Discuss some reasons why family members are the primary source of caregiving for frail older adults. Include discussion of why some middle-aged women may become caregivers of multiple older persons and adult children simultaneously. Relate this discussion to the concepts of subjective and objective burden.
Discuss the Family and Medical Leave Act. In what ways has FMLA reduced the stresses of informal caregiving? In what ways has it not affected the stresses of informal caregiving?