Caregiving in Ohio: More Ailing, Aging Loved Ones Are Being Cared For By Relatives
BY ROSE RUSSELL, BLADE STAFF WRITER
More than 43 million Americans each year provide care for their elderly parents, doing everything from making sure they have groceries to providing intensive in-home health services. On Sunday The Blade looks at the overall issue and how state programs such as PASSPORT help. Caregivers and their concerns are explored Monday on the Science and Health page.
The We Generation
For centuries, it was not unusual for multiple generations to live under one roof, with a grandparent among the oldest and toddlers the youngest.
But several decades ago, that cultural norm gave way to an expanding and increasingly mobile society. When teenagers went away to college, some got jobs, married, and raised families in cities far from their parents and hometowns. Wives and mothers joined the workforce in large numbers, and workers gave in to job demands and spent more time at work.
Family dynamics changed and adult children became sandwiched between the young children they were trying to raise and their aging parents who demanded more care. In many cases, adult children didn?t have the luxury of time, so frail parents went to nursing homes.
Now, as baby boomers age, they are the movers and shakers of a graying brigade. AgingStats.gov notes that baby boomers are among the 37 million Americans who are 65 and older, representing 12 percent of the population. It also shows that 5.3 million Americans are 85 and older; many of them are being cared for by their aging children.
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