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Care Crisis Looming... Global Coalition on Aging and Home Instead reveal the challenging picture of the future of the global caregiving workforce NEW YORK, N.Y., and OMAHA, Neb. – July 7, 2021 – Mounting pressures of skyrocketing aging populations, severe barriers to building an expanded caregiving workforce to meet demand and the inability of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — In-home care workers in Illinois will soon be making more money. On Tuesday, the state announced a $54 million investment for eligible in-home care providers by raising their hourly pay. As of April 1st of this year, in-home service providers within the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) Community Care Program ...

Support for Caregivers in Pennsylvania HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) announced a bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback and signed into law by Governor Wolf that will expand eligibility and allow flexibility in the administration of Pennsylvania’s Caregiver Support Program (CSP). The program provides support to caregivers – including caregivers ...

The Accidental Caregiver with PASSAGES live stream event, held Wednesday, June 16, 2021.         Presented by Keeping it REAL Caregiving creator Julia Yarbough, the program takes participants through a personal journey of family caregiving and some of the lessons learned. Practical Information In this webinar, Julia offers practical and ...

The AMA adopted policies that address both medical racism and implicit bias and that call on social media companies to address misinformation. By Sara Heath June 16, 2021 - The American Medical Association has adopted policies that take yet another hard stance against medical racism. The policies set to guide healthcare organizations in tamping down on ...

KIRC Podcast S1:E5 Palliative care, what this care entails and how to access this option is a MUST for families to listen to and learn from. In this episode, Keeping it REAL Caregiving host Julia Yarbough is joined by a registered nurse and Palliative care specialist who shares her first-hand knowledge and experience. Nurse ...

By Maudlyne Ihejirika Updated Jun 3, 2021, 4:01pm CDT When Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s mother began to forget things, Stratton didn’t know the signs of Alzheimer’s. Her mother was undiagnosed until three years before her death, leading Stratton on a journey culminating with a pioneering bill that makes Illinois the first state to require ...

KPAY News Talk Radio 93.9 features Keeping it REAL Caregiving June 14, 2021   KPAY news talk radio 93.9 -live - ON-AIR Monday, June 14, 2021. Morning radio host and DJ Scott Michaels talks with Julia about the motivation behind creating Keeping it REAL Caregiving and discusses the live-stream web event hosted by PASSAGES: ...

AG Nessel, State Legislators Announce Legislative Package to Strengthen Guardianship and Conservatorship Laws Contact: Lynsey Mukomel 517-599-2746 Agency: Attorney GeneralJune 10, 2021 LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was joined today by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Megan Cavanagh, Representative Graham Filler, Senator Roger Victory and a bipartisan group of state legislators to announce legislation implementing fundamental reforms impacting guardians and conservators-individuals appointed by probate courts to ...

Living history right next us is originally published: Lunch Sessions and Life Lessons with my 91-year old friend Charles, by Next Avenue. June 4, 2021 "Keep working. Don't quit. You gotta live until you die. Don't ever back away from anything." Those words have been a lifelong motto for Charles Monroe Boyett and the exuberant ...