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Jeanette speaks about caregiver well-being, the realities of caregiving, and the changing role of technology in care
Recent Speaking & Presentations
Jeanette brings lived caregiving experience and a practical, compassionate perspective to conversations about caregiver well-being, difficult decisions, and the changing role of technology in care.
Connecting Caregivers Conference
AI and Care Tech for Caregivers: How to Choose Tools You Can Actually Trust
• Understand what care tech includes (and what matters most)
• Choose tools that fit your situation without getting overwhelmed
• Leave with a simple next steps
Mettle Health
Guilt and the Caregiver Experience
Jeanette invites us to recognize guilt, engage with it curiously, and consider how it drives decisions in the role of caregiving. She explores how one can define their own role as a caregiver rather than what feels prescribed, expected, or necessary, largely to avoid criticism.
Speaking Topics
Practical, supportive sessions that help caregivers navigate the realities of caregiving, make thoughtful decisions, and explore support that fits their lives.
Care Tech 101
for Caregivers
A practical introduction to care technology that starts with the caregiver, not the tool. Jeanette helps caregivers consider what they need, where technology may help, and what questions to ask before bringing it into everyday care.
Audience takeaways:
Understand what care tech includes and where it can be most helpful in everyday caregiving
Learn how to choose tools that fit real-life needs without adding more stress or complexity
Leave with simple next steps for exploring care tech with more confidence
Safe & Secure
Care Tech
A practical look at privacy, security, and trust in care technology. Caregivers learn what to consider when evaluating a tool and how to weigh safety alongside autonomy, usefulness, and the needs of the person receiving care.
Audience takeaways:
Spot red flags like scams, shady subscriptions, data-sharing concerns, and access issues
Use a simple checklist to evaluate apps and devices with more confidence
Set up safer defaults that better protect privacy, money, and peace of mind for the whole family
For Organizations, Healthcare, and Care-Tech Teams
Caregiver-informed sessions that help organizations understand the people they serve and consider how their decisions, support, and technology affect the experience of care.
What Caregivers Actually Need From Tech
Jeanette brings the realities of caregiving into conversations about product decisions, helping teams consider what a technology solves, what it asks of caregivers, and how it affects the person receiving care.
Audience takeaways:
Better understand the emotional load, decision fatigue, and real-world constraints caregivers are navigating
Recognize why well-intended tools often create friction instead of support
Learn how to design, communicate, and recommend technology in ways that build trust and increase adoption
Building Trust
in Care Tech
Jeanette helps teams examine what earns caregiver confidence, including privacy, safety, usefulness, burden, autonomy, and the experience of the person receiving care.
Audience takeaways:
Understand the trust barriers that shape caregiver decisions and adoption
Learn how communication, rollout, and support influence whether tools are actually used
Identify ways to make care technology feel clearer, safer, and more supportive
Customized Talks Available
Speaking to a caregiver group, employee network, conference, healthcare organization, or care-tech team? Jeanette can tailor her content to your audience, drawing from caregiver well-being, the realities of caregiving, difficult decisions, and the role technology can play in supporting care.
Available for keynotes, conferences, workshops, webinars, panels, and podcasts.
About Jeanette
A caregiver-informed voice on well-being, difficult decisions, and technology’s role in care.
Jeanette Yates is a Caregiver Advocate and Care Technology Advisor, author, speaker, and podcast host whose work is grounded in her own caregiving experience. She brings together years of work around caregiver well-being with deep experience in care technology to help caregivers and the organizations that support them think through the realities and decisions of care.
Her perspective keeps the people involved at the center, considering caregiver needs, the well-being and autonomy of the person receiving care, and where technology can make care easier or better without losing sight of the human experience.
What People Are Saying
Feedback from caregivers and partners.
“I discovered Jeanette’s podcast while driving cross-country and listened for hours. It felt like she was right there with me through my caregiving experience. Her topics are incredibly helpful, and I’m learning how to cope with so many situations.”
—KO, (Collinsville, IL)
Caregiver and Podcast Listener
“Jeanette is kind-hearted and compassionate, and she helps caregivers treat themselves with the same care. She’s realistic about advice and strategies, so you don’t feel ‘all or nothing’ about life and boundaries. I’ve loved collaborating with her.”
—SN,
Dietitian Nutritionist | Certified AI Consultant
“Jeanette has an incredible way of connecting with anyone she meets. She’s hardworking, elevates the work around her, and isn’t afraid to try and excel at new things. Her passion for helping people really shows.”
—JV,
Marketing Operations Manager
Bring Jeanette to Your Next Event
Practical, caregiver-centered talks for caregivers, employee groups, healthcare organizations, conferences, and care-tech teams.
What happens next
Quick reply: Hear back within 1–2 business days
Short call: A 15–20 minute conversation to discuss your audience, goals, and event format
Customized plan: A tailored talk recommendation with clear next steps for your team or event