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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 ...

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 ...

KIRC Podcast S1:E8 What you need to know about long term care coverage gives you some of the basics of this concept. Keeping it REAL Caregiving welcomes Financial Literacy Expert Vickie Frazier-Williams to the program to talk about L.T.C. No, not T.L.C. - tender loving care, but the OTHER combination of the same ...

Here’s a question for you? What is your favorite movie featuring historians and archeologists and adventure seekers? For me, it’s a toss-up between Raiders of the Lost Ark and Romancing the Stone (yes, I’m going w-a-y b-a-c-k)! This question is to put you into a mindset of thinking about how and why we, as ...

KIRC Podcast S1:E6 When family caregiving is a man's job 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 REAL Caregiving host Julia Yarbough is joined by family caregiver, Dwane T. Hodges. He is ...

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 ...

Podcast S1:E4 Discovering my father is a personal journey of reflection... as family caregiver Rowena explains how she is 'discovering my father.' She introduces listeners to her aging father; a man she is now growing closer to as she cares for him in his final chapter. It is a road that is not always ...

Bonita shares with listeners her TOP FIVE MUST DO steps to help both your loved one AND the caregiver move through this chapter of life.

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