{"333361":{"#nid":"333361","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Panel Hits on Issues facing the \u2018Sandwich Generation\u2019","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EIf you fall into the group of people who are caring for an aging parent while still supporting a child, you may not realize it, but you\u2019re part of the Sandwich Generation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThis group is broadening as both the aging population grows and people have children later in life. At Tech, a panel discussion this month will address this topic and discuss the idea of \u201cManaging Your Role as Caregiver.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cWe\u2019ve heard a lot of interest voiced in this topic,\u201d said Sandy Simpson, director of initiative advancement in Strategic Consulting and principal empowerment officer for the women\u2019s Employee Resource Group, where the idea for the event began. As Simpson\u2019s group explored the issue, they realized it\u2019s a universal challenge for everyone, not just women, and not just for those with elderly parents, but all who unexpectedly end up in the role of caregiver. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe panel will be made up of three professionals who either research or implement ways for people to age in place: Tracy Mitzner, senior research scientist in the School of Psychology and associate director of the Human Factors and Aging Laboratory; Beth Cayce, founder and owner of CaraVista Home Care; and Jennifer Ellis, regional medical director for AseraCare Hospice. Mary Lynn Realff, associate professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, will facilitate.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EPanelists will discuss how to start some of the difficult conversations that come with aging, how to keep yourself healthy while caring for others, and the logistics of keeping everything going at once.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cSometimes we don\u2019t pay attention until these things are happening to us,\u201d said Simpson, who advised that even those who don\u2019t currently find themselves in this situation should attend to begin planning for the future.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EShe felt unprepared herself as her parents began to age and have more medical issues; she wants others to go into this phase of life with better information.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cThere are so many resources out there for people, but they just don\u2019t know,\u201d she said. \u201cHopefully this event will start to connect people with some of those.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003ESimpson hopes this event will be the beginning of a more long-term conversation on campus about this topic. Those planning to attend the panel should \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/trains.gatech.edu\/courses\/index#view-12509\u0022\u003Eregister online.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Caring for family poses universal challenge"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EPanel will address the challenge of providing to care to multiple generations of family, while also caring for yourself.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Panel will address the challenge of providing to care to multiple generations of family, while also caring for yourself."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-10-13 10:21:53","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:15","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-10-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-10-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/trains.gatech.edu\/courses\/index#view-12509","title":"Register to Attend Panel"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"15273","name":"aging in place"},{"id":"7459","name":"caregiver"},{"id":"80261","name":"employee resource group"},{"id":"76531","name":"ERG"},{"id":"2775","name":"human resources"},{"id":"8726","name":"OHR"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}