified":"2019-07-24T15:31:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T20:31:50","slug":"are-you-part-of-the-sandwich-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2017\/03\/are-you-part-of-the-sandwich-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Part of the Sandwich Generation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are You Part of the Sandwich Generation?\u00a0\"Are<\/a><\/h1>\n

Caregiving has always been a part of life. Parents throughout history have provided care for their children. Spouses, children, and other loved ones have always faced the work of caring for aging loved ones. Part of being human is making sure that your loved ones receive the care they need at the moments in life when they need it.<\/p>\n

Caregiving isn\u2019t something new, but we\u2019re moving into a period of time in which a significant portion of the population is faced with especially trying caregiving responsibilities<\/strong><\/a> due to a few cultural factors converging at once.<\/p>\n

Many adults within a certain age range are finding themselves overwhelmed with the caregiving needs coming at them from at least two directions. These are the members of the sandwich generation.<\/p>\n

What is the sandwich generation?<\/h2>\n

The sandwich generation<\/a><\/strong> is a term popularly used to describe people who find themselves needing to provide caregiving for both aging parents and young children at the same time. They\u2019re sandwiched between two different generations of people that require their care.<\/p>\n

People stuck in the middle of a caregiving sandwich aren\u2019t new, but due to demographic trends, the proportion of middle-aged people who are currently affected by this issue is especially large. The Pew Foundation<\/a><\/strong> has found that about half of people in their 40s and 50s can be considered part of the sandwich generation.<\/p>\n

Does that sound like you?<\/h2>\n

You\u2019re probably a member of the sandwich generation if:<\/p>\n