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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Speech Language Pathologist Adria Thompson of Be Light Care Consulting about communication challenges for individuals with dementia, practical strategies caregivers can use to communicate effectively with their loved one(s) living with dementia, collaborating with your LOs care team, and other speech language services and supports.

In this episode—

Can you tell us about your journey as a speech language pathologist and how you developed a specialization in dementia care?
What are some of the misconceptions/myths surrounding dementia care that you often come across, and how can we debunk them?
In reality, what common communication challenges do individuals with dementia face, and how can speech language pathologists support them in overcoming these challenges?
What practical strategies or techniques can caregivers use to communicate effectively with their loved one(s) living with dementia?
Could you share some insights on the importance of non-verbal communication and its role in enhancing communication with individuals living with dementia?
In your experience, what are some key components of a successful dementia care program, and how can caregivers incorporate these elements into their daily routines?
Speech language pathology services are rumored be costly. Can you recommend any resources or programs to help individuals with limited financial means access speech language pathology services?
Are there any specific tools or resources you recommend to family caregivers seeking to improve their communication skills with their care recipient?
How can caregivers ensure speech-language pathologists collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care for individuals with dementia? Could you share some examples or success stories from your work?
What advice would you give family caregivers feeling overwhelmed or frustrated in their caregiving journey? How can they prioritize their well-being while caring for their loved ones with dementia?

Find Adria online—

Website: https://www.belightcare.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeLightCare/
Youtube: @belightcare
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belightcare/
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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Dementia Care Specialist Teepa Snow about how dementia education, policy, and her Positive Approach To Care.

In this episode—

Can you tell us about your caregiving experience and how you became passionate about dementia care and supporting individuals with neurocognitive degeneration?
You've worked in various care settings and conducted research in the field of dementia care. Based on your experience, what are some common misconceptions or myths about dementia?
Tell us about your Positive Approach to Care. How did you develop this approach, and how has it transformed how caregivers provide support?
Could you explain the GEMS® States model for brain change and how it helps create a positive dementia care culture?
How else can we work towards reducing the stigma associated with dementia and promoting a more inclusive and compassionate approach to care?
How can individuals and policymakers address the financial challenges associated with dementia care, such as access to affordable long-term care and financial assistance programs?
Technology innovations (like assistive devices, remote monitoring, and virtual support networks) have the potential to revolutionize dementia care. How can we harness this to enhance the quality of life for individuals with dementia and support caregivers?
As an OT with extensive clinical experience, what practical strategies or techniques do you recommend for caregivers to maintain their well-being while caring for someone with dementia?
Money can be a significant concern for family caregivers, and financial planning is crucial for long-term dementia care. Do you have any advice/resources for caregivers regarding financial management and navigating the complex financial landscape associated with dementia?
Dementia care requires collaboration with healthcare professionals and support services. How can caregivers effectively communicate and advocate for their loved one's needs with their care team?
As someone involved in national and international projects and collaborations, in your opinion, what are the most pressing issues/challenges facing the caregiving community right now, and how do you envision addressing them?

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Website: https://teepasnow.com/
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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Erin Antroinen of The Millennial Caregiver about how caregivers can hold grief and joy at the same time in their caregiving experience.

In this episode—

Can you share the journey that led you to become a caregiver and the challenges you faced?
You talk about how millennials will be the primary caregiver demographic in the coming years. Why do you think this shift is happening, and what unique challenges do millennials face as caregivers?
How did you navigate the role reversal of becoming your parents' caregiver as a millennial? What were some of the emotional, mental, and physical tolls you experienced during this process?
Caregiving often comes with a significant financial burden. How did you manage the financial aspect of caregiving, both in terms of practical money management and the emotional impact it had on you and your family?
What about your system for managing finances worked well, and what would've been even better?
You talk about automating specific tasks and creating care plans for your mom. Can you elaborate on the importance of streamlining caregiving processes and how it helped you maintain your energy and focus on your loved ones?
Many caregivers struggle with decision fatigue and grit fatigue. How did you personally cope with these challenges? Did you find any strategies or techniques that helped you manage the overwhelming responsibilities?
As an advocate for millennial caregivers, what kind of support or resources did you find lacking when you were in caregiving? How do you hope to fill that gap for others going through similar experiences?
What do you now know that you wish you had known at the beginning of your caregiving journey?

