Authors
Connie Matthiessen
Caring.com senior editor
Constance (Connie) Matthiessen, senior editor, has worked as a healthcare and environmental journalist at the Center for Investigative Reporting and has written for WebMD, Consumer Health Interactive, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, BabyCenter.com, San Francisco magazine, Mothe
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Caring.com Health Writer
Crystal Jo is a registered nurse and a professional freelance writer. She uses her expert knowledge, skills and personal experience in senior health, wellness and education to provide content that teaches, engages and inspires readers. When she isn’t writing or working she can be found in the kitche
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Guest Contributor
DailyCaring offers practical answers to the questions that family caregivers encounter every day as they care for their older adults. Visit the website to get solutions for day-to-day challenges, help with important care decisions, and advice on how to plan for the future. And sign up to get the
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Health Journalist
Dave Singleton is an award-winning writer, editor and author, who writes for numerous publications and websites on a variety of topics, including health, caregiving, pop culture, food, travel, social trends, relationships, and LGBT life. In addition to his regular work for Caring.com, he’s a contri
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Caring.com Writer
Dayna Steele has been on a microphone and a stage for the majority of her life. She worked with the world’s greatest rock stars as a Hall of Fame rock radio personality and has interviewed everyone from Mick Jagger and Jon Bon Jovi to presidential candidates to astronauts and more. Dayna tells the t
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Caring.com Marketing Manager
Diana Lam manages B2C Marketing for Caring.com.
She has worked for Google and ABC7 News prior to joining Caring.com..
Follow her on Twitter @DianaxLam.
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Skilled Nursing Expert
Amy Osmond Cook is executive director of the Association of Skilled Nursing Providers, and is a regular health and wellness contributor to the Orange County Register, Daily Herald, Senior Scene, Senior Housing Forum and more. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Utah in Communication. She’s
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at VibrantNation.com, Special to Caring.com.
Elaine Ambrose is the co-author of Menopause Sucks: What to Do When Hot Flashes and Hormones Make You and Everyone Else Miserable, a celebrated speaker, and maintains a blog, Midlife Cabernet. She has shared some great tips for making food work for you during menopause.
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Elizabeth Hanes is a caregiver, Registered Nurse and award-winning journalist whose specialties include caregiving, dementia, mental health, nursing, art, antiques, and travel throughout the Rocky Mountain region. Elizabeth founded The Cheerful Caregiver to promote self-care for caregivers, who too
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