There is a 47% chance that at some point in life, you will be responsible for caring for an aging parent or another elderly family member. We support and empower caregiving by offering a list of resources to help navigate the daunting task of work-life balance.
The Sandwich Generation – Rising Financial Burdens for Middle-Aged Americans. Parker, Patten.
The Sandwich Generation: 47% of adults in their 40s-50s have a parent age 65 or older and are either raising a young child or financially supporting a grown child.
of working family caregivers report having to rearrange their work schedule, decrease their hours, or take an unpaid leave to meet their caregiving responsibilities.
49.3 million employees (44.1%) of private sector workers are not eligible for The Family and Medical Leave Act
The Sandwich Generation – Rising Financial Burdens for Middle-Aged Americans. Parker, Patten.
The Caring Company. Fuller, Raman. Harvard Business School. Retrieved May 2020.
Family Medical Leave at 21 Still Just a Foot in the Door: Updates from Policy Research - Virginia Rutter on July 14, 2014
