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Analysis Of The Film: The Sandwich Generation

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The film entitled The sandwich generation (Winokur & Kashi, 2007) highlights the fear, love and commitment that one possesses when caring for aging parents, and the balance that we must maintain to nurture our immediate family and ourselves.
The internet and local communities have a lot of information to support families in transition. Most caregivers are silent regarding their need for additional sources of help. According to Do, Cohen and Brown (2014) the family caretaker usually only seek help when they have exhausted themselves psychological and financial. One factor of financial stress that leads to psychology stress is the amount of missed days from work or reduced hours that is needed to care for aging parents, children and personal

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