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Youtube: / @themillennialcar...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/millennial_...
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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Danielle Miura about how expectant caregivers can prepare for caregiving.

Danielle is a a fee-only CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, who weaves together her knowledge, your financial information, and reasonable assumptions so you can make the best decisions for your family. In order to provide the best quality of care to her clients, Danielle is continuous learner. She is currently obtaining her Masters in Advanced Financial Planning Program, Taxation Option at Golden Gate University.

In this episode—

‣ Can you share your caregiving journey and how it influenced your work as a certified financial planner? ‣ How have you personally navigated the financial challenges that come up when caring for multiple generations (in your case: your grandma, mom, and daughter)? ‣ Some people are more likely to become caregivers in the future, like daughters, LGBTQ+ individuals, only children, and minorities. What should these expectant caregivers consider now about their possible future responsibilities? ‣ Expectant caregivers often face additional challenges and potential disparities in accessing financial resources. What steps can these people take to start planning ahead and building a solid financial foundation? ‣ What role does financial document review play in helping family caregivers (or expectant caregivers) ensure their financial affairs are in order, and what key documents should they prioritize? ‣ Retirement and long-term care planning can be challenging for family caregivers who often prioritize their loved ones' needs over their own. What advice do you have for caregivers in planning for their retirement? ‣ ... and what strategies or options should they consider when planning for long-term care? ‣ What do you now know that you wish you had known at the beginning of your caregiving journey?

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‣ Website: https://spark-fin.com/ ‣ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sparkfinanci... ‣ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Daniellemiula

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This week, we talk to Nikki Nurse of A Log Cabin In Brooklyn about her caregiving experience and building sustainable wellness routines.

Nikki Nurse is a writer, wellness advocate, and former caregiver with 10+ years of experience. Nikki believes that real health and wellbeing come through tending to small moments—in the mundane of our everyday lives. She wants us to pause, reflect on what might need healing, and find simple ways to take care of ourselves every single day. Through her empathetic writing and calm presence, she makes it easy for us to acknowledge our pain and struggles—embracing them not as enemies, but as part of our ongoing journey towards joy and empowerment.

In this episode—

Nikki's caregiving journey
How did you discover the importance of self-care? What were some of the first changes you made to prioritize your well-being?
Self-care looks different for everyone. How can caregivers identify their unique self-care needs and preferences? Do you recommend any resources or tools to help caregivers discover activities that resonate with them?
Many caregivers face financial constraints or limited resources. What are some affordable or accessible self-care options that caregivers can explore without stretching their budgets?
Many caregivers struggle with guilt or feelings of self-neglect when focusing on their own needs. How can caregivers overcome these feelings and embrace the importance of self-care without feeling guilty?
Could you share some insights & examples of how you established and maintained boundaries as a caregiver and how they positively impacted you and your mom?
Can you talk about how jewelry-making became a source of joy for your mom and contributed to your daily routine as a caregiver? How might this translate for other caregivers?
ALCIB has grown from a blog to a full-on brand & jewelry collection. How has ALCIB become a vehicle for raising awareness about Alzheimer's? What impact do you hope to make?
What do you wish you had known when you first started caregiving?

Find Nikki online—

Website: https://www.alogcabininbrooklyn.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alogcabinin...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALogCabinInBk/

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This week, we talk to Life Coach Jessica Zemple about her experience caring for her partner, feeling lost after the caregiving experience, and how to find meaning and depth again.

