There For Care
There For Care
Podcast Description
There for Care is the podcast that helps you navigate the aging journey, whether for yourself or someone you love. Each episode explores the realities of aging care with experts, caregivers, and changemakers. From long-term care planning to emotional well-being and financial impact, we bring you honest conversations, practical advice, and real stories to help you feel informed, empowered, and most importantly, not alone.
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Content Themes
The episodes cover a range of topics related to aging care, including long-term care planning, managing caregiver stress, emotional well-being, and financial implications of caregiving. For instance, the episode on 'Caring for Aging Parents' delves into family dynamics, while 'Preventing Falls in Older Adults' provides practical solutions for household safety.
There for Care is the podcast that helps you navigate the aging journey, whether for yourself or someone you love. Each episode explores the realities of aging care with experts, caregivers, and changemakers. From long-term care planning to emotional well-being and financial impact, we bring you honest conversations, practical advice, and real stories to help you feel informed, empowered, and most importantly, not alone.
In this episode of There for Care, host Katy Boyles speaks with Sarah Simoncini, a Care and Wellness Education Specialist at Genworth with over 20 years of experience in aging care, and decades of personal caregiving in her own family.
Sarah shares why talking about end-of-life wishes matters, and how to approach these sensitive conversations with compassion, respect, and patience. She explains how to start the conversation when loved ones are hesitant, why documenting wishes is essential to avoid conflict and confusion, and the importance of balancing independence with preparing for care needs. Through real stories of families navigating wills, caregiving boundaries, and legacy planning, she highlights how these discussions can shape both practical decisions and emotional connections.
This conversation offers guidance for caregivers who may be wondering when and how to talk with parents or loved ones about their wishes and reassurance that these conversations can bring.
Whether you’re actively caregiving, supporting aging parents, or planning ahead, this episode will give you tools to start the dialogue and ensure that your family’s values and wishes are respected.
#Caregiving #EndOfLifePlanning #FamilyConversations #AgingParents #LongTermCare
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