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1,350 hours
1,350 hours -- annual caregiving hours for Sandwich Generation caregivers (US adults 40-59 with children and aging parents) (2026)
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1,350 hours
Unit
Duration Hours
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Lighthouse Search Index
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Tier B
https://www.bildandco.com/selling-senior-housing-to-the-sandwich-generation/ ↗
Source Article
Selling Senior Housing to The Sandwich Generation
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Lighthouse Search Index
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Methodology
Attributed in-article to the Bureau of Labor Statistics; underlying BLS survey/program and data year not specified. Measures annual time spent on dependent care (parents and children combined). Vintage set to article collection year per fallback rule.
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Sandwich Generation caregivers (US adults 40-59 with children and aging parents): 1,350 hours annual caregiving hours. Source: Lighthouse Search Index (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/sandwich-generation-annual-caregiving-hours
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sandwich-generation-annual-caregiving-hours" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>1,350 hours</strong> -- annual caregiving hours for Sandwich Generation caregivers (US adults 40-59 with children and aging parents)<br><small>Source: Lighthouse Search Index (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sandwich-generation-annual-caregiving-hours" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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