Since 2023, corporate gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, has served as a consultant and spokesperson for the annual Comfort Keeper’s National Day of Joy celebrations held the third Wednesday in June. This year’s events will be on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Snelling’s role includes collaborating on messaging, media interviews, events and social media support for Comfort Keepers and their franchisees who are hosting 100 National Day of Joy events around the country on the last Wednesday in June during Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Month.
Comfort Keepers, a leading national in-home care service provider for older adults and their families, chose Snelling as their National Day of Joy spokesperson and partner because of her thought leadership as a nationally regarded gerontologist with an expertise in caregiving, positivity psychology and brain health/dementia, but also for her vast experience being interviewed on a variety of news outlets including TV, radio, podcasts, articles, etc.
“Sherri Snelling has been a great partner for our National Day of Joy activities as well as many of our media appearances not only because she is a nationally regarded gerontologist but her expertise in caregiving, positivity psychology and brain health/dementia fits with our mission to support the joy in aging and to elevate the human spirit, “said Saudia Gajadhar, Chief Happiness Officer for Comfort Keepers.
Learn more about the National Day of Joy
Learn more about Sherri Snelling, her books and consulting services
Read the Caregiving Club press release on the National Day of Joy
What is the National Day of Joy?
An annual celebratory event created in 2019 by Comfort Keepers, a leading national in-home care service provider for older adults and their families. This year’s event theme is “Heart of Caregiving.”
Every year Comfort Keepers publishes a survey on positivity in aging. Key findings from this year’s survey include:
Special Partnership with WETA, WellBeings and Executive Producer Bradley Cooper
This year, Comfort Keepers also teamed with WETA, the nation’s leading PBS station in Washington, D.C., WellBeings, a public health education campaign to support the broadcast of “Caregiving,” and executive producer Bradley Cooper. The documentary premieres June 24 on PBS (see streaming options below).
The film explores the personal stories of family caregivers and the emotional highs and lows they face. Comfort Keepers, who had one of its own professional caregivers’ stories told in the film, Christine Fadriga, has been screening excerpts of the documentary ahead of its official broadcast at events around the country.
Bradley Cooper talks about caregiving for his Dad and why he wanted to make this documentary:
Stream the “Caregiving” documentary on pbs.org and through the PBS app. It’s also available on various streaming platforms where the PBS app is supported, such as Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs, and Android TV. And, join the conversation and share your story on the We Are Well Beings Story Wall using #ShareYourCaregivingStory and #CaregivingPBS.
What role does Sherri Snelling play in the National Day of Joy?
In addition to serving as a consultant and media spokesperson, Snelling also participated in Comfort Keepers events around the country.
In February to celebrate National Caregiver Day (Feb 21), Snelling joined Comfort Keepers CEO Natalie Black and Tom Chiodo, WETA executive producer of special projects, along with Sarita Mohanty, CEO of SCAN Foundation, Comfort Keepers professional caregiver, Christine Fadriga and moderator Saudia Gajadhar, Chief Happiness Officer for Comfort Keepers, for an Irvine, Calif, town hall and screening event in February.
Snelling was also invited to join a Comfort Keepers panel at the recent American Society on Aging conference in Orlando, FL to discuss “Aging Well and Why a Positive Mindset Matter.”
As an expert on the business side of aging, longevity and caregiving, Snelling also spoke at the Comfort Keepers national event in St. Louis for its 600+ worldwide franchisees, Connect, on the “Three Trends Shaping the Future of Home Care.”
3 Top Caregiving Questions Answered
As part of a VNR sent to media, Snelling has answered three of the top questions from family caregivers in this series of videos for the National Day of Joy (click the question graphic below to watch the video):
- What is the biggest challenge for family caregivers?
- What advice she has for families on caregiving?
- How do you make the caregiver experience a more positive one?
Caregiver Happiness and Joy Wellness Hacks in 7 Minutes
Wellness Hacks in 7 Minutes
You can also watch Sherri’s “Self-Care in 7 Minutes” videos on Happiness and Joy from her “Me Time Monday” book (click on image below to watch or subscribe to our Caregiving Club YouTube channel:
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