Celebrating National Grandparents Day

Grandparents can be your role models, mentors, historians, therapists, babysitters, life coaches, and so much more.

Whether they are your grandparents, or your children's grandparents, they are influential and colorful threads to the fabric of your families.

But, sometimes it can be very difficult to juggle the responsibilities of life while ensuring the grandparents in your life receive the care they deserve.

In honor of National Grandparents Day, happening Sunday, September 13, Certified Healthcare Mediator Fernando Gutierrez, provides valuable tips for families to ensure grandparents everywhere receive quality and potentially life-saving care.

1. Take care of yourself
2. Learn as much as you can
3. Create a team of elderly care specialists
4. Know your local non-profit resources
5. Trust your instincts
6. Hire the right people

A Florida Registered Professional Guardian, Gutierrez shares six ways you can ensure your grandparents receive quality and potentially life-saving care.