Matt Levi Investigates - Episode 13 - Family First - Aired 7/7/17

Family First - Aired 7/7/17 There are 154,000 family caregivers in Hawaii, taking care of an elderly or dependent relative. If you paid them, they work would be worth $2.1 billion dollars a year, but as hard as this work is, it is not only unpaid, it can also put tremendous financial and emotional stress on the person doing it. As AARP Hawaii CEO Barbara Kim Stanton says, "family caregivers are the unsung heroes in our state." Lance and Iris Yafuso are siblings forced to close the family business, Larry's Bakery named for their father, care for their mother Irene living with Alzeheimer's disease. After 57 years in business, we chronicle their final days in the kitchen, and hear about their sacrifice for the mother who devoted her lives to them. We'll also give viewers insight on how to tackle some of the challenges of being a caregiver, and take you to a community on West Side, where kupuna are thriving thanks to something only in Hawaii: local music. https://www.mattleviinvestigates.com/