How Not to Pull Your Family Apart: A Guide to Creating a Care Plan

with Carroll Golden,

Financial Planner, Author, & Industry Influencer

This week on the Art of Aging, host Rev. Beth Long-Higgins chats with Carroll Golden, a financial planner, author, and industry influencer seeking to address the challenges of today’s aging population and options to help create a generational financially stable future. During this conversation, Carroll shares her three-step process for creating a care plan for loved ones which involves gathering information, creating a care squad, and assigning tasks to family members based on their generation and financial situation. Don’t miss this episode!
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Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Why Carroll is so passionate about the industry (1:34)
  • Long-Term Care Expenses and Financial Planning (3:10)
  • The three-step process for care planning (11:23)
  • The care squad (13:50)
  • Dealing with uncooperative family members (21:15)
  • The importance of planning for end-of-life services (24:06)
  • Emerging insurance and financial solutions for long-term care (28:50)
  • Personal experiences with aging and aging heroes (31:46)

 

Abundant Aging is a podcast series presented by United Church Homes. These shows offer ideas, information, and inspiration on how to improve our lives as we grow older. To learn more and to subscribe to the show, visit abundantagingpodcast.com. 

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