That's the conclusion found in "The SandwichGeneration: Rising Financial Burdens for Middle-Aged Americans, " a new study from the Pew Research Center in Washington.
More and more clients in thesandwichgeneration, who are caring for their kids and their parents (and their pets), are asking about including their parents in their estate plans as beneficiaries, says Kelly Phillips Erb, an estate lawyer in Philadelphia.
Many of the boomers taking care of loved ones with dementia have children of their own, forcing them into a "sandwich generation" situation that comes along with a lot of financial strain.