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This is a touching and heartwarming segment in which we learn from an elder (now deceased) who shares her insights about life, career, family, love and love lost.

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She's young, Black and owns an in-home care agency. Honestly, I LOVE this headline! In this episode of Keeping it REAL Caregiving, we go one-on-one with Kesha Boyce. She is the founder and owner of Blooming Rose Home Care, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Boyce shares her motivation for launching her own business, ...

Sunday Coffee Chat and Support Conservatorships provides plenty of great content. The Keeping it REAL Caregiving Sunday Coffee Chat & Support Hour aims to deliver practical and useful information for family caregivers. Thank You Lisa Fanos for joining us and sharing your insight and experiences to walk others through what they need to know ...

Kentucky journalist investigates nursing home violations & government fines is no doubt an eye-catching headline. Dive deeper into the story and you'll find Louisville, Kentucky based investigative reporter, John Charlton, digging into a paper trail. Follow the money Charlton spent hours sifting through government documents. He wanted to learn if nursing home facilities in his ...

When caregiving means saying goodbye to your spouse is a painful reality for many; both women and men. In this Keeping it REAL Caregiving interview segment, meet a woman who experienced the pain, loss and grief of saying goodbye to her life partner. Jen Stewart last August (2020) lost her husband Tom after a ...

KIRC Podcast S2:E1 How one woman helped save her mother's life is a sobering story and reminder for family caregivers. If your loved one (especially an elder) is admitted to the hospital, your role is now that of caregiver and personal advocate. In this episode, we talk with a woman who watched as her ...

Sunday Coffee Chat & Support Hour Keeping it REAL Caregiving hosts the first Coffee Chat & Support Hour of 2022! Thank you to all KIRC family members who joined. If you missed it, don't worry - more events such as this will be planned as we move through 2022! You still have time to grab ...

KIRC Podcast S1:E10 Spousal Caregiving is the topic of this Keeping it REAL Caregiving podcast episode. Some of the challenges of caring for a spouse may be similar to those of us caring for an elder, but the situation is worlds apart, because your person is not a parent or other relative… it ...

KIRC Podcast S1:E9 Tablet technology for companionship and more, is a 'mini-podcast' touching on the topic of keeping elders connected. Keeping it REAL Caregiving host Julia Yarbough recently chatted with the Director of the Meals on Wheels, Rowan program in North Carolina. Director Cindy Fink explained how the organization has turned to increased technology ...