Jessica Zemple is the founder of Life Shucker, a coaching strategy for opening people's shells to discover their inner pearls and manifest their personal and professional dreams with more confidence, joy, and inner peace than ever before.

In this episode—

Jessica's caregiving journey
How the caregiving experience impacted Jessica's business and her financial situation
How did you and your partner fund his care?
Systems for managing caregiving finances
How caregiving impacts thoughts of the future
I know your relationship was on the rocks before you started the journey but you chose to stay by his side throughout. Then, you parted ways once he was healthy. What was that transition like for you? What is life like now post-caregiving?
How did you reconnect with your purpose?
You talk a lot about grit and how it helps people learn and grow. Can you elaborate on this?
How does one find time for themself while they don't feel like they have enough time to make sure their LO’s needs are being met?
What are some of the ways you implemented self-care during your caregiving journey?
What do you wish you knew when you first started caregiving?

Find Life Shucker online—

Website: https://lifeshucker.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeshucker/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.zemple

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Health informatics expert Kayleigh Gordon about how health informatics and data can help those navigating a chronic illness and their caregivers better manage their care.

Kayleigh Gordon is the Director of Client Experience & Curation at VITALL. She holds a PhD in Health Informatics and works as an RN at University Health Network in Head & Neck Reconstruction.

In this episode—

Overview of health informatics
How health informatics technologies help family caregivers in managing care
What type of data does VITALL acquire?
How family caregivers use electronic health records (EHRs) to manage care
How health informatics tools help family caregivers better communicate with healthcare providers
The latest developments in health informatics
Where Kayleigh sees the future of health informatics heading
Kayleigh's top tip for family caregivers

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Website: https://www.vitall.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vitallhealth/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vitallhealth

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to former caregiver and host of the Young Life Interrupted Podcast, Adrienne Marioles about her experience caring for her mom who lived with Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy (MSA)

In this episode—

Adrienne's caregiving journey
What is life like now post-caregiving?
Transitioning from being a long-distance caregiver to living closer
How did you manage the feeling of being "on hold" while life around you kept moving?
How did you and your mom fund her care?
Systems for managing finances as a family caregiving
What are some of the ways caregiving impacted your thoughts of the future?
How to hold onto hope during the caregiving experience
What do you wish you knew when you first started caregiving?
Adrienne's #1 tip for other caregivers

Find Adrienne online—

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/younglifeint...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/younglifein...
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...

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This week, we talk to Caregiver Jess Smith of Alzheimer's Awakening about her experience caring for her mom who lives with Alzheimer's.

In this episode—

Jess' caregiving journey
When you suspect something’s wrong but your loved one won’t go to the doctor
Coordinating care as a long-distance caregiver
How did you and your family fund your mom's care?
Jess' family's system for managing money/caregiving finances
Establishing your relationship with money as a caregiver
How caregiving impacts Jess' spending, saving, and thoughts of the future
How positivity has shaped Jess’ caregiving experience and how to keep cultivating positivity
What do you wish you knew when you first started caregiving?

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Hear from Emergency Room Physician Brittany Lamb about medical decision making for dementia family caregivers.

Dr. Brittany Lamb graduated from medical school at The Florida State University College of Medicine and was residency trained at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a board-certified emergency medicine attending physician with over twelve years of healthcare experience and nearly nine in the emergency room.

In this episode—

The connection between financial, legal, and medical decision planning
What is medical decision planning?
Benefits caregivers can experience by taking advantage of planning
Are advance directives & medical order forms enough? How do we layer in medical decision planning, too?
How to determine the goals of care and why this is important for future medical decisions
How to craft a plan for medical decision-making
Communication skills required to be a better advocate for your LOS
Tools or resources for becoming a more confident decision-maker
Number one tip for navigating the healthcare system as a caregiver?

Find Dr. Brittany Lamb online at https://blambmd.com/ or on social at https://www.instagram.com/blamb.md.

