KFF Health News: HealthQ Special: Caregiving In The Sandwich Generation By Cara Anthony, Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Katherine Ruppelt, Nashville Public Radio, and Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio July 2, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/aging/healthq-special-sandwich-generation-caregiving-fmla-early-onset-cancer/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_BPyCl0v5_0xZOXGcdF1X7g5QYNfDxVqQP86eHogcyyguXBvNZakGlIe9luE2iUWj6uq-lPTaEEiJvsGOPh-XNe6sr_Q&_hsmi=426614768&utm_content=426614768&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: HealthQ Special: Caregiving In The Sandwich Generation By Cara Anthony, Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Katherine Ruppelt, Nashville Public Radio, and Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio July 2, 2026 If you are taking care of a child and you have a parent over 65, you’re among millions across the U.S. in the same life stage. Nearly a quarter of all American adults — and half of all adults in their 40s — fall into this “sandwich generation” category, according to Pew research. And being in the middle of that sandwich can feel … intense. (Anthony, Farmer, Ruppelt and Siner, 7/2)