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March, 2021 - Julia Yarbough grew up in a less than conventional setting, spending the entirety of her childhood on the move. The youngest of seven children in a military family, she was born in San Bernardino, California, but soon after, the US Air Force transferred the family to Japan at Johnson Air Force Base. ...

Conceptualizing Robotic Agency: Social Robots in Elder Care in Contemporary Japan 18.03.2021 18:30 - 20:00 A virtual u:japan lecture by Anne Aronsson (University of Zurich). | Abstract | Japan is a hyper-aging society; it has one of the highest life expectancies in the world and is undergoing a demographic transition that Western nations have yet ...

In this DEBUT EPISODE of the Keeping it REAL Caregiving On-Air series, family caregiver Bonita Green joins us to share insight gained over more than ten years caring for her aging mother. Sadly, her mother has since passed, but Bonita says there are at least FIVE KEY ACTIONS any family caregiver should consider and adhere ...

In episode S1:E2 of the Keeping it REAL Caregiving podcast, Julia and Debra discuss many of the challenges faced and shortcomings in senior facility care as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/keepingitrealcaregiving/KeepingitREALCaregiving_Podcast_S1E2_mixdown.mp3 KIRC PODCAST S1:E2

The concept for Keeping it REAL Caregiving began taking shape when family caregiver Julia Yarbough met fellow family caregiver Debra Craton. Both women were caring for their elderly mothers. One of their first recorded conversations came shortly after the passing of Debra's mother. S1:E1 Losing mom

Perhaps due to the wonky nature of the discussion, the proposed change has generated almost no media coverage although it would upend the health insurance for millions of Americans. CMS is scheduled to start testing the new program in 2022.

Monday, March 15, 2021 Today's lawsuit pertains to Brookdale's current and former California skilled nursing facilities located in the cities of Bakersfield, Camarillo, Carlsbad, Northridge, Rancho Mirage, San Diego, San Dimas, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Rosa, and Yorba Linda  SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today joined a coalition of District and City Attorneys, led by Kern ...

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the Journalists Network on Generations are welcoming 15 distinguished reporters for the next cohort of the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program, now in its 11th year. They represent a wide range of general audience, ethnic, and community media outlets, including public radio and television affiliates, daily newspapers, and ...

In April, 2018, without quite knowing my work would increasingly lead me into the world of advocacy and education for eldercare awareness, I was hired to write an article for AARP Bulletin. By Julia YarboughJune Fisher, 84, laments that she can’t negotiate the park steps on Billy Goat Hill, one of the most beautiful walks ...

Julia Yarbough is the creator and driving force behind Keeping it REAL Caregiving.