Family Caregiving Case Study Purpose: Examine the effect of being in the sandwich generation. Based on a nationally rep

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Family Caregiving Case StudyPurpose: Examine the effect of being in the sandwich generation.Based on a nationallyrepresentative sample of caregivers to older adults, 37.4 percentof all caregivers were adultchildren of the individual in need of care (Stone & others,1987). Daughters were three timesmore likely than sons to care for an aging parent. Women are oftencaught between the demandsof their roles as caregiver, wife, mother, and employee.Read the following scenario. Then write a summary addressing theissues that follow. Submitthis assignment to me for grading.Julie is a 45-year-old homemaker. Besides chauffeuring her veryactive 13-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter to school activities, maintaining the household,and providing emotionalsupport to her husband (who is facing a stressful job situation),Julie cares for her 70-year-oldwidowed father. Her father had a stroke last year. After herfather’s stroke, Julie dropped the twocollege courses she had been taking, so that she could visit himregularly in the hospital and helpwith his rehabilitation there. When he was released from thehospital, he moved into her homefor an indefinite period. That seemed to be the only option otherthan a nursing home. Julie’sbrother and sister live out of town and are unable to providephysical care for their father. It hasnow been several months since Julie’s father moved into her home.Julie is feeling overwhelmedas she tries to meet the needs of her father, her husband, and herchildren.
Imagine you are Julie and your parents are needingassistance. Discuss steps that could be takento solve or prevent problems for Julie and possible pitfalls intaking these steps. Discuss optionsthat are available for Julie. Dimensions of the situation thatshould be considered are: (1)finances, (2) health, (3) emotional functioning of individuals, and(4) relationships betweenfamily members.