Song for Sandwich Generation Month

Music, Music Therapy

Sandwiches are a common meal. They come in many shapes and sizes. Some are served hot while some are served cold. It just so happens July is Sandwich Generation Month. Wondering what a sandwich generation is? It is a family made of more than a parent and child. There...

Creating a healthy sandwich (generation)

Health, Intergenerational, Quality of life

Not that long ago, people got married, raised a family, the kids got married and lived near by. When the parents got older, family assisted them, maybe moved in with them or had them move in with them. As society has become more transient and more couples are both...

Are You a Sandwich Generation-er? Take a Break

Guest Post, Older Adults, Quality of life

This guest post is by Michelle Seitzer. She spent 10 years filling various roles at assisted living communities in Pennsylvania and Maryland, then worked as a public policy coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association in PA before settling down as a full-time freelance...

Musically Preparing for a Sandwich

Music, Music Therapy, Older Adults, Quality of life

For the past several weeks I have shared information on the “Sandwich Generation”. Whether people are in a traditional (“those sandwiched between aging parents who need care and/or help and their own children”), club (“those in their 50s or 60s,...

Musical Ingredient for a Open Face Sandwich

Intergenerational, Older Adults, Resources

This installment in the “Sandwich series” address the open-faced sandwich, a term coined by Carol Abaya as found on the Sandwich Generation® site. An open-faced sandwich is “anyone else involved in eldercare.” They are the people open to...