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If you have male Sandwiched Boomers in your life who are caring for aging parents, there’s a lot you can do to raise awareness: Advocate for more appropriate and useful accommodations in the workplace: the availability of geriatric care managers, resources for work/home balance and extended paid leave. Work on expanding the Lifespan Respite Care Act, passed by Congress in 2006. Although $300 million in grants was earmarked to help provide relief to those giving long-term care to family members, the cost of these needs is closer to $300 billion. … Continue reading
Getting back to the new trend in male caregiving, Metlife has recently completed a study called “Sons at Work.” It found that, while 62% of women spoke with their co-workers about their care-giving responsibilities, only 48% of men did. Despite core values of filial devotion, sons often don’t know how to go about finding help nor do they feel comfortable asking for it. Recognizing this resistance, over the next few days we want to offer some suggestions. Talking about these ideas with the men in your life can affect a … Continue reading
With 2008 in full swing, perhaps you’ve already had your fill of economic and political predictions by experts and clairvoyants. However, as a Sandwiched Boomer, the following quietly growing trend may surprise you. The results of recent studies indicate that nearly 40% of close to 44 million unpaid caregivers for the elderly are male. The call to honor loved ones is becoming an emerging pattern of male behavior. As you well know, in the past, the bulk of these caretaking responsibilities have been carried out by daughters. Women have left … Continue reading
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Tagged emerging pattern, male caregivers, Medicare, new trend, Sandwiched Boomers, Social Security
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