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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Caregiving is a common life course experience, with
  • Sandwiched
  • caregiving (simultaneously caring for a child and aging parent) being a frequent form.
  • Demographic shifts, including increased life expectancy and changes in family formation, result in adults sharing more years with multiple family generations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and define "multigenerational caregiving" as a more encompassing concept than "sandwiched caregiving."
  • To highlight the growing prevalence of simultaneous care for two or more family generations.
  • To underscore the gap between public support for caregivers and existing policy limitations.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of caregiving trends.
  • Review of demographic data on life expectancy and family structures.
  • Policy analysis regarding caregiver support.

Main Results:

  • Contemporary adults are increasingly likely to engage in multigenerational caregiving due to demographic trends.
  • The concept of multigenerational caregiving better captures the complex care responsibilities of current adult cohorts.
  • Despite strong public support, policies often fail to adequately address the needs of these caregivers.

Conclusions:

  • Multigenerational caregiving is becoming a more prevalent reality for adults.
  • Existing policies may not fully address the scope of caregiving responsibilities in modern families.
  • There is a critical need for policy reform to better support multigenerational caregivers.