title: The sandwich generation copes with elder care.
abstract: The "sandwich generation" refers to the demographic age group of individuals who are caring for young children and elder parents at the same time. The increasing number of employees who must care for children and parents alike is a trend that is projected to continue. This is a burdensome responsibility that can cause stress and result in loss of productivity, accompanied by higher cost, to employers. The author discusses elder-care services that employers can offer to enhance productivity and gives case examples of companies that are making elder-care benefits available to employees.
authors.affiliation: Southeastern Louisiana University, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Seaward
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care; D004526:Efficiency; D017407:Family Leave; D005260:Female; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014481:United States