The 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 ...
KIRC Podcast S1:E5 What is Palliative care and how to access this option
caregivingbyjulia2021-06-21T15:34:29-07:00KIRC 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 ...
For Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, bill making Illinois 1st to require Alzheimer’s training in health care is personal
caregivingbyjulia2021-06-15T15:08:53-07:00By 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 features Keeping it REAL Caregiving
caregivingbyjulia2021-06-14T16:12:03-07:00KPAY News Talk Radio 93.9 features Keeping it REAL Caregiving June 14, 2021 Â 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: ...
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 ...
Upgraded Living Magazine the accidental caregiver
caregivingbyjulia2021-03-18T19:57:17-07:00March, 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. ...
KIRC Podcast S1:E2 Senior living caregiving in the age of Covid-19
caregivingbyjulia2021-03-17T16:14:15-07:00In 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
KIRC Podcast S1:E1 Losing mom
caregivingbyjulia2021-03-17T15:43:18-07:00The 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
Yarbough Selected for GSA Journalists in Aging Fellows 2020 Program
caregivingbyjulia2021-03-15T14:31:15-07:00The 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 ...