Quick Chats with Cam: Senator Andy Kim
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Cameron Oaks Rogers
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I sit down with New Jersey Senator, Andy Kim, to talk about the realities of caregiving for his father while also raising his young kids. Andy shares the personal story of his father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, how fast his family’s life changed, and the emotional and financial challenges of finding the right care. We dive into the gaps within Medicare and Medicaid, what needs to change systemically for caregivers, and the legislation he’s working on to support families. Andy shares his biggest worries for our kids' future - from mental health to social media - and why he believes universal healthcare is a must in our country. Plus, we talk about his favorite part about Jersey!
Key Takeaway / Points:
Andy’s personal experience as a caregiver for his father with Alzheimer’s
The realities of being part of the “sandwich generation,” and caring for aging parents while raising children
The financial burden that many caregivers face in our country and the truth behind the limitations of Medicare
Andy’s work on current legislation to help provide support for caregivers and families
His biggest worries for the next generation - from the mental health crisis to the use of technology
Andy’s mission for universal healthcare and affordability for caregivers
The challenges of his job as a Senator and his goal to shape the kind of America he wants his kids to grow up in
Andy’s love of New Jersey
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| 0:00.0 | Well, thank you for being here. |
| 0:01.8 | Yeah, thanks for coming. Yeah, I'm excited to bring quick chats with Cam to the Hill. Yeah, to my booth in my office here at the Capitol. Getting Jersey vibes. Yeah, exactly. I love the diner vibes. So I want to chat first. You have opened up about your father having Alzheimer's. And this is something I've spoken with many people with my grandfather passed from Alzheimer's. |
| 0:23.0 | And, you know, we just did an episode on this exact topic on like the sandwich generation and caregiving and how intense it is. |
| 0:30.2 | What has that experience been like for you over the past year since your father's diagnosis? |
| 0:34.4 | Yeah, it's been overwhelming. |
| 0:36.3 | I mean, this last year has been, you know, |
| 0:38.7 | the most difficult year I've had in quite some time. I mean, you know, I got an eight-year-old and a |
| 0:44.1 | 10-year-old, and, you know, that's always just adding new drama into the mix. But, yeah, my father is, |
| 0:58.9 | we were not prepared for this. You is, we were not prepared for this. Yeah, we were not prepared that he would decline so fast. I mean, a couple weeks ago, I took him to a doctor's appointment and, |
| 1:03.9 | like, I had to teach him how to use a seatbelt. Like, he just didn't understand what it was. |
| 1:08.7 | And like, and it's not just the Alzheimer's. He also can't walk anymore. |
| 1:12.6 | He was a polio survivor, but he's become, you know, absolutely, completely disabled. |
| 1:17.6 | So it's just, it's compounding, but it's not just the concern about the care for him. |
| 1:23.6 | Like, I wish it was just about this question of like, what is the best care for my father? |
| 1:28.1 | But it's also, unfortunately, this question of what is the best care for my father that I can afford? |
| 1:33.5 | Right. |
| 1:34.1 | And that's just a heartbreaking place to be because, like, you want to be able to give your loved ones the best, right? |
| 1:40.3 | But I can't afford that. |
| 1:43.1 | And now I, it's pulling away money that I was hoping to be |
| 1:48.0 | able to save up for my kids. And I can't save for their college fund anymore because of just |
| 1:52.6 | our expenses. So there's just a lot of, a lot of things that I feel like are colliding right now in my |
| 1:57.9 | life. I want to talk about that because you've mentioned that there's a lot of red tape and |
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