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Our CEO, Sherri Snelling, has delivered over 200 keynotes speeches to a variety of groups including: employee educational events sponsored by ERGs, industry tradeshows, nonprofit organization caregiving events, corporate events focused on longevity, university student...
Caregiver Health & Wellness Recipe: Eat the Rainbow
March is National Nutrition Month and while it can be a challenge to follow good nutritional guidelines, it is even harder if you are juggling your own healthy eating needs while caring for your loved one. A study by the National Alliance for Caregiving shows that 38...
Marg Helgenberger: A Young Caregiver Turned MS Champion
March marks National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month and few celebrities are as passionate about raising awareness for this disease than the Emmy Award-winning actress Marg Helgenberger. Marg cared for a father who was diagnosed with MS when she was still in...
Aging Dreamers – How Caregivers Can Help Loved Ones Achieve Their End-of-Life Wishes
It’s been more than 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. As we honor Dr. King’s birthday today with the “MLK Day of Service” family caregivers can perform two acts of...
Caregiver Weight Gain Could Be Connected to Breast Cancer Risk
It has long been suspected weight gain is a slippery slope to breast cancer risk. Now studies are not only supporting this claim but also showing weight loss – even just 10 percent of total body weight – may also help prevent breast cancer. If you are one of the 65...
Glenn Close Wants to Change Your Mind About Mental Illness
All caregiving can be exhausting, frustrating, overwhelming and stressful but for the caregivers of those with a mental health issue the societal stigma you face creates additional challenges. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), 1 in 4 adults...
Kimberly Williams Paisley – Long Distance Lullaby for a Mom with Dementia
We all know the talented actress, Kimberly Williams Paisley, mostly from her fresh-faced, "all-American girl" role in the Father of the Bride movies. We also know her as the lucky real-life bride to country crooner and music star, Brad Paisley. But it wasn't until...
Let the Caregiver Movement Begin with the Caregiver Bill of Rights
As we celebrate American Independence Day, it brings to mind how dependent we are on our nation’s 65 million caregivers. Over the next 20+ years, the next civil rights issue we will face is a growing older population with more seniors needing care – whether diagnosed...
Dan Gasby & B Smith – The Hope to End Alzheimer’s
"I have a dream of a world without Alzheimer's." --Dan Gasby Dan Gasby and his celebrated wife B. Smith (known as Barbara to family and close friends) have always been partners – in love, in business, in life. As a former model turned beloved lifestyle icon with...
Caregivers of the East Wing – Celebrating First Ladies
On President’s Day, we honor two great men who have led this country through its creation and one of its most trying times – namely George Washington and Abraham Lincoln respectively. And while feature films and mini-series have celebrated our former presidents, it...
Do You Know Your Numbers? It Could Save Your Life
Every October we are immersed in a sea of pink – the color for breast cancer awareness – yet the No. 1 killer of women in America remains heart disease. In fact, twice as many women die from stroke or cardiovascular disease than all cancers combined,...
The Dream Team – How Caregivers Can Help Loved Ones Achieve Their End-of-Life Wishes
Fifty-four years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. As we honor Dr. King’s birthday today with the “MLK Day of Service” family caregivers can perform two acts of service for...
Difference in Caring for Moms versus Dads
The Sandwich Generation is our focus this week. According to Pew Research, 47 percent of Americans in their 40s and 50s are caring for both children as well as aging parents. While there are many books to help us understand the difference in raising a boy or a girl,...
Holly Robinson Peete Shines as Caregiver Advocate
On November 17, our CEO Sherri Snelling is privileged to be hosting the opening webinar for AARP's Online Caregiver Fair with Holly Robinson Peete. Holly and Sherri have both been caregivers for their fathers and Holly is also a caregiver for her son with autism. ...
Falls Prevention Kicks Off Fall
Injuries and health issues from falling are big concerns as we age. In fact, every 28 minutes a senior falls at home. Today, (Sept 22) is the first official day of fall and also the day we kick off the Falls Prevention Awareness Week running through Sept. 28. Read my...
TV Icon Norman Lear on Longevity, Laughter & Love for America
As the TV industry honored itself tonight with the annual Emmy Awards (normally we get excited by these events but woefully tonight was a yawn), we offer something far more entertaining: our CEO Sherri Snelling's interview with TV icon Norman Lear. At age 94, Lear is...
9/11 Created Heroes and Family Caregivers
It’s been 15 years since 9/11 – my generation’s Pearl Harbor and another day in American history that will “live in infamy.” Many, including myself, are reflecting today on the horror that created heroism out of the ashes of Ground Zero, the Pentagon and the fields in...
Let the Caregiving Movement Begin with the Caregiver Bill of Rights
As we celebrate American Independence Day, it brings to mind how dependent we are on our nation’s 65 million caregivers. Over the next 20+ years, the next civil rights issue we will face is a growing older population with more seniors needing care – whether diagnosed...
Some Famous Men Step Into Caregiving Spotlight
We think of the typical caregiver being a boomer-age woman caring for her older parents yet according to the National Alliance for Caregiving, men make up 34 percent of the 65 million caregivers across the country. And those are men who are in primary caregiving roles...
Jodi Foster’s Sandwich Generation Moment
Three years ago, Hollywood actress/director, Jodie Foster received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for a Lifetime Achievement in Film at the Golden Globes ceremony. While Foster’s accomplishment in movies is formidable it was her heartfelt speech that night about her...