Elaine K Sanchez
Based on her own experience of caring for family elders, Elaine developed a passion for helping others cope with the emotional stress of caring for aging, chronically ill, and disabled individuals, with a particular emphasis on caring for people with Alzheimer's and other dementia-related diseases.
She is the author of the unflinching honest and uproariously funny book, "Letters from Madelyn, Chronicles of a Caregiver", co-founder of CaregiverHelp.com, an online, video-based program for individuals, support groups, and organizations, and host of the weekly radio program, CaregiverHelpRadio on WebTalkRadio.net.
Partial Client List:
Catholic Charities, Cincinnati, OH
Alzheimer’s State Association Conferences: Mississippi, Oregon, Wisconsin,
Alzheimer’s Regional Association Conferences: Macon, GA, Lafayette, IN, Long Island, NY, Sioux City, IA, & Salem, OR
Jewish Family and Career Services, Louisville, KY
Froedtert and the Wisconsin College of Medicine, The American Parkinson’s Disease Association, and The Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Wisconsin Chapters, Waukeshau, WI
Inova Health System, Fairfax, VA
LeadingAge Kansas, Wichita, KS
The Kensington, White Plains, NY
Montana Gerontology Society, Bozeman, MT
National Health Care Corporation, Murfreesboro, TN
Rock County Council on Aging, Janesville, WI
Rural Resources, Pullman Washington
Senior Health Insurance Benefit Agency, Salem, Oregon
Dakota Prairie Helping Hands, Hettinger, North Dakota
Kansas Area Agencies on Aging Association, Kansas City, Kansas
National Family Caregiver Support Conference, Soldotna, Alaska
Oregon State University Gerontology Conference, Corvallis, OR
Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Partners in Care Hospice, Bend, Oregon
Prestige Care Living, LLC
Silverton Hospital, Silverton, Oregon
What Clients Say About Elaine
“Elaine was an outstanding, engaging, informative presenter. She used her personal story to illustrate principles and practices that our members could immediately go back and apply in their organizations - and in their own lives.”
Debra Harmon Zehr, President/CEO, LeadingAge Kansas
“Elaine is a storyteller extraordinaire. Using humor and creativity, she channels Madelyn straight from her heart. She had me crying, laughing and learning as I listened to her interpretation of her mother’s struggles and triumphs as a caregiver.”
Kim Seaton, Rocky Mountain Hospice
“Elaine was delightful and personable with a very real take on life. I laughed and I cried. I learned many things I can use in my professional life as well as my personal life. Her keynote and workshop left me feeling refreshed.”
Diana Dolan, SHIP Counselor, Montana Gerontology Conference
“Your presentation was from the heart. It was authentic, and you touched us at the core of our humanity.”
Inova Leadership Institute, Falls Church, VA
“Elaine Sanchez is an unsurpassed author and speaker on elder care. She puts her heart, her incredibly savvy insight and amazing sense of humor into her work. She is original, inspiring, hilarious, down to earth, and practical all at once. For anyone who has been, is, or will be in a caregiver role, the wisdom she has to offer is a must.”
Melora Jackson MS, CMHT, Mississippi Department of Mental Health
Based on her own experience of caring for family elders, Elaine developed a passion for helping others cope with the emotional stress of caring for aging, chronically ill, and disabled individuals, with a particular emphasis on caring for people with Alzheimer's and other dementia-related diseases.
She is the author of the unflinching honest and uproariously funny book, "Letters from Madelyn, Chronicles of a Caregiver", co-founder of CaregiverHelp.com, an online, video-based program for individuals, support groups, and organizations, and host of the weekly radio program, CaregiverHelpRadio on WebTalkRadio.net.
Partial Client List:
Catholic Charities, Cincinnati, OH
Alzheimer’s State Association Conferences: Mississippi, Oregon, Wisconsin,
Alzheimer’s Regional Association Conferences: Macon, GA, Lafayette, IN, Long Island, NY, Sioux City, IA, & Salem, OR
Jewish Family and Career Services, Louisville, KY
Froedtert and the Wisconsin College of Medicine, The American Parkinson’s Disease Association, and The Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Wisconsin Chapters, Waukeshau, WI
Inova Health System, Fairfax, VA
LeadingAge Kansas, Wichita, KS
The Kensington, White Plains, NY
Montana Gerontology Society, Bozeman, MT
National Health Care Corporation, Murfreesboro, TN
Rock County Council on Aging, Janesville, WI
Rural Resources, Pullman Washington
Senior Health Insurance Benefit Agency, Salem, Oregon
Dakota Prairie Helping Hands, Hettinger, North Dakota
Kansas Area Agencies on Aging Association, Kansas City, Kansas
National Family Caregiver Support Conference, Soldotna, Alaska
Oregon State University Gerontology Conference, Corvallis, OR
Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Partners in Care Hospice, Bend, Oregon
Prestige Care Living, LLC
Silverton Hospital, Silverton, Oregon
What Clients Say About Elaine
“Elaine was an outstanding, engaging, informative presenter. She used her personal story to illustrate principles and practices that our members could immediately go back and apply in their organizations - and in their own lives.”
Debra Harmon Zehr, President/CEO, LeadingAge Kansas
“Elaine is a storyteller extraordinaire. Using humor and creativity, she channels Madelyn straight from her heart. She had me crying, laughing and learning as I listened to her interpretation of her mother’s struggles and triumphs as a caregiver.”
Kim Seaton, Rocky Mountain Hospice
“Elaine was delightful and personable with a very real take on life. I laughed and I cried. I learned many things I can use in my professional life as well as my personal life. Her keynote and workshop left me feeling refreshed.”
Diana Dolan, SHIP Counselor, Montana Gerontology Conference
“Your presentation was from the heart. It was authentic, and you touched us at the core of our humanity.”
Inova Leadership Institute, Falls Church, VA
“Elaine Sanchez is an unsurpassed author and speaker on elder care. She puts her heart, her incredibly savvy insight and amazing sense of humor into her work. She is original, inspiring, hilarious, down to earth, and practical all at once. For anyone who has been, is, or will be in a caregiver role, the wisdom she has to offer is a must.”
Melora Jackson MS, CMHT, Mississippi Department of Mental Health
Finding Hope and Humor in Caregiving
Although Elaine has been described as a combination between Erma Bombeck and Garrison Keillor, don't let the entertainment value of this program fool you. The message is profound.
In a program that is part keynote, part one-woman play, Elaine brings humor and heart to difficult topics such as caregiver anger, guilt, depression, and greif by sharing experiences from her book, "Letters from Madelyn, Chronicles of a Caregiver."
Although her story about Sex, Dementia,...
Caregiver Survival Training
Caregiver Survival Training is an interactive program that helps family and professional caregivers cope with the emotional stress of caregiving.
Starting with a caregiver self-assessment, Elaine helps attendees recognize their current stress level. She then teaches the process of developing an Attitude of Creative Indifference toward caregiver anger, guilt, depression, and greif.
Depending on the needs of the audience, she will do...
