Coping as caregiver tougher in hard timesMiami Herald July 1, 2009
by Cindy Krischer Goodman
A personal account of Miami Herald reporter and sandwich generation member Cindy Krischer Goodman with comments from GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE Miami-Dade Office Director Bob Kemper.
Alzheimer's: A Baby Boomers EpidemicThe Huffington Post
May 8, 2009
Maria Shriver writes about her sandwich generation experience as a child of Alzheimer's.
"Sandwich Moms" Feel Big SqueezeJewish Exponent
October 16, 2008
Michelle Mostovy-Eisenberg, Staff Writer at the Jewish Exponent looks at family caregiving.
Tears of joy, pain flow 'sandwichers'SunJournal.com (subscription), ME Mar 9, 2008
We're called the sandwich generation because so many of us are wedged between the dual responsibilities of raising a child and caring for aging parents. ...
Goodwin Procter offers family caregiver benefitBoston Globe Mar 6, 2008
The benefit is aimed at the so-called sandwich generation, which often finds itself caring not only for young children, but also for aging parents. ...
Financial advice for the 'Sandwich Generation'
Feb 22, 2008
That can put a squeeze on adults in their middle years, often known as the "Sandwich Generation." The Illinois CPA Society recommends that this group take a ...
What Does Your Work Force Look Like?DiversityInc.com (subscription)
February 12, 2008
Read all about the sandwich generation in the March 2007 issue of Diversity Inc magazine. 4. Work force. More than one in five working-age people will be ...
Living together: Return of the extended familyTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
Feb 1, 2008
Living together can be a perfect solution for the 'Sandwich Generation', those faced with young children, ageing parents and a tight budget. ...
The Sandwich Generation: Case studiesTelegraph.co.uk Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 9:55:21 PM
Jo Jones, 48, is a classic member of the Sandwich Generation. From her first marriage she has a son, Toby, aged 22, and a daughter, Fiona, 20, ...
Tips for the ‘sandwich’ generationVillage News Network, CA
Jan 24, 2008
The “sandwich” generation can benefit from a little help caring for young children and aging parents. Millions of people spend their time sandwiched between ...
Sandwich Generation Employee Work/Life Issues (CCH, a Wolters Kluwer Company):
The number of employees currently caught in the sandwich generation is estimated at eight percent and growing. These employees, primarily Baby Boomers, find themselves in the dual role of being caregivers...[excerpt from 2004 CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey, available online]
Monster.com
The Sandwich Generation Balances Children and Elderly Parents and the sandwich generation is growing. "More and more working people are ... However, many employers' workplace practices fail to keep to the spirit of ...
Society for HR Management
Offers a wealth of updated information for HR Professionals, about the Sandwich Generation and retention of these valued employees...[Membership required]
Workplace Visions - 0306a... parenting, 24% of the women had opted out to care for elderly or other relatives (this was particularly true of women in the so-called "sandwich generation"). ...
The Sandwich Generation
According to a recent University of Toronto study, "sandwich generation" women phoned their ....[WarrenShepell EAP Newsletter]
Huntington News
Mar 4, 2007
Surprising Findings in Look at 'Sandwich Generation' ... were least likely to use the formal workplace programs such as on-site ...
Career Counseling for the Sandwich Generation
The sandwich generation caregiver has double the burden compared to other employees. If the employee is in a supportive workplace, problems can be resolved. ...
Labor Project for Working Families
Spring 2002-Director of Ceridian LifeWorks Services- the modern workplace will have to adapt to the sandwich generation's needs. "Companies will need to make sure to ...
National Council on Aging
Helping older people remain healthy and independent, find jobs, increase access to benefits programs, and discover meaningful ways to continue contributing to society.
National Alliance for Caregiving
The National Alliance for Caregiving is dedicated to providing support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregivers.
National Family Caregivers Association
The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age.
PBS
Each week, Life (Part 2) offers ideas, insights, conversation—and of course, humor—on aging vitally and vibrantly. Each week’s episode will explore issues facing the 26% of the American population who are 55 and older. Hosted by actor (and backgammon champ) Alan Rosenberg, guests and contributors bring smarts, humor and experience to the art and science of aging. Check the PBS website for local air times. [Excerpt from PBS.com]
The Sandwich Generation A film by Julie Winokur and Ed Kashi. A film by Julie Winokur and Ed Kashi.
Twenty million Americans are faced with caring for both aging parents and young children. In The Sandwich Generation, one family exposes with unflinching candor its emotionally charged account of family caregiving. See the project at http://mediastorm.org/0009.htm.
Truly a beautifully filmed and moving depiction of what it means to be a member of the Sandwich Generation.
Sandwich Generation RealityTV: Courtesy YouTube Members
Susan Colley-Monk, a family caregiver, describes how she provides care for her family day-to-day, as part of the Sandwich Generation.
Twenty million Americans are faced with caring for both aging parents and young children. In The Sandwich Generation, one family exposes with unflinching candor its emotionally charged account of family caregiving. See the project at http://mediastorm.org/0009.htm.
Truly a beautifully filmed and moving depiction of what it means to be a member of the Sandwich Generation.
Fox News' Happy Hour interviews Julie Winokur and Ed Kashi, regarding their film The Sandwich Generation.
This episode of Baptist Memorial Health Care's Smart Medicine series focuses on the Sandwich Generation, as broadcast from Memphis, Tennessee.
Portions of a Prudent Advisor segment with host John Palmer, featuring Sue Cunningham of Senior Resources Group, author of Unwrapping the Sandwich Generation, addressing senior issues and the Sandwich Generation.
