Sherri Snelling

Sherri Snelling, executive director at Keck Medicine of USC and author of A Cast of Caregivers – Celebrity Stories to Help You Prepare to Care, is a nationally recognized expert on America’s 65 million family caregivers with special emphasis on how to help caregivers balance “self-care” while caring for a loved one. She was named #4 on the Top 10 Alzheimer’s Influencers list by Sharecare, the health and wellness web site founded by Dr. Oz.

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5 Ways to Find Happiness as a Family Caregiver

It's one of the toughest jobs, but caregiving can also offer joy

FEBRUARY 13, 2018 | By Sherri Snelling

Caregiving

9 Ways Family Caregivers Can Get a Break

Here's how to get respite care, and sometimes get help paying for it

JUNE 23, 2017 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

How This 93-Year-Old Product Designer Is Smashing Age Stereotypes

And why Barbara Knickerbocker Beskind hates walkers

JUNE 5, 2017 | By Sherri Snelling

Caregiving

‘Tough’ Male Caregivers Highlighted in Media Spots

They champion the unpaid work of 16 million U.S. men caring for family members

MAY 2, 2017 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

First U.S. ‘Dementia Village’ Recreates a Happier Time

Its goal is to take people with dementia back to a time when they didn't feel lost

APRIL 26, 2017 | By Sherri Snelling

Caregiving

Using Virtual Reality to Get Inside an Ailing Person’s World

VR can stoke empathy among caregivers and health care workers

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

Are Robotic Pets as Good as Real Ones for Older Adults?

A new generation of interactive companions may help combat isolation

DECEMBER 7, 2016 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

How Seth Rogen Is Getting Millennials to Fight Alzheimer’s

He founded Hilarity for Charity with his wife, whose mom has early-onset Alzheimer's

OCTOBER 14, 2016 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

How Caring for Her Blind Husband Challenged Their Marriage

The challenges of blindness are explored in this new PBS documentary

OCTOBER 13, 2016 | By Sherri Snelling

Living & Learning

Multigenerational Living Is Back and That’s a Good Thing

A renewed interdependence can be healthy for children and older adults

OCTOBER 6, 2016 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

Moving Together to Reduce the Risk of Falls

Strength and conditioning classes focus on fall prevention and connecting with others

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

Caring for the Other 9/11 Victims: Rescue Workers

Cancer and PTSD plague those who put their lives on the line at Ground Zero

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

Kimberly Williams-Paisley Chronicles Her Mother’s Dementia

Her heartfelt memoir describes the fear, grief and joy of her family's journey

MAY 12, 2016 | By Sherri Snelling

Living & Learning

Glen Campbell’s Farewell Tour, With Alzheimer’s

On his death, we revisit the poignant film about his last shows and struggle

APRIL 22, 2016 | By Sherri Snelling

Money & Security

Tax Rules for Family Caregivers

A guide to what you can and can't deduct, plus traps to avoid

APRIL 1, 2016 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

Side by Side With B. Smith In Her Alzheimer’s Fight

B. Smith and Dan Gasby getting married in 1992

The TV host and her husband on their journey and new book, 'Before I Forget'

MARCH 9, 2016 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

Nancy Reagan’s Caregiving Legacy

On the personal and political level, she stood up for those with Alzheimer's

MARCH 7, 2016 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

The Sandwich Generation Juggling Act

Middle-aged woman with mother and daughter

How to avoid dropping the caring-for-yourself ball

DECEMBER 16, 2015 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

When the Old Care for Their Children

Joe Siracusa with Kym Johnson on 'Dancing With the Stars'

Nonagenarian Joe Siracusa says he feels blessed he can still help his son

NOVEMBER 25, 2015 | By Sherri Snelling

Health & Well-Being

An Alzheimer’s App That Uses Singing to Boost Mood

How SingFit works, plus five other dementia-related apps

NOVEMBER 13, 2015 | By Sherri Snelling

Work & Purpose

Experienced Talent Can Power Social Change

How Encore Fellows use their corporate experience to boost nonprofits

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Strengthening Rural Health Care for Older Adults

This special report includes storytelling, news and information about health care for older adults in rural areas

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Vitality Arts

Our special series, Vitality Arts, shows the powerful effect that participating in the arts can have on our minds, bodies and souls. Look to this page for information, resources and inspiration that will help you age better through the arts and show that creativity has no age limit.

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