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Evelyn Pyper of @PicnicHealth about demystifying the use of health data for research.

Evelyn Pyper is the Evidence Strategy Lead at PicnicHealth, a patient-centric real-world data company. Her career in Real World Evidence (RWE) spans the public and private sector as well as regional and global markets. Evelyn has a BHSc in Health Sciences with a minor in Psychology from McMaster University and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Queen’s University. Evelyn is currently completing her doctorate (DPhil) in Evidence-Based Health Care at the University of Oxford, with a focus on digital health.

In this episode—

What are the different ways that data can be used for health research?
Difference between real world data (RWD) and real world evidence (RWE)
Challenges associated with collecting and analyzing RWD for health research
Benefits of using RWD for health research
What is “patient-centric” vs. “patient-mediated” vs. “patient-generated?"
Processes to ensure privacy and protection of patient health data
Processes to ensure secure storage and transmission of patient health data
How else can patients be assured that personal health data will be used responsibly in health research?
How people can be empowered to control their own health data
Benefits for patients or caregivers from participating in health research
What are the ways in which findings from health research can be translated into practice?

Find Picnic Health online at https://picnichealth.com/ or on social at https://www.facebook.com/picnichealth.

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Melissa Lunardini of Help Texts about experiencing anticipatory grief as a caregiver, debunking myths about grief, and tools to move through anticipatory and ambiguous grief.Melissa has more than 17 years of experience in program conceptualization, training, and curriculum design focused on grief, loss, and trauma for healthcare, academia, youth-based NGOs, and other grief and loss-related industries. She holds a Fellow in Thanatology from the Association for Death Education and Counseling, MBA, and holds a Master's in Psychology with a clinically trained background. She is adept in childhood bereavement, bereaved students, young adult grief, suicide prevention/postvention, traumatic loss, and theory. Melissa is a nationally recognized speaker and contributor in the childhood bereavement field. She is a published academic writer and peer reviewer. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. while supporting the Help Texts mission as the Head of Clinical.In this episode—

Anticipatory grief as it relates to caregivers supporting someone with a terminal diagnosis
The difference between grief and mourning
Five stages of grief and do they always happen in the same order?
Pervasive myths about mental health and/or grief
We know that grief cannot be circumvented. Why this is important and how to really “feel your feelings?”
What are some tools someone can use to move through anticipatory grief?
How to talk to someone dealing with anticipatory grief?
What is the mission of Help Texts? How does it work?
What is your #1 tip for other caregivers?

Find Help Texts online at https://helptexts.com/ or on social at https://www.instagram.com/help.texts/.

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Jessica Cannon of @theproactivecaregiver775 about how to become a healthier caregiver, and create a better quality of life for you and your loved ones.

Jessica Cannon, CPA and author of The Proactive Caregiver. Jessica shares her journey of caring for her mother with mixed dementia, including FTD and bipolar manic depression disorder, and how she transformed from a reactive caregiver to a proactive one.

In this episode—

How did being a CPA make you a more effective caregiver?
How does caregiving impact your thoughts of the future?
How can a caregiver set up helpful bumper pads for life’s unexpected costs?
Tell us about your system for managing care expenses—what works well and what could be better/where do you need help?
How are you funding your mom’s care?
Ways to avoid becoming a victim to our healthcare and insurance systems
How to learn about the nitty-gritty of Medicare
What motivated you to write your book?
How do you define a proactive caregiver?
What is caregiver compliance and how can caregivers achieve this?
How caregivers can practice self-care in a realistic sense
What do you know now that you wish you knew at the beginning of your care experience?

Find Jessica online at https://www.jessicalizelcannon.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/proactive_c....

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space.

In this week's episode, we delve into the complex and often emotional experience of caring for a loved one. Alma Valencia shares her journey of caring for her mother, challenging family dynamics, and the process of becoming an IHSS provider, including the requirements and responsibilities of the role. Alma shares her insights on the benefits and challenges of being an IHSS provider, including how this work has impacted her relationships and perspective on caregiving.

