In the Fall 2008 issue of the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly several experts share their thoughts on how elders and caregivers are affected by changes in the industry. A good overview and complemented with excellent resources to learn more about eldercare.

From the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly article:

Statistics reveal the magnitude of the shifts in aging and eldercare: 43 percent of caregivers for elders are now fifty and older, finds a study by the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) and the American Association for Retired People (AARP). Eldercare is not affecting just the “sandwich generation”—those squeezed between raising children and caring for parents— anymore. The “young-old” are now taking care of the “oldest-old.” And there are more of the oldest-old needing care for a longer time. The fastest-growing age group in America, according to the US census, is centenarians, predicting protracted care needs.

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What do you think are the most important changes and challenges in eldercare? And is there anything you would add to this?