Join us for part four of the Caregiver Wellness Series! Directions for attending via Zoom, Facebook Live and over-the-phone are available here.

Keynote Speaker
”Building Up the Caregiver: Lessons I’ve Learned”
Lori Hogan, Home Instead Senior

Lori Hogan co-founded Home Instead Senior Care® in 1994 with her husband, Paul.  Now the largest senior care company in the world, Home Instead Senior Care has more than 1,100 franchises in 14 countries.  Home Instead franchise owners hire CAREGivers who provide services such as companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, personal care, and support and education, including Alzheimer’s care and hospice support that enhance the lives of aging adults and their families. 

A former Miss Nebraska USA, Lori is a University of Nebraska at Omaha graduate and currently serves on the boards of Nebraska Family Alliance, The Home Instead Senior Care Foundation, The Home Instead Center for Successful Aging at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Broadway Dreams and is chair of American Heart Association Sweetheart Program.  In her role, Lori frequently meets with and advocates for CAREGivers  and mentors youth in the Omaha community.

Lori authored Strength for the Moment, a book to encourage and celebrate caregivers.  The proceeds of this book go to the Home Instead Foundation.      

Resource Speaker
”Resources for Parkinson’s Patients and Caregivers”
Cara Iyengar, MSW, LISW
Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence at the University of Iowa

Cara Iyengar is the Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence coordinator and social worker at the University of Iowa Health Care's Movement Disorders Division. Cara graduated with her BSW from the University of Iowa and her MSW from the University of Northern Iowa. Over the course of her career she has been dedicated to supporting older adults at every stage and has experience working in nursing homes, hospitals, Elderly Waiver programs, and memory care. In her spare time, Cara and her registered therapy dog, Phobos, volunteer at a local hospice.