July is Sandwich Generation Month celebrating the 24 million Americans who are literally sandwiched between caring for two generations. Representing approximately 38 percent of all caregivers, Sandwich Generation members are still parenting children living at home...
This month our blog features tips on balancing self-care while caregiving for the millions of caregivers sandwiched between caring for younger children and older parents.
Sherri Snelling, our Caregiving Club CEO, spoke to actors Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker about their journey in caring for Jill’s mother who has dementia. At the heart of their story is family and how “eat, pray, love” may be their new catchphrase when it comes...
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. -- Charles Swindoll Normally my blog features the latest caregiving information and interviews with top experts or professionals in various fields. This week is different. Today’s blog is very personal...
My favorite cartoonist the late Charles Schulz of Peanuts fame wrote that, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” I wonder if he knew that happiness is just the start when it comes to enhancing the lives of older loved ones in nursing homes or assisted living, terminal...
Whether your musical tastes run to the 70s TV show with the Partridge family singing their theme song, C’mon Get Happy or the 1950s song that inspired it, Get Happy made famous by Judy Garland, the message is that happiness is in our hands – not something we are...
This month we focus on the caregivers of older Americans as we celebrate longevity, healthy aging and the pursuit of happiness.
In honor of Earth Day, I thought it might be interesting to investigate some products and tips for caregivers that fall into the “green movement” category. Contrary to popular misperceptions, living green does not have to be expensive or disruptive to your or your...
Many caregivers are housebound caring for their loved one. It is especially hard after long winter months where you are also hampered by weather from getting outside and enjoying the sunshine. Spring is here (it actually officially started a month ago) and the...
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Almost 50 years ago, the Beatles hit Number One on the Billboard charts with the song Help! – a perfect anthem for this...
When it comes to caregiving, celebrities from TV, films, sports, news and music are just like the rest of us. While some may have more financial resources available to them, they still face a fragmented health care system and experience the emotional roller coaster...
As we commemorate National Parkinson’s Disease Awareness and National Autism Awareness this month, Sherri Snelling, Caregiving Club CEO, recently spoke to Holly Robinson Peete, TV star, singer, author and co-founder with her husband, NFL star Rodney Peete, of the...