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Answering Veteran Fears: Paying for Senior Care

Emily Schwarz at ElderLife Financial says Veterans Benefits are the most underutilized way to pay for senior care.
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Financial Resources for Veteran Seniors

Emily Schwarz clarifies a number of common misconceptions people have about qualifying for veterans benefits.

A Senior Living Financial Aid Office

ElderLife Financial is a financial aid office for senior living, a one-stop shop to help families understand how to pay for long-term care.
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Untapped Resources to Pay for Senior Care

Emily Schwarz cites a variety of ways to help pay for senior care, including long term insurance policies, life insurance, reverse mortgages, and tax deductions.
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Family Finances: Talking With Your Parents

Do you have a financial plan to move forward in your aging years? Do your senior loved ones have a plan? Sometimes it's hard to bring up those topics with them, but if you get asked to serve as power of attorney for a family member, it's your business to find out. Sitting down with a senior finance manager might be a great way to bridge you to this information in a non-invasive way. Brynne Malone, the owner and founder of Aging Solutions NW, joins Suzanne to talk about how to talk to your parents about their family finances. Financial wellness, knowing you have resources to maintain your life, is one of the 8 foundational principles of wellness featured in the Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana.
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Family Finance Trip Wires

Brynne Malone, the owner and founder of Aging Solutions NW, joins Suzanne to talk about trip wires when it comes to the financial plan for your aging years, or the finances of your senior loved ones. Financial wellness is one of the 8 foundational principles of wellness featured in the Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana.
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Life Book: A Non-Invasive Family Finance Tool

A professional finance manager can craft a life book to document your assets, income, and expenses – or for your senior loved ones – and how it insulates mom and dad from feeling like they're sharing too much with their family. Brynne Malone, the owner and founder of Aging Solutions NW, joins Suzanne to talk about life books. Financial wellness is one of the 8 foundational principles of wellness featured in the Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana.
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Nitty Gritty Senior Finance Questions

Will people hit their goal for retirement? Like getting out the good china, we rarely think about our post-retirement finances. Brynne Malone, the owner and founder of Aging Solutions NW, joins Suzanne to talk about how a financial manager considers your circumstances holistically.
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Today’s Long Term Care Crisis

David T. Phillips joins Suzanne to talk about a crisis in Long Term Care and how it is seriously negatively impacting Americans. Financial wellness is one of the 8 foundational principles of wellness featured on the Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana.
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Plan for Long Term Care While You’re Healthy

Most baby boomers haven’t planned for a long term care event, considering that only 1 in 30 have a long-term care policy and only 7% of adults over age 50 own any form of Long Term Care insurance. David T. Phillips joins Suzanne to talk about how to reposition our assets in order to have funds available for a long term care event.