Caregiving Club features a library of educational webinars on caregiving, wellness, well home living, longevity and aging, financial gerontology and more. Webinars are customized for each client and specifically address audience interests and needs.We conduct webinars...
Sherri Snelling contributes this heartwarming article on the power of pet therapy for PBS Next Avenue - read the entire article here and celebrate National Pet Week May 6-13.
Continuing our "Caregiver Wishes for 2013" blogs this month feature information, tips and solutions on managing caregiver stress. Featured Articles Caregiver Stress Is No Joke Me Time Monday Video Tips on Stress Relief
Each November for National Caregiver Month, Media Planet teams with caregiving organizations such as the Caregiver Action Network and experts to showcase the issues of our nation's 65 million caregivers. This year's cover story features Montel Williams,...
In the classic children’s story from the Brothers Grimm, a beautiful princess sleeps her way to an enchanting life with a handsome prince. If it were only that easy. For many of the nation’s 65 million family caregivers, sleep is an elusive luxury and a true fairy...
One of the things I hate about New Year’s Resolutions is they seem to be about taking away something rather than giving yourself something. I suppose one could argue if you lose weight with more exercise and eating more nutritiously you are giving yourself a longer,...
Our blogs and information all year are dedicated to helping caregivers care for themselves as lovingly as they care for others. Each month we will focus on certain wishes to help caregivers achieve that balance between self-care and caregiving - Enjoy! ...
This week kicks off the nationwide effort called “Spa Week” a movement to have our over-stressed society pamper themselves. No group needs pampering more than caregivers – those 65 million Americans who are providing loving care to a parent who is getting older, a...
Sherri Snelling's first book -- the "What to Expect When You're Caregiving" how-to guide -- includes interviews with celebrities and their caregiving lessons learned, as well as the A to Z guide on how to care for a loved one AND care for you at the same time. Click...
When it comes to caregiving, staying fit so that you have the energy to care for your loved one is like training for an Olympic marathon not a sprint. Even though your caregiving race may begin with a crisis event, very often it lasts far longer than you may...
I recently celebrated my birthday and it got me to thinking about our “real age.” Whenever I meet a friend for coffee the conversation now turns to our latest health issue (we are at that age) – hurt knees from running, migraines from changing hormones, sun spots on...
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...