Pennsylvania’s proposed paid leave may not be enough for sandwich generation caregivers, who are raising children and supporting aging parents.
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Late midlife adults (ages 55 to 64) represent one of our major resources, given the socioeconomic and health-related roles they play as caregivers to young and old. However, they may need a break.
Her proposal is aimed at easing the burden for family caregivers. She says that negotiating lower drug prices for Medicare could cover the cost of this expansion of benefits for older Americans.
The law changed older adults’ caregiving behavior because their children became more able to take paid time off work to care for their own newborns.
Adult daughters who are the primary care providers for their children and aging parents are facing added stress due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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