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The 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 – Superstar Sandwich Generation Caregiver
When it comes to superstars in this game we call life, Holly Robinson Peete is a top draft pick. An actress, talk show host, singer, author, passionate advocate, wife and mother, Holly appears to have that perfect existence. But, even the most perfect pearls are...
Norman Lear on Longevity, Laughter and Love for America
Recently I interviewed Norman Lear for PBS Next Avenue. The 92-year-old TV producing icon remains sharp - both in wit and wisdom. For September Healthy Aging Month, I share his prescription for a long, happy life that includes tips which many caregivers may find...
Sandwich Generation caregivers usher in a new era at work
Labor Day seems like an opportune time to highlight the nation's largest volunteer health care workforce: America's 65 million family caregivers. With seven out of 10 caregivers working full or part-time, more employers are having to address a shift in employee...
Caregiving Tipping Points
We are a nation of caregivers – according to the National Alliance for Caregiving one in every three households includes a family member who is caring for a loved one who physically or mentally requires help with some or many of life’s activities. It may start by...
The Famous Faces Behind the Men of Caregiving
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...
3 Gears of Seniors and Driving – How Caregivers Can Help Loved Ones Make the Shift
One of the toughest issues caregivers face with older parents is the dilemma around seniors and driving. We’ve all seen the news with tragic tales of older drivers who accelerate when they are supposed to brake or drive the wrong way on the highway – putting everyone...
Caring for Those with Invisible Wounds
Following is Sherri Snelling's article that was originally published on Huff Post 50 about the caregivers of veterans with PTSD and TBI – the homefront heroes of those with invisible wounds. Caring for Those Heroes with Invisible Wounds
Music, Military Service and Multiple Sclerosis – How the Osmonds Triumph
Today, as we honor the military men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on the altar of freedom for our country, I honor one veteran who has led his family on a triumphant journey through the music industry and the battle against multiple sclerosis. I was...
Marg Helgenberger Juggled College, Career and Caregiving
May 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 college...
Snoopy to the Rescue – Pet Therapy Can Help Caregivers
My favorite cartoonist the late Charles Schulz of Peanuts fame wrote that, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” As we celebrate National Pet Week May 4-10, I wonder if Schulz knew that happiness is just the start when it comes to enhancing the lives of older loved ones in...
Holly Robinson Peete – Superstar Sandwich Generation Caregiver
As we commemorate National Parkinson’s Disease Awareness and National Autism Awareness this month, our CEO Sherri Snelling interviewed Holly Robinson Peete, TV star, singer, author and co-founder with her husband, NFL star Rodney Peete, of the HollyRod Foundation...
Caregiver Stress is No Joke
While some people will start the month by playing a funny joke on a friend or co-worker, the beginning of April, which marks National Stress Awareness Month, makes me think about the stress that plagues those who are caring for an older loved one. And, believe me,...
Caregiver Health & Wellness Recipe: Eat the Rainbow
March is National Nutrition Month and while it is sometimes hard for the average person 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...
Cat in the Hat Creator a Caregiver, Too! Who Knew?
Who Reads? We Read! On March 2 every year, we celebrate Read Across America Day, the reading initiative started by the National Education Association in commemoration of the birthday of our beloved children’s book author, Dr. Seuss (whose real name was Theodor...
Caregiving Goes to the Oscars
What do the Oscars and caregiving have in common? Quite a bit…read below for the articles about recent movies that have engaged our caregiving emotions and the Oscar winners who have been real-life caregivers. Movies that teach us about caregiving Still Alice –...
A Football Wife Helps the NFL Tackle Dementia
As the New England Patriots celebrate their glory as victors in the Super Bowl this Sunday, another NFL victory took place off the gridiron several years ago and was led by a warrior woman. Her name is Sylvia Mackey, wife of NFL Hall of Fame and 1971 Super Bowl hero...
Heart Health – Know Your Numbers
Every October we are immersed in a sea of pink – the color for breast cancer awareness – yet the No. 1 killer of women (and men) in America remains heart disease. In fact, twice as many women die from stroke or cardiovascular disease than all cancers...
Still Alice May Be the Movie That Sparks the Alzheimer’s Movement
This article was originally published on PBS Next Avenue While Julianne Moore can start clearing space on her mantel for that best actress golden Oscar statuette, it is the troupe of passionate players at the heart of this story – an author, writers, producers,...
The Dream Team – How Caregivers Can Help Loved Ones Achieve Their End-of-Life Wishes
Fifty-two 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 this month with the “MLK Day of Service” family caregivers can perform two acts of service for...