Study by Nation's Leading Senior Care Provider Explores Sandwich Generation's Growing Concerns

June 6, 2017--PRNewswire/ -- With nearly 75 million Americans ages 51-69¹, Baby Boomers are currently the second largest living generation in the United States.

 According to a recent survey of 1,000 adult children ages 45-64 issued by Senior Helpers^®, the nation's premier provider of in-home senior care, nearly 60 percent of Baby Boomers and Gen Xers are concerned about juggling the responsibility of caring for their families alongside of also providing for the wellbeing of their aging parents.

Many find it is nearly impossible to maintain a full-time job and care for children at home or in college, while assuming the additional role of a full-time caretaker for an aging loved one. The added duty of elderly care can create added emotional, financial and physical stress, the study finds

"While caring for an aging loved one is a noble act, this should not come at the expense of one's own physical and mental health," said Chris Buitron, chief marketing officer, Senior Helpers.

"Above all, it's important to be realistic and determine what care you can or cannot provide, and then know when to seek assistance. In-home senior care companies like Senior Helpers help relieve the burden that family members experience when caring for an elderly loved one."

Key insights uncovered by Senior Helpers' survey include:

• A majority of respondents (34 percent) indicated they would prefer someone with prior caregiving experience to care for their loved one's daily needs, but do not require a professional care facility.
• Nearly 85 percent of adult children would prefer for their loved ones to age at home.
• A surprising 67 percent of Baby Boomers and Gen Xers are comfortable talking to aging loved ones about long-term care options.
• When asked why their aging parents still live at home, 58 percent of respondents said it was because of the comfort and dignity associated with living independently.
• Nearly 60 percent of Baby Boomers and Gen Xers feel that when the elderly are cared for in their own homes their experience is more positive than in an assisted living facility.
• When asked hypothetically who would make the ideal caregiver of choice, 37 percent of respondents chose Jill Taylor of "Home Improvement" to care for their aging loved ones. Others cited include Fran Fine of "The Nanny" at 25 percent, Tony Micelli of "Who's The Boss" at 24 percent and "Uncle Phil" of "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" at 13 percent, respectively.

Founded in 2001 with a vision to help seniors who wish to remain in their homes – despite age-related illnesses and mobility challenges – Senior Helpers serves elderly individuals and their families around the world. Senior Helpers differentiates itself with its proprietary, specialized programs that have been developed in collaboration with leading medical experts. The company was the first provider in the industry to offer specialized care services for individuals with Alzheimer's, dementia and Parkinson's disease.

For more information about Senior Helpers, visit http://www.seniorhelpers.com.

¹ According to the Pew Research Center

Downsizing the Elderly Smoothly is Possible with FairSplit.com and SeniorMoves.org

Downsizing is hard, indeed often the biggest move of a person's life, and comes when one is least able to do it for themselves. SeniorMoves.org's on-location services combined with the new FairSplit.com web based division tools combine to ease the burden on families in the Phoenix area

November 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- "It's hard to begin downsizing when you're not sure what needs to be done or who is going to do them", explained Tony Siebers of SeniorMoves.org in Mesa, Arizona. 

 "That was the explanation that Nancy, my Mother-In-Law, shared with me when asked why we had not downsized Grandma Doriene, "Gigi", earlier", Tony explained about his own family experience. 

The prospect of downsizing an aging loved one seems bittersweet at best.  Many families now look for professional senior move management services.

Being a former military officer and corporate strategy executive for large companies, Tony knew the tragic outcomes of being paralyzed with indecision. 

He decided to focus his attention on the problems of his own family's move, learned from those, and started SeniorMoves.org after receiving training from the National Association of Senior Moves Managers.

With training as a Senior Move Manager, Tony had a methodology to focus on the physical and emotional needs of seniors and their families who are downsizing and help move them forward. 

In addition to fears of change, his own family was literally spread out across the world; from Japan to Washington D.C. to California.  While all understood that Gigi would move in with her daughter when the time came, the biggest emotional hurdle was what to do with the things that were no longer needed by Gigi. 

Conflicting family opinions on who wanted and should get what made downsizing complex.  Adding to that challenge, Gigi literally asked Tony, "How can I be equitable?". 

FairSplit.com turned out to have the solution and became SeniorMoves' first technology partner.  Their new web based technology platform allowed full engagement of the family and transparency to the downsizing process. Their slogan, "divide things, not families" fit well with the SeniorMoves' philosophy.

The process included consideration for emotional and monetary values. FairSplit.com founder David MacMahan says: "We provide a centralized location for everything online and a process to get things listed, sorted and fairly divided so the house can be cleared and the move made."

FairSplit.com, started as an easy to use web-based platform to share Gigi's belongings and gauge family interest in her heirlooms.  

Through the FairSplit process, Senior Moves quickly confirmed suspicions that the family did not want much, but instead felt that most of the items should be sold for Gigi's retirement fund. 

Gigi's family opted not to assign market values (i.e. eBay, Craigslist, etc.) for her belongings, but other families using Fairsplit.com have chosen to include and track market values.

Today, Fairsplit.com is a significant part of the Senior Moves' downsizing process.  When mobility and distance are core concerns, the online solution bridges gaps found in many families when trying to accomplish the move of a lifetime for someone mostly limited to a chair.

SeniorMoves.org has multiple Senior Move Managers, referred to as Senior Advocates, and together, they offer senior downsizing, transition planning and move management solutions to the Phoenix-Metro market. 

Experienced in space planning, de-cluttering, packing and moving, the team specializes in families who are geographically separated from each other.  Tel: (480) 648-5079 Email: info@SeniorMoves.org,  www.seniormoves.org

FairSplit.com is a California company focused on improving the process of listing and peacefully dividing the assets in death, divorce and downsizing.  Website: www.FairSplit.comEmail: 132415@email4pr.com Tel: 855-58-ESTATe (855-583-7828) David MacMahan is founder and CEO, and a lifetime entrepreneur creatively solving pain with technology.