2. ISSUES BABY BOOMERS ARE DEALING WITH
–
WORK
MEDICAL/LEGAL FINANCIAL/ECONOMIC
ELDERCARE PROVIDER
PERSONAL AGING LOVED ONE
MEDIA
3. ELDERCARE ISSUES–
CAREGIVER’S WORK
Companies are doing more with less
Uncertain job environment
4. ELDERCARE ISSUES –
FINANCES/ECONOMICS
Baby Boomers need to work
(not just want to)
Many Baby Boomers are having to
subsidize parents (in addition to children &
their own retirement)
5. ELDERCARE ISSUES –
CAREGIVER’S HOME/FAMILY
“Sandwich Generation”
Don’t live near parents OR 50% of
caregivers have senior living with them
Single parent households OR, if 2 – both
work
Dealing with sibling issues
Women still have primary home/family
responsibilities
6. ELDERCARE ISSUES –
AGING LOVED ONE
Living longer
Aging
Outliving spouse/friends
Had smaller families = fewer sibs to share
responsibilities
Live further away so we don’t see problems
Generational experiences
7. ELDERCARE ISSUES–
MEDICAL/LEGAL
Medical ability to prolong life
More specialists = more doctors to see =
more appointments
Docs have more patients = longer waits
for appointments and at appointments
Less quality time with patients
More prescription drugs
More legal restrictions