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...
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Emergency Preparedness for Your Older Loved One
Disaster season is here - with the second tornado to rip through Oklahoma in the last few days, disaster prep should be top of mind for caregivers. Read Sherri’s emergency preparedness article for PBS/Next Avenue about ensuring your loved one's safety by having a...
Men As Caregivers
More than a "few good men" - fathers, sons, husbands, brothers, uncles now represent 45% of the 65 million caregivers. Read Sherri's PBS Next Avenue article about how men cope with caregiving and her blog about the famous men of caregiving.
Caring for Heroes with Invisible Wounds
More than 10 million Americans care for a veteran. While we celebrate all our veterans this month during National Military Appreciation Month - Sherri writes for Huffington Post 50 about the caregivers of veterans with PTSD, TBI and depression where the stigma of...
Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative
Help us reach 10,000 registrations by May 31 - it's FREE. Sign up at the Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative, an international collaboration to find ways to prevent the Alzheimer's disease that affects 36 million worldwide. It's about ADVOCACY. It's about ACTION. It's...
How to Avoid the Goldilocks Syndrome
Sherri Snelling's blog about how caregivers can help aging parents find the best alternative senior living arrangement on the first try appeared on Forbes and originally was published on Next Avenue. Read the full articles which include 5 Tips on how to best plan for...
Pets – the Prescription for Caregiver and Senior Wellness
Sherri Snelling contributes this heartwarming article on the power of pet therapy for PBS Next Avenue - read the entire article here and celebrate National Pet Week May 6-13.
May – National Multiple Sclerosis and Mental Health Month
Read our blogs this month about caring for those with multiple sclerosis and mental health issues.
Celebrity Spotlight
Caregiving Club CEO, Sherri Snelling, interviews celebrities from movies, TV, Broadway, sports, news, music and politics who are or have been a family caregiver. In November we honor all the nation's caregivers - those caring for older parents or family members, those...
July National Sandwich Generation Month
Read our blogs this month celebrating the 24 million Americans who are Sandwich Generation Caregivers. Squeezed between caring for two generations - children and older parents - 33% of boomers and 42% of Gen Xers are Sandwich Generation caregivers.
Creating Company Culture to Care About Caregivers
Sherri Snelling originally wrote this blog for Huff Post 50 “If you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation.” -- Don Draper, AMC’s Mad Men As America tunes in for another season of TV’s Mad Men, I thought about the ‘60s and approaching ‘70s workplace...
April Stress Awareness Month
Continuing our "Caregiver Wishes for 2013" blogs this month feature information, tips and solutions on managing caregiver stress. Featured Articles Caregiver Stress Is No Joke Me Time Monday Video Tips on Stress Relief