It is important to me to use our story and the opportunities I get to share to increase awareness about caregiving, highlight family caregiving innovations, and advance the status of family caregivers.
Scroll down to see the collaborations and extracurriculars that are happening at TakingCareofGrandma.com, as well as the positive press I’ve gotten over the years!
Articles

AARP Family Caregiving
Getting to Know a ‘Hero’ in a Whole New Way
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/life-balance/info-2018/millennial-care-aging-at-home.html

AARP Family Caregiving
Family Caregiving: A View From the Inside
An oral history of toil, toll — and loving devotion
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/home-care/info-2022/history-of-family-caregiving.html
#YouGiveaCare
I’m proud to participate in #YouGiveaCare. The You Give a Care campaign is a movement to raise awareness about millennial caregivers:
Get the details at thescanfoundation.org/millennial-caregivers/
Awards & Recognition
- Caregiving.com Caregiver of the Year Award 2019: https://www.caregiving.com/2019/04/meet-our-family-caregivers-of-the-year/
- MODHSS Caregiver of the Month Award, January 2018: https://health.mo.gov/seniors/pdf/caregiver-jan-2018.pdf
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Presentations
- National Caregiving Conference 2019
- From Cash Under the table to Family directing Grandma’s Sidekicks
- Recruiting Quality Help
- ARCH National LifeSpan Respite Conference 2019: Who Is America’s New Sandwich Generation? Millennials and GenX
- National Caregiving Conference, 2018:
- Owning a Small Business and Your Caregiving Experience Panel Discussion
- How to Champion a Caregiving Cause Panel Discussion
- National Caregiving Conference, 2017: Millennial Caregiving Adventures with Grandma