Episode Details

Most people do not realize they will become a caregiver until they already are one. By then, the options are much fewer.

In this episode, Lindsay Friedman, founder of CareBloom and LT Care Nav, joins host Niki Weiss to walk through the caregiving epidemic, why long-term care costs shock almost everyone, and what a plan put in place at 40 actually looks like compared to scrambling at 80.

CHAPTERS

0:00  The Caregiving Epidemic Is Hitting Younger Generations Now

1:15  How Lindsay went from nursing assistant to caregiver to founder

3:17  What caregiving actually demands: doctor, lawyer, financial planner, driver, chef

5:24  Solo agers and what happens when there is no one to call

7:00  What a professional fiduciary is and who they serve

8:45  How LT Care Nav uses AI to build a private long-term care plan

10:30  The real cost of long-term care: $3,000 to $20,000 a month

13:20  Why long-term care is not covered by Medicare

15:10  Financial tools that work if you plan early enough

17:25  How to start the caregiving conversation with your family

19:00  Lindsay's takeaways and where to find LT Care Nav

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

- Why caregivers are getting younger and what the sandwich and club sandwich generations are actually facing

- What solo agers need to have in place before a health crisis hits, and why the absence of family makes planning more urgent, not less

- What long-term care actually costs, why Medicare does not cover it, and which financial vehicles exist to prepare for it if you start early

- How to have an honest conversation with a parent or spouse about caregiving without guilt or avoidance

- Why it is acceptable to say you will not be the hands-on caregiver, and what to do instead of walking away

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