by Rachel | Feb 23, 2024 | Events, Sandwiched KC News, Uncategorized
Our caregiver support groups are open to those helping parents, grandparents, spouses, siblings, and anyone they consider family in the Kansas City Metro. We host them via Zoom, so you can meet with us wherever you’re at. Please register for the support group...
by Rachel | Jan 29, 2024 | Resources, Uncategorized
If you are helping an older family member or see assisting a parent or loved one in the future, thinking about where they live is critical. AARP’s 2021 Home and Community Preferences survey found that over three-quarters (77%) of adults age 50 and older want to remain...
by Rachel | Jan 22, 2024 | Events, Sandwiched KC News, Uncategorized
Our caregiver support groups are open to those helping parents, grandparents, spouses, siblings, and anyone they consider family in the Kansas City Metro. We host them via Zoom, so you can meet with us wherever you’re at. 2024 Virtual Caregiver Support Groups...
by Rachel | Nov 29, 2023 | Events, Sandwiched KC News, Uncategorized
Our caregiver support groups are open to those helping parents, grandparents, spouses, siblings, and anyone they consider family in the Kansas City Metro. We host them via Zoom, so you can meet with us wherever you’re at. Please register for the support group...
by Rachel | Nov 8, 2023 | Resources, Uncategorized
In addition to National Family Caregivers Month, November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. We’ve compiled some resources to help you learn more about caring for a loved one with dementia or Alzheimer’s. Online Learning Resources and...
by Rachel | Nov 8, 2023 | Conference, Events, Sandwiched KC News, Uncategorized
To kick off National Family Caregivers Month, Sandwiched KC, along with the help of numerous volunteers, hosted its first conference for caregivers in the Kansas City metro on Saturday, November 4, 2023. Nearly 50 family caregivers from all walks of life attended to...
by Rachel | Oct 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
We’re stoked to celebrate National Family Caregivers Month. Each year in November, our nation recognizes the contributions and sacrifices that family caregivers, the long term care system of America, make each day in order to care for their loved ones. According...
by Rachel | Oct 26, 2023 | Events, Sandwiched KC News, Uncategorized
Our caregiver support groups are open to those helping parents, grandparents, spouses, siblings, and anyone they consider family in the Kansas City Metro. We host them via Zoom, so you can meet with us wherever you’re at. Please register for the support group...
by Rachel | Oct 23, 2023 | Sandwiched KC News, Uncategorized
Sandwiched was honored to be invite to share about what we do and how we help family caregivers in the KC Metro on the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center’s Weekly Webinar on October 5, 2023. Our Founder, Rachel Hiles, provided an overview of Sandwiched and...
by Rachel | Oct 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
September’s episode of “Flatland in Focus” opened its third season with an “Age-Old Questions” episode. We were honored and excited to be invited to join a roundtable discussion about aging in place and caregiving hosted by D. Rashaan Gilmore. Sandwiched KC Founder,...
