The Dignity of Choice | Dementia in Aged Care with Hammondcare | Club Sandwich

In today's episode, Sarah Macdonald tours Hammondcare’s dementia-specific 'small household' cottages in Adelaide with general manager Marie Alford and advisor Yasmin Lai, exploring how design and care can help aged care feel more like a home than an institution.  They reveal the secrets of these c…

Grandparenting | Maggie Dent on adding another layer to the sandwich | Club Sandwich

Does your family's sandwich have an extra layer? Sarah Macdonald talks with educator and parenting author Maggie Dent about modern grandparenting for people in the sandwich generation, balancing support for their children, grandchildren, and ageing parents.  They discuss the transformative identi…

Will I age like my parent? Dr Norman Swan on the brain cliff, dementia and looking after yourself | Club Sandwich

Worried about your parent's brain? And your own? If you are looking after an ageing parent, you have probably wondered whether you will go the same way. Sarah talks to the ABC's Norman Swan, physician, broadcaster and author of 'The Brain Cliff', about what he has learned from the research and fro…

The first national count of Australia's 'sandwich generation' | Stand Up and Be Counted with Melissa Reader | Club Sandwich

How many people are in the sandwich generation? Until today, nobody knew. The number: 2.43 million people aged 35–70 currently help or care for an ageing parent. This number is expected to rise to over 6 million within 10 years. In this episode, Sarah Macdonald is joined by Melissa Reader (CEO of…

Making the 'invisible army' seen | Carer's Week with Melissa Reader | Club Sandwich

In this bonus episode, Sarah Macdonald is joined by Melissa Reader to discuss new research into Australia's 'invisible army' of sandwich generation carers. Ageing parents? You've got them. We've got you. Vera is your candid companion as you care for an ageing parent. Have a look at https://vera.g…

Neurodiversity in the Sandwich | Nicole Rogerson, CEO of Autism Australia | Club Sandwich

She was one of Sydney's best door bitches. Now she's CEO of Autism Australia.  Ageing parents? You've got them. We've got you. JOIN THE CLUB: Visit clubsandwich.community to join the tribe, access resources, and find our private Facebook community. SEND US YOUR QUESTION: hello@clubsandwich.commun…

Dementia Daycare | A gift for everyone in the sandwich generation | Club Sandwich

She used to let everyone else win. Now nobody's safe at bowls. Ageing parents? You've got them. We've got you. JOIN THE CLUB: Visit clubsandwich.community to join the tribe, access resources, and find our private Facebook community. SEND US YOUR QUESTION: hello@clubsandwich.community In this epi…

Reflections on Ageing and Caring For Elders | Stan Grant | Club Sandwich

Stan Grant, journalist, author and Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man, joins Sarah Macdonald to talk about caring for his ageing parents, why he sees himself as a 'provider, not a carer', and what eldership really means. Along the way, he shares the process behind his new book, visions of John Coltrane, a…

A Life of Good Food | Maggie Beer on Ageing With Purpose and Passion | Club Sandwich

Maggie Beer, cook, author and founder of the Maggie Beer Foundation, joins Sarah Macdonald to talk about food, ageing and why what's on the plate in an aged care home matters more than most families realise.  Ageing parents? You've got them. We've got you. JOIN THE CLUB: Visit clubsandwich.commun…

She Was The Watchdog for the Sandwich Generation | Natalie Siegel-Brown, Former Inspector General for Aged Care | Club Sandwich

Natalie Siegel-Brown spent years holding the government to account for the funding, administration and regulation of Australia's aged care system as the Inspector General of Aged Care. She's also part of the sandwich generation herself, raising an 11-year-old while supporting her own ageing parents…