AARP CAREGIVER ANSWER BOOK AUTHORS BARRY JACOBS & JULIA MAYER; Alzheimer’s & Brain Health Month Blood Tests, Popcorn Brain; Sunshine Cures for Alz and MS; Employer Wellness Month, Sound Bathing & Gardening for Mental Health, Financial Elder Abuse Scams
For our June episode host and gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, talks with the authors of the new “AARP Caregiver Answer Book” – Barry Jacobs and Julia Mayer. They share some of the insights from the book including the difference in caring for a spouse versus an older parent, how and why families need to have the caregiving conversation, how to adopt self-care routines into an overwhelming caregiving life and more. Find the interview at 26:05 on the podcast.
authors of the “AARP Caregiver Answer Book”
Caregiver Wellness News
(3:47) – June is National Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Month and Sherri talks about blood tests for Alzheimer’s risk (only 80% of adults are aware of these tests), how to avoid “popcorn brain” (or what Sherri calls “brain bounce” in her ME TIME MONDAY book) brain health tests. She also talks about how senior living communities are stepping up by hiring brain health fitness trainers and offering more brain health programs such as the Brain Vitality Center at Vi.
And since June 21 is the Summer Solstice where we have the longest day of sunlight in the year, Sherri shares information on how “sunshine” plays a key role in healing and how a new observational study in the U.S. uses UV light to help those with multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer’s adults who experience “sundowning.”
And June is also Employee Wellness Month where Sherri talks about the latest articles and studies by Harvard, MetLife and other researchers on why caregiving help as a workplace benefit is crucial and a study showing a heart health benefit for women solopreneurs.
Well Home Design News
(1:02:29) – For our Well Home Design News, Sherri talks about a new app, Sound Therapy, from Apple and Universal Music Group for sound bathing just in time for World Music Day June 21.
Sherri also shares her recent blog on Alzheimer’s and musical stars including Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and the facts about Billy Joel’s recent NPH diagnosis. We also offer our podcasts on music therapy and how it can help with Alzheimer’s adult and family caregiver stress.
Learn more about how music soothes those with dementia and how music therapy can replace pharmalogoical therapies to calm agitation, reduce wandering and help stressed out family caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s with our friends, Rachel Francine and Andy Tubman of Music Health Technology and SingFit.
For National Garden Week June 1-7 Sherri shares how garden therapy, such as Gardenuity, is taking off in senior living and in workplaces for stressed workers.
Since June is also National Elder Abuse Month, Sherri talks about studies showing how financial elder abuse and scams on older adults is on the rise and what you can do to protect your loved ones.
Former Assistant District Attorney in New York City and now Agetech entrepreneur, Liz Lowey, talks about romance and grandparent scams on older adults and what family caregivers can do to protect their loved ones.
Self-Care in 7 Minutes Videos for May
Here our the latest videos with caregiving hacks that take you 7 minutes or less to do – these are related to June’s Alzheimer’s & Brain Health Month, World Music Day (Jun 21), Summer Solstice (June 21), National Hydration Day (June 23) and summer’s Blue Wellness:
Check out all of our “Self-Care in 7 Minutes” videos
You can also enjoy all of our “Self-Care in 7 Minutes” series of wellness hack videos (each only 7 minutes long) from Sherri’s “Me Time Monday” book on our YouTube channel
RESOURCE LINKS
Find the “AARP Caregiver Answer Book” on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers – check out more information from Barry Jacobs and Julia Mayer at caregiveranswerbook.com
“Elder Care Locator – eldercare.gov or call 1-800-677-1116
If you spot a scam or have been victim of one, report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at reportfraud.ftc.gov and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at IC3.gov.
The AARP Fraud Watch Network Helpline, 877-908-3360, is a free resource
“Self-Care in 7 Minutes” Wellness Hack Video Series
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
Other companies and organizations mentioned in this episode:
Sherri’s articles related to this episode
Alzheimer’s and Brain Health
Can Loneliness Increase Your Alzheimer’s Risk? (USA Today)
Creating Dementia Friendly Home Design (USA Today)
Female Factor – Research on Why Women More Impacted by Alzheimer’s (PBS Next Avenue)
New Research Finds Flu And Pneumonia Vaccines May Lower Alzheimer’s Risk (Forbes)
A New Study Reveals A Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease & Environmental Risks (PBS Next Avenue)
Wonder Women: Former First Lady Laura Bush and an all-woman brain trust join the brain health movement (ThriveGlobal)
Caregiver Wellness
How family caregivers can use a Monday routine to reset self-care (Considerable)
How Mondays Can Help Caregivers to Overcome Loneliness and Improve Health (Epoch Times)
9 Ways Caregivers Can Get a Free Respite Break (PBS Next Avenue)
Finding Happiness As a Caregiver (Forbes)
Happiness article (Spanish translation for Univision)
9 Ways Caregivers Can Get a Free Respite Break (PBS Next Avenue)
Paying it Forward – Volunteerism Among Caregivers (USA Today)
How Comedy Can Help Caregivers Cope with Coronavirus (Thrive Global)
June Brings: Alzheimer’s & Brain Health Month, World Music Day and Summer Solstice (Sherri’s blog on music, Brian Wilson, Billy Joel and brain health)
Caregiving in the Workplace
Workplace Caregiving: One Size Does Not Fit All (PBS Next Avenue)
Mental Health in the Workplace Benefits Employees (PBS Next Avenue)
4 Forecasts for Family Caregivers in a Post-Pandemic World (PBS Next Avenue 6.26.20)
Well Home Design
Biophilic Design on a Budget (Snug Home)
Biophilic Home Design Fuses Nature and Neuroscience (Snug Home)
Creating a Cozy Reading Nook for Unplugging (Snug Home)
Biophilic Home Design Fuses Nature and Neuroscience (Huffington Post)
Creating Dementia Friendly Home Design (USA Today)
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