GENERATION CARE
The New Culture of Caregiving with Advice and Support for Those Living It
From writer and founder of national online support group Caregiver Collective, and caregiver herself, Jennifer N. Levin offers a comprehensive look at our current culture of care, with an emphasis on Millennial caregivers—providing a roadmap to solutions and an immediate call for policy change.
Jennifer N. Levin was 32 when her father was diagnosed with a rare degenerative illness. As she struggled with few resources and little support, she created Caregiver Collective, a national online support group for Millennial caregivers. Now Levin brings the wisdom from her own experience and that of her support group to Generation Care, a comprehensive look at this generation’s culture of care. Filled with the voices of caregivers, expert commentary and research, and a roadmap to the solutions that can begin helping people now as well as build the policies of the future, Generation Care addresses the financial costs, the ambiguous sense of loss for millennials grieving the lives they thought they’d have, the stigma around men providing care, and strategies for getting help on the individual level and in relation to policy.
Caregiving is an increasingly urgent crisis, with more than 10 million Millennials caring for aging, chronically ill, and disabled family members before they’re prepared for it. Generation Care brings this crisis to the fore, illuminates the real stories and people who are most affected, underscores the need for shifts in policy and giving support where it is most needed, and sounds a clarion call for change.
Available in hardcover, e-book, and audiobook wherever books are sold.
Hachette / Grand Central Publishing
Praise from experts
"Generation Care is an eye-opening book that will spark both recognition and relief for millions of millennials. It makes a powerful case for an infrastructure of care that flows in multiple directions among biological and chosen family members. We all need care at some point in our lives."
Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America, Author of Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family
“At turns bitingly funny and deeply personal, Jennifer Levin’s trenchant new book offers both a practical guide for anyone attempting to navigate the emotional, logistical, and financial morass of our dysfunctional 21st century care system, and a vital roadmap for all of those determined to change it. Levin fearlessly cuts through the shame and guilt that too often accompany our conversations about the costs and compromises of caring for those we love, boldly giving voice to the myriad private anxieties, insecurities, and doubts with which caretakers have long suffered in silence.”
Steven Levenson, award-winning playwright of Dear Evan Hansen and screenwriter
“Through compelling case studies and practical guidance, this book offers vital support for a generation shouldering unprecedented caregiving responsibilities. It's an essential resource for anyone trying to balance caring for loved ones while preserving their own wellbeing.”
Dr. Claire Plumbly, psychologist and author of The Trauma of Burnout
Praise from readers
“One A-AHA moment after the next… equal parts heartfelt and brainy, and feels like a ton of therapy that I didn’t have to pay for.”
Amazon (5 star review)
“Wow — this book was really made for me. I knew my current life situation was ‘normal’, but I didn’t actually realize how common… the emotional journey I’ve been on really was.”
Goodreads (5 star review)
“If you are caring for someone in any way this book is a must read! Beautiful book.”
Amazon (5 star review)