Caregiving NOW Past Webinars

Join CEO Jennifer Olsen, DrPH, as she discusses the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers’ (RCI) vision and strategies designed to make caregivers more central in our culture, in our policies, and in our workplaces.

In a recent webinar, George Demiris, PhD and Ashish Shah shared their experiences developing, testing, and implementing technologies that could improve the home as a care setting and help caregivers assess and address their loved one’s needs.

In a wide-ranging webinar, Rabbi Richard Address and Reverend Tyrone Pitts seamlessly integrated the theological and the practical as they delved deep into the spiritual aspects of caregiving.

In the fifth in the Caregiving NOW series, Carol Raphael called for a radical reimagining of the direct care workforce–the nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal care assistants that provide direct care to our loved ones at home and in residential facilities.

Dr. Fayron Epps joined Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN on Penn Nursing’s Caregiving NOW Initiative to talk about her research with dementia caregivers and the importance of engaging the community she studies and serves.

In a webinar kicking off Penn Nursing’s new Caregiving NOW Initiative, Heather Young, PhD, RN recounted her own experiences as caregiver to her late father.

A daughter who cared for her mother with dementia. A wife who cared for her husband with cancer. And a son who cares for his father with dementia. In the 10th webinar in the Caregiving NOW series, three speakers shared their lived experiences as caregivers for a loved one.

For Surya Kolluri, the best way to address the financial aspects of caregiving is not during proverbial “hair on fire moments,” times of crisis that are emotional, stressful, and painful. Dr. Mary Naylor and Kolluri discuss the growing need to plan for the financial burdens of caregiving that many families will face.

Alexandra Drane and ARCHANGELS are on a mission: to reach and support unpaid caregivers, even those who don’t identify themselves as caregivers.

In a recent conversation with Mary Naylor as part of the Caregiving NOW Initiative, Jisella Dolan pointed out the opportunities available as the U.S. releases the first-ever National Family Caregiving Strategy.

In the second webinar of the inaugural Caregiving NOW series, Julian Harris, MD, MBA, recounted a recent experience with the caregiver of a person with diabetes, advanced kidney disease, and an amputation.