Your client is cared for at home by his son and daughter-in-law, who are also responsible for the care of their four preschool-aged children. What is true of this "sandwich" generation?
a. The conflicts that arise from caring for both older adults and children can be very stressful.
b. The majority of middle-aged adults are faced with balancing the care of par-ents and children.
c. The average age of adults caring for parents is in the late 30s and early 40s.
d. The majority of caregivers affected by this "sandwich" generation are males.
ANS: A
Caregivers of older adults are often faced with conflicts between active lives, demanding careers, and multiple needs of parents and children. Although there are many middle-age adults caring for parents and children at the same time, it is not a majority. The average age of caregivers who care for parents is 46. The majority of caregivers (61%) are female and usu-ally daughters.
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