Eleanor Gaccetta

Eleanor (Ellie) Gaccetta, MBA is an author, speaker, cook and baker. Formally she was a legislative and policy analyst for the State of Colorado, the City and County of Broomfield, and after leaving government services she was a private contractor. Ellie's almost forty-year career ceased when her mother fell and broke her hip at age 92.

Thus began Ellie's own journey of being a 24/7 sole caregiver for her mother for the next 9 1/2 years. During that time her book One Caregiver's Journey was born with personal memories, insight and advice for caregivers. The book is a snapshot into the realities, changes and challenges of caregiving. During the six months after her mother's passing at age 102, Ellie journaled about her reintegration back into the world. "The biggest challenge to reintegration after nearly 10 years of isolation has been to not be an outsider looking into the world that passed you by."

Ellie's next book, Generations of Good Food, wasn't planned. It was a labor of love that consumed her during the pandemic. As a legacy to her mother's culinary skills, it incorporates recipes, stories, and anecdotes from six generations of her Italian Family. With 200 recipes it is a book for the kitchen novice and seasoned cook and baker.

Today she lives in a suburb west of Denver where she enjoys spending time with family, being in the kitchen, gardening and writing about caregiving trends and changes since her journey. During the pandemic she committed to remaining healthy, getting in shape and staying fit. She continues to walk 2-3 miles several times a week and has become a gym shark.