Opinion | The Sandwich Generation Is Getting Squished
Caring for kids and parents simultaneously can carry an emotional and financial toll.
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Caring for kids and parents simultaneously can carry an emotional and financial toll.
As aging population grows, demand for health care providers increases With an estimated 20% of America's population to be 65 and older by 2030, Michigan State University researchers warn that current health care providers are unprepared to handle the increase in eldercare demands. Clare Luz, gerontologist, and Kevin Foley, a geriatrician, in MSU’s Department of Family and Community Medicine in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, say meeting the demand requires recruiting more medical students into geriatric specialties, training more direct care workers and improving...