Caregiving Vocabulary

verb to take care of or watch over someone or something

• It is important to look after your health by eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly.
• Could you please look after my cat while I'm on vacation?
• I'll look after the dishes if you take out the trash.
• As a manager, it is your responsibility to look after the needs of your team members.

verb past participle form of the verb 'overburden', meaning to load or burden excessively

adjective feeling heavily burdened or overwhelmed with something

• The overburdened healthcare system struggled to cope with the influx of patients during the pandemic.
• She felt overburdened with all the responsibilities at work and home.
• I'm so overburdened with school assignments right now.
• His mind felt overburdened with worries and stress.

noun a generation of people, typically in their thirties or forties, responsible for bringing up their own children and for the care of their aging parents

• The sandwich generation refers to middle-aged individuals who are simultaneously caring for their aging parents and their own children.
• I feel like I'm part of the sandwich generation, always juggling between taking care of my parents and my kids.
• Being in the sandwich generation is tough, man. It's like you're always stuck in the middle.
• Balancing the needs of both my parents and my children feels like being squished in the middle of a sandwich.