Living in the Sandwich Generation
The Sandwich Generation: Care Giving and Coping
No, it’s not about food! It’s a program about and for individuals who are or expect to be “sandwiched” between responsibility for aging parents while actively parenting their own children. It will include events, issues, changes, and concerns related to aging and the caregiver.
Seminar Program
March 10, 2007
8:30 A.M. – Registration
9:00 – 9:15 A.M.
Welcome
Tommy Dixon, moderator
Introductions
Biblical Perspectives of Aging
Roger Thiele, M.S. in Aging
9:15 – 10:00 A.M.
Neurological/Cognitive Changes
Curt Hagenau, M.D., neurologist
10:00 – 10:15 A.M. – Break
10:15 – 11:00 A.M.
Psychological/Emotional Aspects
Curtis Freed, LPC, psychotherapist
11:00 – 11:45 A.M.
Physical Care and Safety Concerns
Jennifer Kim, RN, geriatric nurse practitioner
11:45A.M. – 12:15 P.M. – Lunch
12:15 – 1:00 P.M.
Financial and Legal Aspects
Jeff Mobley, attorney at law
Hugh Sloan, Director, Wachovia Securities
1:00 – 1:30 P.M.
Community Resources
• Alive Hospice, Pam Hutcherson
• Alzheimer’s Association, Cheri Sanders
• Greater Nashville Regional Council, Kyle Davis
1:30 – 2:00 P.M.
“Been There, Done That” Panel
• Alan Robertson
• Katherine Kennon
• Gela Wyatt
• Brenda Harris
2:00 – 2:15 P.M. – Wrap up; Evaluations
The program will be offered Saturday, March 10, from 8:30 A.M. until 2:15 P.M. Registration fee will be $10 per person, lunch included.
Example Citations of "Sandwich Generation"
Sandwich Generation - n. People who must care for both their children and their parents; people who have finished raising their children and now must take care of their aging parents. Also: sandwiched generation.
“The sandwich generation is being chewed on at both ends,” Novelli said. The boomer generation is struggling to help support aging parents and pay college tuition for their children.”
– Ann McFeatters, “Boomer approaching retirement with angst”, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 20, 2002
“They have been called the ‘sandwich generation.’ Some are in their 30s or 40s, caught between the needs of their growing children and the needs of their aging parents. Others are in their 50s or 60s – planning for relaxation and travel, their children grown – when they must take on a new guardianship, becoming parents to their parents.
“Only now are social agencies beginning to recognize the sometimes desperate need of members of this middle generation for help in coping with the housing, financial, medical, and emotional problems of their parents, as well as with their own guilt and resentment.”
– Nadine Brozan, “Sandwich generation has parents, children to worry about,” The Globe and Mail (from a story in The New York Times), May 18, 1978.
Bob and Sue both have careers. They have a teen-age son, a college student daughter, a recently divorced daughter with a one-year-old child, and an elderly mother who needs an increasing amount of care giving, all living in the same household. They are classic members of the sandwich generation.
Objectives of this Seminar
» To present psychological/emotional, cognitive/neurological, and physical care and safety aspects of aging.
» To discuss end stage planning, i.e., financial and legal aspects of aging, community resources/agencies, and final arrangements.
» To provide a panel discussion of practical self-helps on spiritual growth for elderly loved-ones and the care giver, and how to cope daily with the reality of caring for aging loved ones.
Have questions or want to register? Contact Pam Nail at 664-6023.
First Baptist Nashville
108 Seventh Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203
615-664-6023
Cost: $10 per person, including lunch
Complete a separate form for each person attending (copy as needed).
Registration and fee must be received by March 7, 2007. Please enter through the McGavock entrance.
