45 Forward #17 - Eldercare 2021: A Holistic Approach to Care for Your Parents

Archive episode date: April 28, 2021. Source audio release date: May 3, 2021.Caring for your older loved ones has never been more challenging than it is today. Not only do many adults have to take care of their own young families, but they're called in to address the complex, evolving needs of their parents as they enter the later chapters of life. There's so much to handle: pragmatic concerns like elder law and estate planning, health care documents, asset protection, care coordination, not to mention the emotionally-charged concerns of parents and adult children dealing with the reversal of their traditional roles. In today's conversation, Brian Tully, a widely recognized elder law attorney, and Iris Waichler, an experienced patient advocate and award-winning author, offer a unique opportunity to hear their combined perspectives on these pressing topics. Together, Brian and Iris will provide valuable insights, solutions and resources for creating a holistic care planning approach, tackling thorny tasks like caregiver conversations with family members and coordination of long-term term care. Caring for loved ones is unquestionably rewarding, but it also can be overwhelming and isolating— sometimes leading to burnout. Brian and Iris present a vision of caregiving that stresses the value of a supportive team of family members, health care and social service providers, financial and elder law experts. The challenges may be daunting, but you're not alone.Original episode: https://45forward.org/forward-episode-17/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/45-forward--6550893/support.