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Sandwich Caregiving

Adults from left: Emily Ellison, Barbara Friz-Ellison and Neo Ellison. A family who cares for young children and a senior adult simultaneously. Concept of sandwich caregiving.

The challenges and rewards of caring for young children and aging parents at the same time Fact checked by Shannon Sparks Emily Ellison wanted to help. She just wasn’t sure how to manage everything. The Wicker Park mom was juggling the demands of raising her 3- and 6-year-old children while caring for her 73-year-old mother-in-law, […]

Create a Contract for Family Care

Shot from behind of elderly woman walking with her young female caregiver

Kiplinger Retirement Report When the caregiver whom Amy Goyer, of Phoenix, hired for her 93-year-old father seemed particularly tired recently, Goyer realized she had been so busy she wasn’t aware her employee needed a vacation. As it happens, that caregiver is also her sister. “A loved one who provides care can get burned out, too, […]