NATIONAL SELF-CARE & HEALTHY AGING MONTH, National Assisted Living Week with Susan Ryan of Green House Project, Grandparents & Centenarians Day, Costs of Sr Living, Swedish Death Cleaning & Never Forget 9/11
For this first September episode of our “Caregiving Club On Air” podcast, we celebrate National Assisted Living Week (Sept 8-14) with our special guest, Susan Ryan, CEO of The Green House Project. Susan shares why The Green House Project is unique in senior living using a cultural narrative that focuses on whole person care not just physical care – whether your loved one needs assisted living, memory care or skilled nursing homes.
Caregiver Wellness News
For CAREGIVER WELLNESS NEWS, as we move from August National Wellness Month into September’s National Self-Care Month Sherri continues to share the research and tips from her book that blends wellness and self-care, “Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.”
We are also spotlighting September Healthy Aging Month while we celebrate Grandparents Day on Sept 8 and National Centenarians Day on Sept 22.
And, we are also bringing back our POP CULTURE segment where Sherri reviews a recent movie on aging, “Thelma,” and talks about the New York Times series of articles on “The Unstoppables” the latest trend in aging. And you can watch Sherri’s interview with Village TV as she talks with host, Debbie Dotson on “Tech Talk with Debbie.”
Sherri reviews the new film, “Thelma,” that shows that age does not have to slow you down.
Well Home Design News
Turning to WELL HOME DESIGN NEWS, Sherri shares a great online tool that helps family caregivers calculate and plan ahead for the costs of care including national and state-by-state costs of assisted living, in-home care, adult day care, memory care and nursing homes: Cost of Care Survey from Care Scout and Genworth. This is a part of the Me Time Monday plan focused on Financial Wellness.
Sherri offers insights into her personal experience with Swedish Death Cleaning (which she is still doing. As she writes in her “Me Time Monday” book – 7 minutes at a time – which is how she approaches her new declutter plan.
Me Time Monday Wellness Hack
At the end of this episode is our Me Time Monday Wellness Hack from Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. In this episode Sherri shares how the Me Time Monday Program works for National Self-Care Month.
You can also now enjoy our “Self-Care in 7 Minutes” series of wellness hack videos (each only 7 minutes long) from Sherri’s “Me Time Monday” book on our YouTube channel
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RESOURCE LINKS
“Self-Care in 7 Minutes” Wellness Hack Video Series
Elder Care Locator – eldercare.gov or call 1-800-677-1116
Click here to find out where to buy Sherri’s Me Time Monday book and learn more about the workshops
Sherri’s Me Time Monday book GoodReads page
Sherri’s articles related to this episode
Caregiver Wellness
Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life
Sherri Snelling’s interview with Authority on brain health and wellness
New Studies Find 9/11 Responders May Have Increased Dementia Risk (PBS Next Avenue)
How family caregivers can use a Monday routine to reset self-care (Considerable)
How Mondays Can Help Caregivers to Overcome Loneliness and Improve Health (Epoch Times)
What Suze Orman Learned Caring for Her Mother (Forbes)
Longevity
Barbara Beskind -Smashing Aging Stereotypes (PBS Next Avenue)
Lessons From The World’s Longest Study On Happiness (PBS Next Avenue)
Norman Lear – Longevity, Laughter, Love of America (PBS Next Avenue)
David Murdock – 90-year-old billionaire and caregiver (PBS Next Avenue)
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