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Jan 4, 2022

In this Keeping it REAL Caregiving Podcast episode, we chat with a family caregiver about the importance of being an advocate if your loved one is admitted to the hospital.

In this case, her mother's health condition declined substantially after a medical procedure. But because of this daughter's determination and...


Nov 22, 2021

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 is your wife or husband; your...


Nov 22, 2021

In this "mini-edition" of the Keeping it REAL Caregiving Podcast, we chat with Cindy Fink, Director of the Meals on Wheels, Rowan program in North Carolina.

As our nation and lawmakers continue to
grapple over how best to meet the needs of our aging population (and those caring for them) there are signs of growing...


Oct 6, 2021

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 three letters, which for all practical purposes do the same thing.

Vickie Frazier-Williams & Julia Yarbough

We're talking about long term care insurance coverage...


Jul 30, 2021

Congratulations! If you are a family caregiver you may also be a family historian and sometimes, an archeologist.

In this episode of the Keeping it REAL Caregiving podcast, we explore the idea of how and why we - as a society - choose to chase and document history.

And when I say history, I mean everyday stories....