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As owner of the West Portland, Oregon, franchises of Home Instead Senior Care, Suzanne Roberts works with adult children of aging parents every day. Her staff provides non-medical, in-home care for the elderly. She recognizes the stress and overwhelm in the children of her clients as feelings she experienced herself when caring for her aging parents

When Suzanne discovered Home Instead Senior Care, she assessed her degree in Human Services and her career skills in medical staff recruiting, counseling, intervention, and employee assistance -- and knew everything she had ever learned would be utilized as she pursued this new direction for her life. Today, Suzanne says, "If I won the lottery, I would do exactly what I'm doing now -- except I'd pay my caregivers more!"

Suzanne's background in radio, television, and theater gives her the communication skills to teach, lecture, and "schmooze." She is both motivator and cheerleader for the elderly and their families. She has developed workshops and seminars for adult children of aging parents and enjoys a busy schedule of speaking engagements.

A skilled extemporaneous speaker, Suzanne is the perfect talk show guest.


Suzanne lives in Portland with her husband, Bud Roberts, an Urban Design Specialist for the Oregon Department of Transportation and International Seniors Gold Medal Barbershop Quartet bass.  They share a blended family of eight adult children and nine grandchildren.



Update, 2004
In the four years since the original date of publication, Suzanne has become the emerging expert in her field. She has addressed regional and state conventions of the Care Management Association, Guardian and Conservators Association and Oregon Healthcare Association and has accepted events that are outside the Pacific Northwest. She will be guest instructor at the School of Geriatrics’ at Portland State University and Marylhurst University. Her speaking schedule has grown from local one hour presentations to five day trips around the country which include presenting 3 CEU Workshops for Social Workers, Speaking events for her fellow Home Instead Senior Care franchises, book signing events as well as guest radio and television appearances. Suzanne’s volunteer service is to facilitate and be a guest speaker at monthly caregiver support groups in the Portland area. Understanding that there is a family system in flux which affects everyone, Suzanne is frequently asked to speak to aging parents as they deal with their children.