In this episode—

How Alma is funding her mom’s care
Process of becoming an In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) provider
Most rewarding & most challenging parts of being a dementia caregiver
How caregiving impacts thoughts of the future
What Alma knows now that she wishes she knew then
Alma's top tip for other family caregivers

Follow along with Alma's story on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mom_has_dementia/ or on Tiktok at https://www.tiktok.com/@mom_has_dementia.

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to the Founder of Verbina, Beverly Klau about about her experience caring for her daughter, the growth of Verbina, and how to deepen connections and build community during your caregiving experience.

Bev Klau is an educator, facilitator, connector, and a mom whose greatest passion is holding spaces for meaningful conversation. She spent over a decade teaching in classrooms, has led programs that invite parents and teenagers to connect at a deeper level, and has spent summers strengthening community at overnight camp. She’s also a community activist who has launched multiple programs to build community in her town.

Bev also knows first-hand what it means to be a caregiver. She cared for her father after he was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2004 until his death in 2005. More recently, her daughter was diagnosed with a rare health condition that has required ongoing care and medical attention. She found that there were a lot of resources for organizing logistics and sharing information, but what she craved most was heart-felt support from her community. She couldn’t find an app that made it easy to gather this kind of support in private and secure ways, so she decided to create it.

In this episode:

How Bev came up with the idea for Verbina
What the research says about social connections leading to more positive health outcomes
Current social media trends
How Verbina is harnessing technology to promote connection, community, and healing
How Verbina works for caregivers and their care partners
The challenging family dynamics that many caregivers experience

Verbina is a social media app for purposeful connection for transformational communities. We connect communities of purpose across time and place. Find Verbina online at https://verbina.app/ or on social at https://www.instagram.com/verbinaapp/....

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Gina Ablett of The Crafty Carer about about her experience caring for her grandma, the importance of community and connection, and giving yourself grace as a dementia caregiver.

In this episode:

What it means to have a caregiving mindset
How The Crafty Carer has built community and connection
How Gina has managed finances through the caregiving experience in the UK
How to find time (and money) for self-care as a family caregiver
What Gina knows now that she wish you knew when starting the caregiving experience
How to ask for help as a caregiver - Giving yourself grace as a dementia caregiver

Follow along Gina's story on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/the_crafty_....

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Care Partner Patti about about her experience taking care of her mom, dad, and aunt, Excel spreadsheets, and thinking about the future.

In this episode:

What life been like since Patti's mom passed
Changing the stigma around dementia and Alzheimer's
How caregiving impacts thinking about the future
Systems for coordinating with other care partners
Finding routine as a new caregiver
Patti's system(s) for managing caregiving expenses and logistics
3 benchmarks to being a successful caregiver
What Patti knows now that she wishes she knew when she started the caregiving experience

Follow along Patti's story on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/misspatticake or on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@carepartnerpatti.

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Cerebral Therapist Jess Quinlan about how to manage caregiver anger and resentment.

In this episode:

What can cause anger and resentment? What's the difference between the two emotions?
Are feelings of anger and resentment normal? If so, why do they feel so bad?
Caregivers may feel guilty feeling or expressing these emotions. Why are anger and resentment so difficult to talk about?
How to identify the source of these emotions
What can someone do to minimize feelings of anger or resentment?
How can someone prevent negative emotions from affecting their caregiving responsibilities?
How can a caregiver set healthy boundaries?
How can a therapist help with resentment
How does someone determine the best kind of therapy for them?
Once you've started therapy, how do you know/feel if your therapist is right for you?

Cerebral is an online service that provides medication and talk therapy for a variety of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, insomnia & ADHD. Find Cerebral online at https://cerebral.com/startyourjourney/.

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This week, we talk to @caribouwealth Cofounder Christine Simone about how family caregivers can think about building healthcare costs into their financial plan—both for themselves and their care recipient.

