Family caregiving is often called ''the other midlife crisis.'' Since I myself am an Adult Child (and not yet an Older Adult), I do tend to empathize with my own generation's struggle with this reality.

As seniors continue to live longer, more Americans are finding themselves falling into the “sandwich generation”: adults who are caring both for their children and their older relatives at the same time.

Scams are an unfortunate reality for seniors in America today – and they’re on the rise. Last year, the FBI reported that more than ninety-two thousand seniors in America were victims of fraud, resulting in an estimated $1.7 billion dollars lost. In defense of today’s vulnerable seniors, the National Council on Aging has provided information on the five scams considered most common:

The part of aging that people don't talk about — and 5 ways to deal with it