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Along Comes Grandpa, a caregiver resource guide, shares both my story of caring for my grandfather and helpful tips to assist caregivers along their journey caring for an older adult.
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Background
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Author Sue Salach holds a bachelor’s degree in Health and Aging and has worked in the geriatric healthcare field for over 15 years. Her professional career includes nursing home, assisted living and independent living experience, hospice education, and geriatric care management.
Sue utilizes her personal and professional experiences to educate and empower seniors, caregivers, and healthcare and business professionals. Through both public speaking and one on one consultation she has assisted hundreds of caregivers in finding the resources needed to care for their loved one. Her passionate speaking style on topics such as advanced directives, caring for the caregiver and lifestyle transitions, to name a few, combines her extensive educational and career experience with her personal understanding of how overwhelming it can be to try to care for an older adult.
Sue lives in the Chicagoland area with her husband Pastor Paul Cutler and her three dogs Mimi, P-Nut and LuluBelle.
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Birth Place
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Chicago, IL
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Accomplishments
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Sue’s accomplishments and affiliations include:
Author of Along Comes Grandpa, Caregiving Resources for People in the Real World
Writes a bi-monthly column for Chicago and Los Angeles Caregiver Magazine
Advisory Board Member for Chicago and Los Angeles Caregiver Magazine
Featured Speaker at the South Dakota State Conference on Aging
Featured Speaker at the Illinois Governors Conference on Aging
Keynote Speaker Northern Illinois Parish Nurse Conference
Keynote Speaker Rush University Alzheimer’s Disease Center CNA Conference, Chicago IL
Featured Speaker at the National Conference on Aging in Washington D.C.
Member of the National Council on Aging
Noted in the Manchester’s Who’s Who of Care Managers
Member of the Elgin Senior Provider Network
Member of the Illinois Mental Health and Aging Coalition
Member of the Christian Writers Guild
Past board member on the Commission for Seniors & Disabled, Hoffman Estates, IL,
past president of the Northwest Suburban Senior Coalition, National
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Additional Information
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"Along Comes Grandpa, Caregiving Resources for People in the Real World" is available online in both paperback and audio version at www.alongcomesgrandpa.com
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Contact Information
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Salach Senior Services, Inc
651 S Sutton Rd, Ste 204
Streamwood IL 60107
USA
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Work phone: 224.848.0566
Fax:
Contact Author: Sue Salach
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Along Comes Grandpa
Caregiving resource book that share my journey caring for my grandpa and gives realistic tips to help those who care for an aging loved one.
Caregiver Resources
Find useful tools and free downloads for Caregivers to assist you in your journey as you help an aging loved one.
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