Father, son and caregiver. When caring for mom is a man's job the dynamics for a family caregiver can create a different set of challenges. The duties of caring for a loved one are more than likely the same but the approach to navigating the reality may be different. In this episode, Keeping it ...
The Accidental Caregiver with PASSAGES
caregivingbyjulia2021-06-23T16:43:17-07:00The Accidental Caregiver with PASSAGES live stream event, held Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Â Â Â Â 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 ...
Living history right next to us
caregivingbyjulia2021-06-11T14:10:38-07:00Living 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 ...
Discovering my father
caregivingbyjulia2021-04-30T12:20:21-07:00Discovering my father features the personal journey of a daughter navigating the best possible care for her father. In this episode of Keeping it REAL Caregiving On-Air, meet family caregiver Rowena Branch who is now tasked with providing care for her elderly father. The challenge ahead involves finding a safe living facility and moving her ...
Senior lock down during coronavirus
caregivingbyjulia2021-07-27T14:24:51-07:00Senior lock down during coronavirus Is one of the personal experiences which led me to create Keeping it REAL Caregiving. Â Courtesy KHSL-TV in Chico, California, this story captures just some of the challenges I, and many others faced once coronavirus took hold. The impact was felt especially hard for those of us with ...
Caring for the caregiver – five MUST-DO steps
caregivingbyjulia2021-03-18T18:06:15-07:00In 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 ...
Senior Tsunami Aging of America
caregivingbyjulia2021-05-29T18:15:52-07:00'Senior Tsunami :Aging of America' seemed the most fitting title for this video segment. Produced in 2019 while this web-host was working at KHSL television in Chico, California, the segment provides an overview of the staggering population projections as our nation ages. This story features a family caregiver who at the time was caring for ...
Aging of America: Elderly Costs
caregivingbyjulia2021-05-30T17:08:26-07:00Aging of America: Elderly Costs | Courtesy Al Jazeera America Aging of America: Elderly Costs put the spotlight on what was already becoming a leading issue in the United States almost ten years ago. Keeping it REAL Caregiving creator Julia Yarbough produced the segment for Al Jazeera America television. This segment features a South ...