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Double Bind:
As boomers juggle work and caring for aging parents, business pays price – By: Carole Fleck Source: AARP Bulletin
New York gerontologist Ellen Eichelbaum was giving a speech on elder care issues in Dallas when she was interrupted by news of her own elder care crisis. Eichelbaum’s 89-year-old mother urgently needed medical attention following oral surgery. At the same time, Eichelbaum received word that her pregnant daughter was in labor.
“I ran out to where my mother lives in New Jersey while my daughter was giving birth in Pennsylvania. The stress was so unbelievable that I could feel my blood boiling,” says Eichelbaum, 58, who counsels companies about how to help their employees care for ailing parents. “My own life has become hell because I’m constantly making choices. Who should I take care of first, my grandchildren, my mother or my husband?”
As people live longer, more boomers like Eichelbaum are finding themselves caring for their parents while trying to balance the demands of a job and the needs of their children. Doing double, sometimes triple duty takes a toll not only on their emotions but also on their finances and their productivity at work. Increasingly, employees and employers are looking for ways to cope.
More than 44 million Americans are involved in caring for an aging relative or friend, and about 29 million of them are employed, according to the nonprofit National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) in Bethesda, Md., and AARP. Among boomers, 35 percent say they are, or have been, responsible for their parents’ care.
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