In this episode:

What is comprehensive financial planning?
Why is it important to include healthcare planning as part of comprehensive financial planning?
How caregivers can plan for rising healthcare costs
How to start healthcare planning
Common life events for healthcare planning
How to become more effective healthcare consumers
Where to start financial planning if the cost of a financial advisor is out of reach

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Caregiver Kris McCabe about about her experience taking care of her Grandma Mary, the art of not getting too comfortable, and how to practice gratitude everyday.

In this episode:

What you spend money on as an Alzheimer's caregiver
How to leverage financial assistance or insurance for caregiving
How caregiving has influenced Kris' thoughts on saving and spending
What's worked well for managing money as a caregiver
What Kris wish she knew at the beginning of the caregiving experience
How to set boundaries with your extended family
Kris’ number 1 tip for other family caregivers
Where to find a caregiving community online

Follow along Kris and Mary's story on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@lifewithgrams or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lifewithgrams/.

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This week, we talk to Alzheimer's Advocate Fran McInerney about all things Alzheimer’s advocacy, research, and her caregiving journey.

In this episode, we chat about:

• What is the ENACT Act?

• A new drug that could slow Alzheimer’s disease

• How to budget with inconsistent income

• How caregiving costs sneak up over time

• How to actually help a caregiver

• Systems to manage caregiving expenses

• What Fran would tell her younger caregiving self

• Fran’s number one tip for family caregivers

Follow along Fran's story online at https://franthemillennialcaregiver.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070454976101.

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This week, we talk to Certified Financial Planner & Certified Public Accountant Katie Horton of Morrow about all things financial and retirement planning.

In this episode, we chat about:

• The biggest obstacles to financial success

• How to create budget with care-related costs in mind

• How to budget with inconsistent income

• How caregivers can build an emergency fund

• How caregivers can start paying down debt

• How the debt snowball method works

• Realistic tips for saving money

• How caregivers can build retirement savings

• 3 things every caregiver should do with their $$$

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. The Cost of Caring podcast is presented by Givers, the first financial tool that automates access to benefits programs and reimbursements. This week, we talk to Occupational Therapist Daniel Elliot of Jukebox Health about keeping older adults safe and independent at home.

In this episode, we chat about:

• What is occupational therapy vs. physical therapy?

• How to reduce fear of falling

• Types of risk assessment tools to reduce fall risk for older adults

• Average cost of home modifications to reduce fall risk

• How to save $$$ on home modifications to reduce fall risk

• Daniel’s top tip for caregivers

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Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. The Cost of Caring podcast is presented by Givers, the first financial tool that automates access to benefits programs and reimbursements. This week, we talk to Eric Levitan, CEO of Vivo Fitness talks about how movement & strength training combined with human connection can help us maintain a high quality of life as we age.

In this episode:

• What happens to our bodies as we age

• Importance of dual test exercises for older adults

• Doing activities with the person you care for

• How to adhere to a fitness program or routine

• How to realistically fit self-care into your caregiving routine

• The social aspects of the brain and why community is important as we age

• Eric’s top two tips for caregivers

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This week, we talk with Jessica Guthrie of Career and Caregiving Collide, who is a full-time caregiver for her mother, Constance, who lives with dementia.

In this episode, we chat about:

• What does it mean to thrive on hospice?

• How to manage the cost of hospice

• How caregiving has impacted the way Jessica looks at saving and the future

• The reality of balancing finances as a family caregiver

• Leveraging care agencies as a family caregiver

• Lessons about managing money in her caregiving journey

• The intersection of career and caregiving

• How finances change throughout the caregiving experience

• Jessica's top tip for other caregivers

Follow along Jessicas journey on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/careercaregivingcollide and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CareerCaregivingCollide/.

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This week, we talk with Kameron Browning who is a full-time caregiver for her dad, Jim, who lives with Alzheimer's disease.

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