{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Planing for Seniors Healthcare Needs Before a Crisis","description":" In this episode of 805 Talk, I speak with Katie Wilfong, a medical social worker and senior care planning expert, to discuss one of the most critical but often overlooked parts of aging: planning for healthcare needs before a crisis hits. Drawing from a deeply personal family experience, my mother\u2019s journey through different healthcare needs, this conversation highlights the importance of proactive planning and how Katie\u2019s expertise helped guide my family through the overwhelming process after my mother\u2019s injury and subsequent needs between assisted living and memory care. This recording is from a few years ago, in December of 2021. We explore why creating a plan now can make all the difference when the unexpected happens. We also discuss a service that Katie, and her business partner in Solo Aging Solutions, Ken Kossoff offer. What happens when someone is alone and doesn\u2019t have someone to name in the Advanced Healthcare Directive? Or has family, though no one that is relatively close by.     \ud83d\udddd\ufe0f What You\u2019ll Learn: The difference between an Advance Healthcare Directive and a POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Why choosing the right healthcare advocate is crucial\u2014not just the oldest child How Solo Aging Solutions steps in when family isn\u2019t nearby or available The emotional costs of not planning ahead How local resources like Ventura County\u2019s senior programs can support families Why it\u2019s important to regularly review and update healthcare wishes How early planning can save families from making rushed, painful decisions during a crisis     \ud83d\udca1 Key Quotes: \u201cWe plan for so many things in life\u2014but we try to stay away from planning for when we\u2019re not as capable. Having these conversations early is truly a gift to your family.\u201d \u2014Katie Wilfong   \u201cIn a moment of crisis, you\u2019re overwhelmed. Having someone like Katie helping to navigate that maze was absolutely invaluable.\u201d \u2014Jeff Landau   ","author_name":"Transitions: Inheritance & Our Aging Parents","author_url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/lu\/podcast\/805-talk\/id1454188013","html":"