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The topic of eldercare is at the forefront of America’s hot button panel, as the Baby Boomer population ages and their individual life expectancies have increased. Some people are not retiring early but continuing to work, while caring for their own parents, who are in their 80’s or 90’s. As they are tending to their elderly parents, they may be in the bullpen to help their own children with childcare for their grandchildren. Or, they may be the one requiring some care themselves, and are relying on their children, who may be bogged down with the responsibilities of caring for their own children, juggling a full-time job, and also caring for their grandparents. Known as “the sandwich generation” because they are the main caregiver in an odyssey of relationship branches, the caregivers are often taxed to the max with responsibilities outside of their own daily routines.

In the United States, groups, corporations and other agencies are tackling the issues involved with caregiving, to provide individuals with guidance through the labyrinth of eldercare especially.

The National Family Caregivers Association and The National Alliance for Caregiving have teamed up to create a website with helpful topics to lead people who are looking after their elderly loved ones. The website presents an overview of caregiving, describes the stages of caregiving, and teaches readers how to achieve a balance in their lives while caring for their loved one, and to arm them with the knowledge that they are not alone, and can find support.

via Millburn/Short Hills NJ News – Understanding and Walking Through the Eldercare Labyrinth.