It is February and while winter’s chill has gripped some parts of the country, this is the month we celebrate warm, heartfelt love. While most of you may think I mean Valentine’s Day, I am actually focused on those family members performing that “labor of love” –...
Alzheimer’s
Diane Keaton: New Bio Offers Lessons on Love, Legacies and Learning to be a Caregiver
This week Diane Keaton published a memoir Then Again which is a wonderful journey through the lives of two women: Diane and her mother, Dorothy Hall. As opposed to some of the Mommie Dearest-type celebrity books, Diane weaves together her life and career with the...
Brooke Shields: The Endless Love of Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s
We remember her as an icon of the 70s and 80s from controversial movies like Pretty Baby and those provocative Calvin Klein ads (“You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.”). In recent years she has reinvented herself as a TV star (Lipstick...
Caregivers Who Are Changing the Game: Girls on the Gridiron – Taking the Fight Against Alzheimer’s to the Field
People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society. – Vince Lombardi It is officially fall and fall means football season – fans, cheerleaders, Friday night lights, afternoon tailgaters, Monday Night...
Me Time Monday Tips
Me Time Monday Videos and Tip Sheets, provide Caregiving Club expert advice to help caregivers balance self-care while caring for a loved one. Our Me Time Monday materials support the Caregivers' Monday Campaign which is part of the Healthy Monday Campaigns, a...
Handle With Care – Episode 1 “Staying Connected Through Technology”
The pilot episode of our new TV show, Handle With Care, is all about the wonderful products of the digital age -- how they keep older Americans connected to family, friends and the world and how this gives family caregivers better peace of mind. One of the great myths...






