As a caregiving expert and influencer, I know the desire to stay in our homes as long and independently as possible, something industry insiders call “aging in place (AiP),” is what 9 in 10 people over age 65 wish. Currently most of the focus on AiP is on health needs...
Following are Sherri's blogs for the Alzheimer's Association: A Night to Remember – Alzheimer’s Champions Take Center Stage Can Caregiving Make You Happy? Caregiver Solution to New Year’s Resolutions Caregivers and Pet Therapy Caregivers Take Note – Music Therapy...
Following are links to the articles Sherri has written for Stria News: Employer Wake-Up Call: It’s Time to Become Caring Companies The Investor View on the $7 trillion economy Insights for Start-ups finding funders and partners in the longevity economy Longevity...
Caregivers often have no time to care for themselves - aerobic fitness, good nutrition and ways to de-stress take time - something caregivers just don't have. Heart disease is the #1 killer of both men and women and caregivers are more at risk for this deadly killer....
On November 11 we celebrate our nation's veterans. More than 10 million caregivers are providing care for a veteran. Read Sherri Snelling's Examiner.com article about ways to volunteer to help veterans and their family caregivers.
In November we want everyone to remember the 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and the 15 million caring for them. Every 68 seconds, someone new is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. One of every two Americans over age 85 will develop dementia...
In Sherri's latest article for Huffington Post, she writes about the 1.4 million children under 18 providing care for a parent or grandparent. Read the article on Huffington Post Healthy Living here.
This month we focus on the caregivers of older Americans as we celebrate longevity, healthy aging and the pursuit of happiness.
Sherri Snelling recently spoke to Joan Lunden of TV morning show and healthy living fame about her role as a Sandwich Generation and long-distance caregiver for her mother. Sherri met Joan on the set of a special program Joan hosted, “Taking Care with Joan Lunden,”...
And the winner is . . . just in time for the Oscars, we announce our 1st Annual CARER Awards℠ honoring the movies and stars who represent caregiving in America. Check out the blog below.
In preparation for Halloween, I felt it was time to show that caregiving for an older loved one does not have to be something scary like Freddy or Zombies or Clowns (yes – like Carrie Bradshaw I’m one of those people who are really terrified of clowns). In order to...
Today, Reese Witherspoon showed her compassion by announcing she would not press charges against the older driver who hit the Academy Award-winning actress as she jogged in Santa Monica, California over a month ago. Thankfully Reese’s story does not have a...