Economically, middle-aged Americans are juggling work while caring for aging parents.
She gauged how personal responsibilities, like caring for aging parents, affected people's lives.
As a geriatrician, I must frequently help family members navigate the challenges you describe in caring for aging parents.
Some children are better than others at caring for aging parents, but at least the expectations are clear.
"Younger people just aren't as prepared for caring for aging parents," said Mirca Liberti, a co-founder of Children of Aging Parents, a support group in Levittown, Pa.
Men and women in that age group are often coping with the stress of caring for aging parents while still providing financial and emotional support to adult children.
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And, although Ms. Loparco does not have any children, there are Red Hatters with empty nests and the responsibilities of caring for aging parents after caring for their kids.
Today, Mr. Ayers and Ms. Dohrn, 59, who is director of the Legal Clinic's Children and Family Justice Center of Northwestern University, seem like typical baby boomers, caring for aging parents, suffering the empty-nest syndrome.
As a geriatric care manager, I am aware of the struggles and challenges that adult children face in maintaining their responsibilities to work and family coupled with caring for aging parents.
But the new policy is also likely to prompt debate over how much responsibility the federal government should take in compensating and caring for aging veterans who are exhibiting a growing list of physical and psychological problems.
