Posted in caregiving, expert Q&A, sandwich generation on Dec 14th, 2011
Professionals who work with seniors strongly encourage people to consider long-term-care insurance. Just as with life insurance, the younger you are when you buy your policy, the lower your premiums. Most people get serious about long-term-care insurance at about age 60 and that’s often a reasonably economical time to start. But some opt for it [...]
Posted in sandwich generation, sandwich ingredients, sandwiched in on Dec 9th, 2011
I am learning multimedia skills and how to use a videocamera. After a graduate school assignment, I thought it may be fun to create a short video for the “about my sandwich” page, and I decided to post it here as well. It’s not a prize winner obviously but I’m having fun experimenting (yes, that’s [...]
Posted in challenges, sandwich generation, sandwich ingredients, sandwiched in on Dec 3rd, 2011
When my husband and I moved to Washington state from Alaska more than a decade ago with our two young boys, by the end of our eight-day “trip” we had about $100 left to our name, our two old vehicles, and whatever possessions we could fit around my little Subaru in my friend’s 18-foot trailer. [...]
Posted in caregiving, challenges, expert Q&A, sandwich generation, sandwiched in on Nov 29th, 2011
Patti Kleist, a former “sandwicher,” a longtime advocate for the elderly and the disabled and executive director of nonprofit Faith in Action in Belfair, Wash., answered a few questions for the Sandwiched In. Do you have questions you’d like to have experts answer? Contact me and I will get answers in future interviews. Q: Americans [...]
Posted in caregiving, challenges, sandwich generation, sandwiched in on Nov 27th, 2011
An article today in The Telegraph (UK) titled “Fourtysomething: the new midlife crisis” caught my attention because lately I’ve been contemplating the idea of getting old. When you’re sandwiched in, aging is a bit of a peculiar feeling because not only do you have your children reminding you that you are getting old, your aging [...]
Posted in Alzheimer's, caregiving, challenges, sandwich generation, sandwiched in on Nov 25th, 2011
When we are kids, we are used to our parents making many major decisions for us (depending on age and circumstances) and we trust their judgment to decide what’s best. As adults, we get the privilege of making our bed and sleeping in it, as the saying goes. But when you’re a caregiver for a parent [...]
Posted in 10 commandments, challenges, parenting, sandwich generation on Nov 17th, 2011
One of the things caretakers are very skilled at — and women are much better at this — is feeling guilty. As a full-time working parent, every time your child does something that makes you less than proud, you feel guilty about not having spent more time with him and less time working etc. If [...]
Posted in challenges, sandwich generation, sandwiched in on Nov 12th, 2011
Posted in challenges, sandwich generation, sandwiched in on Nov 12th, 2011
The majority of the sandwich generation is comprised of adults between ages of 28 and 42, though many are in the 40- to 60-years-old demographic. People who no longer have living parents, or those who don’t have kids, may think the challenges faced by adults in the middle don’t affect them — after all, caregiving [...]