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Saying goodbye to our furry and four-legged best friends is painful, and don't let anyone tell you it is not. Pet caregiving and coping when we lose those closest to us can be difficult. Keeping It REAL Caregiving is honored to share with you our Sunday Coffee Chat & Support Session with our special ...

What the heck is Gerontology? and why you should care cuts to the issue at hand: our population is aging. That means each and every one of us should begin thinking about our own care and that of our families. In this episode of Keeping It REAL Caregiving On-Air, we catch up with a ...

Keeping It REAL Caregiving talks with a UCLA researcher who says to do these three things when identifying Alzheimer's Disease. Cultural challenges in Alzheimer's Disease diagnosis and care exist. In fact, there may also be more at work than just medical science when it comes to proper diagnosis. Could cultural differences in how families view ...

Intergenerational friendship Alaska to California is more than just a blog post or video interview. This segment truly drives to the heart of what it means to forge bonds across age groups, distance and time. Everyone has a story   I've always believed there is a story (and reason) behind each person we cross ...

Kentucky journalist investigates nursing home violations & government fines is no doubt an eye-catching headline. Dive deeper into the story and you'll find Louisville, Kentucky based investigative reporter, John Charlton, digging into a paper trail. Follow the money Charlton spent hours sifting through government documents. He wanted to learn if nursing home facilities in his ...

When caregiving means saying goodbye to your spouse is a painful reality for many; both women and men. In this Keeping it REAL Caregiving interview segment, meet a woman who experienced the pain, loss and grief of saying goodbye to her life partner. Jen Stewart last August (2020) lost her husband Tom after a ...

Bridging the digital divide with tablet technology is exactly what one service provider in North Carolina is doing. The California Department of Aging is currently in the pilot phase of a similar project. How and why? It is a program that aims to address isolation and connectivity for elders. In fact, it can also ...

Prescriptions for living your best life from someone who TRULY knows is a fun walk down memory lane with a family elder. I recently had the chance to meet the father of one of my friends. Bruce Jans is also a storyteller and videographer. We met shortly after I first moved here to Chico ...

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 ...