Kathryn Harrison is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit
Kathryn Harrison is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit
Kathryn is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit.
Author / Illustrator Kathryn Harrison was educated in science and business, then worked as a marketer for over a decade before she finally turned to her creative side and was trained as an artist. In 2016, Kathryn wrote and illustrated her debut picture book, Weeds in Nana’s Garden, to help spread understanding of dementia among children. She was compelled to create this resource following her family’s own experience with her mother’s early-onset dementia. At that time, there simply weren’t many books available to explain dementia to her young children. Through the colourful illustrations and tender story in Kathryn’s book, she brings this complicated topic to a level where a child can begin to understand what is going on. Since its publication, her book has been translated into multiple languages and is available globally. In 2018, she collaborated with dementia care expert, Jaclyn Guenette, to launch another picture book about dementia, I Smile For Grandpa. Currently, Kathryn is also a member of the management team running AlzAuthors.com, a one-of-a-kind online collection of written resources about Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.
Both of Kathryn’s children’s books support the Alzheimer Society of Canada* with every purchase. For more information, please visit Flipturnpublishing.com.
*The Alzheimer Society of Canada is Canada’s leading health charity for people living with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias.
Her topic is: 10 Activities Your Kids Can Do with a Loved One Who is Living with Dementia
Find out more about the Caregiver Smile Summit – www.caregiversummit.org
Eileen Schwartz is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit
Eileen Schwartz is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit
Eileen is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit.
Eileen Schwartz is an Artist, Writer, Educator, and Founder of Healing Art for Caregivers. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Art Institute of Chicago in painting and a Masters of Education from San Diego State University specializing in developmental disabilities. She’s a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP). She started her career in San Diego where she developed creative art programs for adults with special needs. After 9/11, she founded and developed a non-profit, Flags Across The Nation to promote patriotism through the arts. She curated over 60 art exhibits and events in San Diego and Charlotte. NC.
Moving to Charlotte, from 2004 until 2016 Eileen was her mom’s full- time caregiver. She continue to creat art programs for adults with special needs, memory issues and developed free art classes for veterans of the USA. After her mom’s passing in 2016, Eileen focused her attention on helping others work with caregivers and individuals who were diagnosed with memory issues. She founded Healing Art for Caregivers to creatively help clients with memory issues, as well as providing healing art activities and games for caregivers and veterans with PTSD and stress related problems.
Her topic is: Explore the Healing Benefits of Creating Art for Caregivers
Find out more about the Caregiver Smile Summit – www.caregiversummit.org
Dr. Lucy Andrews is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit
Dr. Lucy Andrews is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit
Lucy is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit.
Lucy Andrews is Founder and CEO of At Your Service Nursing & Home Care and she is a leader and advocate in our industry. She started as a clinical nurse in the University Health System at UC San Francisco and when she became a discharge planner she fell in love with home care. She has worked in every aspect of home care and also works as a home care consultant across the country and as an expert legal witness for the home care industry.She has a PhD in Nursing from Lewis University and received her Masters of Science in Health Service Administration from St. Mary’s University with Honors and a 4.0 GPA. She has developed a dementia and Alzheimer’s disease plan for aging patients leaving the hospital setting or entering long-term care or home health and hospice. And she has presented her work on delirium and cognition screening at the International Alzheimer’s Association meeting in London and at the International Dementia Congress in Valencia Spain. She is the immediate past Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Association for Healthcare and Hospice and also the Chair of the California Association for Health Services at Home.She goes to Washington, DC, several times a year to advocate for dementia care and was past Commissioner for the Sonoma Commission on Human Rights.
Her topic is: Brain Smart – Strategies to Protect Your Brain While Keeping Dementia at Bay
Find out more about the Caregiver Smile Summit – www.caregiversummit.org
Peter Rosenberger is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit
Peter Rosenberger is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit
Peter is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit.
An exceptional voice of experience—for an unprecedented need.
A thirty-year caregiver for his wife, Gracie, who lives with severe disabilities, Peter Rosenberger understands the caregiver’s journey. His weekly show, HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER, is syndicated on more than 200 stations.
The Self-Defense of Caregivers
An accomplished martial artist, Peter recently earned a 2nd Dan (degree) black-belt in Hapkido. The martial art provides many self-defense life lessons that Peter incorporates into his show and speaking. In addition, Peter is the author of several books including, HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVERand 7 Caregiver Landmines and How You Can Avoid Them. A pianist for fifty years, Peter recently released his new CD, Songs for the Caregiver.
Peter and Gracie live in Nashville, TN, where he also serves and the president and co-founder of Standing With Hope.
His topic is: The Self Defence of Caregivers – Using Martial Arts Principles to Regain Your Footing
Find out more about the Caregiver Smile Summit – www.caregiversummit.org
NY Times Bestselling Author John Leland is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit
John Leland is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit
John is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit.
John is a reporter at the New York Times, where he wrote a year-long series following six people age 85 and up, which became the basis for his new book, “Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year among the Oldest Old,” a New York Times bestseller. Before joining the Times in 2000, he was a senior editor at Newsweek and editor-in-chief of Details magazine.
He is the author of two previous books: “Hip: The History” and “Why Kerouac Matters.”
His topic is: Happiness is a Choice You Make – Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old
Find out more about the Caregiver Smile Summit – www.caregiversummit.org
