NATIONAL CAREGIVERS DAY with Daphney Vick of Carefluent, Heart Health & Cancer Prevention Month, Snug Home Trend, Me Time Monday Heart Focused Breathing Technique
For our February episode of “Caregiving Club On Air,” host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, celebrates National Caregivers Day on February 16 with Daphney Vick, Founder/CEO of Carefluent.
Founder/CEO – Carefluent
Caregiver Wellness News
For Caregiver Wellness News, Sherri celebrates National Caregivers Day with an overview from her new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life, and the chapter on “Caregiving Redefined.” Sherri defines caregiving as a constant across the life span and defines the population of family caregivers as Gen C – Generation Caregiver. Here is an excerpt from that chapter from Sherri’s LinkedIn blog.
Sherri also gives an overview of the various home care services available to families including how to get paid as a caregiver if you are a family member with help from a service called Givers or contacting the Area Agencies on Aging via the Elder Care Locator.
Sherri also shares the latest news for February’s Heart Health Month with information from the American Heart Association as well as February’s National Cancer Prevention Month and the National Cancer Quiz.
Well Home Design News
For Well Home Design News Sherri talks about how the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have designated the “snug” as one of the latest trends in home design for 2024 – four years after she launched the “Snug Home” blog! She also shares news about what one Girl Scout and Habitat for Humanity are doing to help family caregivers and older adults, especially with living in our homes as long as possible.
Me Time Monday Wellness Hack
At the end, this episode’s Me Time Monday Wellness Hack is from from Sherri’s new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. It is a heart-focused breathing technique to soothe the vagus nerve and bring calm after stressful events.
RESOURCE LINKS
Carefluent – culturally compatible home care service
Elder Care Locator – eldercare.gov or call 1-800-677-1116
National Cancer Prevention Month
Habitat for Humanity aging in place program
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
Caregiving Redefined – How the Gen C Continuum Reflects a New Era of Care (Sherri’s LinkedIn article)
Caregiving Conversation Between Your Heart and Your Head (Huffington Post)
Sandwich Generation Juggling Act (Forbes)
Environmental Wellness
A new kind of 55+ community is wooing residents with wellness, nature and cultural connections (MarketWatch)
Multigenerational Living is Back and It’s a Good Thing (Forbes)
Goldilocks Syndrome (Forbes)
The Village Movement – Redefining Aging in Place (PBS Next Avenue)
The Coming Wave of Nursing Home Closings (PBS Next Avenue)
Dealing With the Added Challenges of Home Care During the Coronavirus Crisis (Forbes)
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