IFC, Inc. in the Community
As we approach the last months of 2024, we reflect on a busy year filled with impactful activities at IFC, Inc. Our commitment to supporting family caregivers has led to…
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IFC, Inc. at PCORI Annual Meeting
On October 22, 2024, Willetha Barnette, Co-founder of the Institute for Family Caregiving, Inc., participated in the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s (PCORI) Annual Meeting. Sessions featured PCORI-funded research findings across…
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The Question Not Asked
Healthcare as an industry has by and large left the era of in-person interactions. Except for emergency situations, almost all healthcare contact now involves navigating some kind of digital interface,…
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The Original Patient-Centered Care
In my frequent interactions with a wide range of patients and families dealing with serious illnesses, healthcare providers, researchers, and folks working to innovate solutions to our many pressing healthcare…
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Caregiving and Climate Change
As we grapple with the reality of climate change, the recent destructive storms in Houston and Iowa offer more reminders of the disparities in our preparation for such events. The…
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Thoughts on Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE)
It is wonderful that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is finally moving to address the critical role of family caregiving in the restructuring of healthcare delivery with…
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Health Equity in Dementia Care and Research
The Lived Experience Panel is a coordinated effort between the National Institute on Aging (NIA) IMPACT Collaboratory and the Alzheimer’s Association. The Lived Experience Panel represents a diverse community of…
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IFC, Inc. at Essence Festival
IFC, Inc. participated in a fun, interactive, educational, community-based experience at 2023 Essence Festival. The event focused on digestive health, health disparities, creative food options and culture, and provided digestive…
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IFC, Inc. on Capitol Hill
On April 18, IFC, Inc. participated in Lobby Day on Capitol Hill. IFC, Inc. Co-Founder Willetha Barnette discussed important policies and legislations and met with Members of Congress to effect…
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IFC, Inc. in the News
IFC, Inc. is proud to announce a newly published article co-written by Co-Founder Harold Barnette entitled, “Caregiving Across the Life Course: A Health Policy Priority for North Carolina.” The article…
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IFC, Inc. Co-Founder Gives 5th Annual UNC-CH Med School Talk
We are excited to announce that IFC, Inc. Co-Founder Willetha Barnette will join Dr. Animesh Jain before an audience of first year medical students on March 30, 2023. It will…
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IFC, Inc. Co-Founder Joins National Research Summit
IFC, Inc. Co-Founder Willetha King Barnette has joined the National Institute on Aging’s 2023 National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons Living with Dementia and Their Care…
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IFC Caregiver Course Returns in October
IFC’s popular Family Caregiver Education & Support class is being offered again in October at Durham Tech. Classes will be held on Wednesdays from October 5 – 26, from 12:00…
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NEW CLASS ALERT! Durham Tech Course Resumes in August
IFC’s popular Family Caregiver Education & Support class returns starting on August 16, 2022 and continuing through September 1, 2022. The class is open to all. To register click here:…
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I Should Be So Proud??
“You should be so proud of yourself.” I’ve heard this a lot as a large consumer of healthcare services who has been conditioned to navigate bureaucratic red tape and exhaustive…
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UPDATE: June Family Caregiver Class Cancelled
IFC’s Family Caregiver Education & Support class scheduled for June 8, 2022 – June 29, 2022 has been cancelled. Not to worry – Our caregiver classes will be offered again…
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Age My Way Conference May 21, 2022
Please join us and share in this opportunity to connect! Our Co-Founder Willetha King Barnette will be participating in the 2022 Age My Way Conference on Saturday, May 21, from…
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IFC Co-Founder Gives 4th Annual UNC-CH Medical School Talk
Institute for Family Caregiving Co-Founder Willetha Barnette on stage with Dr. Animesh Jain before an audience of first year medical students on March 30, 2022. It was Ms. Barnette’s fourth…
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Family Caregiver Class Returns in April!
IFC’s popular Family Caregiver Education & Support class returns starting on April 6, 2022 and continuing through April 27, 2022. The class is open to all. To register click here:…
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New IFC Family Caregiver Class
In partnership with Durham Technical Community College, IFC is again offering its popular Family Caregiver Education & Support class starting on January 12, 2022 and continuing through February 2, 2022.…
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Willetha King Barnette joins Denise Brown of The Caregiving Years to discuss her book, The Caregiver’s Secrets.
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A Fall, and a Lesson
A lady lives on my walking route along the pathway that winds through the neighborhood. She’s maybe ten years older and lives in a big, lovely house on a corner…
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Caregiving Focus Could Improve U.S. Healthcare, Health Equity
The Commonwealth Fund’s annual ranking of healthcare performance in high-income countries has been released. The findings are not good. The U.S. ranked dead last in key categories, including access to…
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IFC Reloads Family Caregiver Class
In partnership with Durham Technical Community College, IFC is again offering its popular Family Caregiver Education & Support class starting on October 6 and continuing through October 27, 2021. The…
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Looking for Help? Register for IFC’s Newest Course
IFC is proud to announce our latest virtual course through Durham Technical Community College. With instruction by Willetha Barnette, author of The Caregiver’s Secrets, the class will explore the skills…
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Could Your Living Room Become Your Future Hospital Room?
For years the Institute for Family Caregiving has been singing the praises of family caregivers as the unsung heroes of healthcare. Over 50 million of them toil day in and…
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Empowering the Patient and Caregiver July 12, 2021
Please join us and share in this opportunity to connect! Our Co-Founder, Willetha King Barnette, will be participating in the Cure VCP Disease Patient & Care Partner Webinar Series on…
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Greensboro AHEC Webinar June 30, 2021
The aging population in the United States is increasing faster than any other age group. Our healthcare systems are being challenged to provide high quality, evidence-based care that allows the…
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Covid-19 Shows Why Families Must Prepare for An Aging Population
For decades scientists warned that a global epidemic caused by a previously unknown virus was all but inevitable. Despite periodic outbreaks of swine flu, bird flu, SARS, and Ebola, their…
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My Lucky Day
Sometime late in my more than 20-year journey of caring for my aging mother, I was struggling to manage her multiplying health problems, juggling an assortment of medications and therapies,…
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Two Overlooked Caregiving Skills
Most of the time when people talk about caregiving skills, they are focused on tasks such as managing medications, taking temps and blood pressures, giving injections, and so on. Those…
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Trial and Terror
Many of you may be old enough to remember when companies took an interest in developing their employees, investing in them to grow and take on new skills based on…
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It’s Definitely a Job
Although it is done for love, not pay, caregiving provided by family members is a job. And because it is a job, there is a correct way to do it.…
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In Healthcare, No Equity Without Ownership
The effort to put family caregiving and direct care workers at the top of the nation’s healthcare agenda has been a long time coming. As with all things of a…
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