Ep 174: Care Continuum: Understanding Long-Term Care Levels
What key factors and resources are important for planning long-term elder care?
In this episode, the discussion between David and Linda, an experienced elder care advisor specializing in helping families navigate the complexities of senior living. She offers personalized guidance in finding suitable independent, assisted, and memory care communities, ensuring the best fit based on clients' needs and budgets. Her services are typically free, as fees are covered by the communities, she focuses on the complexities of long-term elder care. Linda highlights the significant burden on caregivers, pointing out that those spending over 20 hours a week in caregiving often face mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion. Alarmingly, 70% of caregivers for those with cognitive decline pass away before the patient, emphasizing the need for proper planning and resources.
David emphasizes the financial aspect, explaining that adequate planning provides options for quality care, whether staying at home or moving to an assisted living facility. Linda, an elder care advisor, compares her role to a realtor for senior communities, assisting clients in finding suitable living arrangements based on their needs and budget. Importantly, her services are usually free to clients, as communities cover her fees. Linda can also provide guidance and referrals nationwide, ensuring clients make informed decisions. The conversation underscores the importance of addressing long-term care proactively to ensure safety, health, and financial stability.
Here are somethings to think about:
How can caregivers manage their own well-being while caring for someone with cognitive decline?
What financial strategies ensure long-term care needs are met without sacrificing other financial goals?
How can families prepare emotionally and practically for transitioning to assisted living or memory care?
What are essential criteria when choosing a senior living community?
Where can caregivers find support and respite services to prevent burnout?
LINDA CALE can be reached LINDA@SENIORCAREAUTHORITY.COM or via her office phone at 864 673-8293.
Make sure to visit Senior Care Greenville, SC | Senior Care Authority
As always, contact David Chudyk via email david@parallelfinancial.com
Schedule your time to meet with David at www.calendly.com/davidpf
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Linda Cale
Owner, Senior Care Authority
Before starting her business in August of 2019, Linda had been a successful sales professional for over 25 years, over half of which was spent as a Senior Account Manager for Xerox Corporation in Greenville, SC, twice awarded President's Club,, as the #1 and #2 sales rep for her accomplishments. Most recently she was the Director of Sales for South Carolina Charities, Inc., a non-profit, that runs the Web.com tournament for the BMW Charity Pro-am presented by SYNNEX Corporation. In that role, she engaged senior level management from Fortune 500 and mid-level companies in the Upstate and companies with connections to the Upstate of South Carolina, to pursue and grow new corporate sponsorship, while enhancing relationships with existing sponsors. As part of the executive team, she was responsible for generating revenue to support the local charities such as Children's Hospital of Greenville Health System and Mobile Meals of Spartanburg.
in 2006, Linda’s youngest daughter was diagnosed with a genetic condition as a new born. She saw and felt first hand how overwhelming the process of navigating the options for care, cost, and available resources, while managing the emotional impact of the diagnosis, can be. Through her family's experience with her father and mother’s placement in a care facilities and both grandfathers’ skilled nursing living arrangements, Linda has seen first hand how the impact of choosing quality care and the emotional and financial components can be challenging for all concerned parties. Her mission and passion is to help families fi…
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