keeping it real caregiving

This series is designed to help the Black community become better prepared, plan for, and manage caring for an aging parent or loved

It is something many of us may not think much about but it is something that could lead to serious health complications - bed sores! Hear from a professional gerontologists and family caregiver about what you need to know to stay safe.

This is a touching and heartwarming segment in which we learn from an elder (now deceased) who shares her insights about life, career, family, love and love lost.

She's young, Black and owns an in-home care agency. Honestly, I LOVE this headline! In this episode of Keeping it REAL Caregiving, we go one-on-one with Kesha Boyce. She is the founder and owner of Blooming Rose Home Care, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Boyce shares her motivation for launching her own business, ...

Date:August 11, 2021/Source: American Academy of Neurology Summary: A new study shows that people who walk or garden at least three to four hours per week, or bike at least two to three hours per week, or the equivalent after having a stroke may have a 54% lower risk of early death from any ...

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 ...

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 ...