Caregiving: Tips for the Sandwich Generation

This week, Faith talks with Dr. Cynthia Pan, a specialist in geriatric medicine and palliative care with NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine. They discuss the Sandwich Generation—people who find themselves caring for elderly parents and young children at the same time. Dr. Pan describes how common it is to be a caregiver for two different generations, and offers strategies for finding help, starting hard conversions, and avoiding burnout.

00:00 - Introduction
1:25 - What is the Sandwich Generation?
2:13 - What caring for older people entails
3:08 - Dealing with self-doubt
3:56 - What is palliative care?
5:20 - Caregiving burnout
8:41 - Misperceptions about palliative and hospice care
10:05 - Healthcare proxies
10:54 - The gift of being a caregiver for a loved one
11:37 - Conclusion