Elaine K. Sanchez
Golden Years Strategist
Elaine is a nationally recognized author and speaker. She helps people get prepared to take over the care of family elders She also helps active caregivers cope with the challenges and recognize the rewards that come with handling the personal, physical, financial, and legal affairs of loved ones who can no longer care for themselves.
Speaker's Topics Include:
Aging Parents
Caregiving
Elder Care
Elaine’s material is original, memorable and delightfully irreverant.
Speaker’s Keynotes and Workshops:
Keynote
“And for this I take Vitamins”
Based on her tender, gritty and uproariously funny book: "Letters from Madelyn, Chronicles of a Caregiver", Elaine combines practical strategies with artful storytelling that leaves audiences encouraged and inspired.
The Take-away messages are:
• In order to care for another person, we
must first learn to take care of ourselves
• Even in the worst end-of-life situations
there is still opportunity for mental and
spiritual growth
• As long as we have the ability to think
and reason, we have the power to
control our attitude toward any person,
thing, or event
Workshop
Boomer Boot Camp – Getting Prepared to Care for Family Elders
In this highly informative workshop, Elaine takes participants through a step-by-step process
which includes easy to use documents and forms that help people:
• Gather the necessary personal, medical, financial, and legal documents
• Assess a loved one’s safety
• Create a network
• Negotiate Medicare/Medicaid maze
• Prepare for end-of-life legal issues including durable powers of attorney and advance directives
Workshop
Caregiver Survival Training
Caregivers learn to recognize the importance of caring for themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. Attendees walk away with the tools to manage:
* The Four Horsemen of Caregiving
* The Three F”s of Flipping Out
* The steps to developing an “Attitude of Creative Indifference”
Rave Reviews:
“Elaine’s workshop on caregiving was one of the most helpful and informative workshops we have ever offered. The day was well balanced with information, discussion, and humor, and there was often reassurance through stories Elaine told from her book, Letters from Madelyn – Chronicles of a Caregiver. Elaine knows what she is talking about, but it is her style that really opened up the students to the topic. She is not only warm and engaging, she has a wonderful sense of humor and perspective.
Alan Koch,
Coordinator, Lifelong Learning Institute
Chemeketa Community College
“Your message enhanced the values we share about the importance of human life and confirmed the importance of our personal attitudes in helping others. You are a gifted writer and speaker who shows purposefulness in your work and life. We will look for other ways to bring your message to those involved in furthering the mission of Silverton Hospital.”
Donald J. Russo
Director of Development
Silverton Hospital
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Elaine K. Sanchez is a speaker and author who never intended to become an expert in the area of caring for aging, chronically ill, and disabled family members.
She grew up on a Kansas dairy farm, and worked as an advertising sales manager for NBC, CBS, and Univision television affiliates in Colorado and New Mexico. She has served on numerous nonprofit and professional boards, including the Marketing Advisory Group for the NBC television network. In 1998 she left the broadcast industry to pursue her long-time ambition to become a writer.
During the years Elaine cared for her own aging parents, she was frustrated by the distance that separated them, the conflicting personal and professional demands for her time, and her lack of knowledge about where to go and how to get help. A few years later, as she stood next to her elderly aunt in the emergency room following an accident, she became acutely aware of how important it is to be knowledgeable about the physical, financial, and legal affairs of loved ones who suddenly find themselves in a position where they cannot care for themselves.
Elaine is a professional member of the National Speakers Association. She has published three books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. She lives in Salem, Oregon with her husband Alex, a professor at Oregon State University. Together they have eight children and eight grandchildren.
Booking Info: Gail Hand
(561) 807-7769 East Coast
(503) 284-2342 West Coast
gail@gailhand.com
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