Planning with Purpose

In this episode of Planning with Purpose, host Raymond Lavine dives deep into the essentials of long-term care planning. Raymond unpacks why planning for long-term care is crucial, how it affects families, and the financial and emotional benefits of starting early. With insights on different coverage options and practical advice on crafting a personalized plan, Raymond helps listeners navigate the complexities of long-term care to ensure they and their loved ones are prepared for the future. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to approach long-term care planning with clarity and confidence.Stick around, and get on the right side of prepared!Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to the show0:30 - Medicare and Medicade3:00 - The Importance of Early Planning5:50 - Financial Considerations in Long-Term Planning8:12 - Taking Initial Steps With Raymond and Lavine LTC BenefitsConnect with Raymond:WebsiteYouTube

Welcome to another episode of Planning with Purpose: The Caregiver's Blueprint, with Raymond Lavine!Raymond Lavine is the driving force behind Lavine LTC Benefits. With a wealth of experience in insurance, finance, and long-term care benefits, Raymond's commitment to helping you plan for your future is unwavering.Raymond Lavine's expertise in long-term care benefits goes beyond the ordinary. He has appeared on popular TV shows like "Moving America Forward" alongside hosts Doug Luellen and William Shatner and on various podcasts, sharing his knowledge on long-term care insurance and other essential financial topics. He's used these platforms to engage listeners in meaningful discussions about the importance of securing your future.On this episode of Planning with Purpose, Raymond is joined by Ilene Nathanson and Jeannette Galvanek. Ilene is Gerontologist and published author behind Caregiving Confidential. As the co-founder of Newagingpartnership.org, Ilene is uniquly positioned to discuss long-term care trends in the U.S. Jeannette is the founder and CEO of carewise solution as well as a former c-suite executive at AT&T.Stick around, and get on the right side of prepared!Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to the show!2:20 - How Dr. Ilene and Jeannette met3:20 - Incentive for Change and Defining the Problem10:20 - Collaboration vs. Turf13:00 - Standardized Resources and Coaching through CareWise Solutions18:00 - Jeannette's Experience with Employers22:35 - Blockades to Progress26:20 - Independent Choice29:50 - Look at the Front Line33:30 - Dealing with Vetting Products38:30 - The Part of Private Institutions41:30 - How Employers Can Improve Policy Today43:40 - How to Get In Contact with Jeannette and Ilene41:00 - How You Can Get in Touch With Raymond and Lavine LTC BenefitsConnect with Jeannette and IleneCarewisesolutions.comNewagingpartnership.comConnect with Raymond:WebsiteYouTube

Welcome to another episode of Planning with Purpose: The Caregiver's Blueprint, with Raymond Lavine!Raymond Lavine is the driving force behind Lavine LTC Benefits. With a wealth of experience in insurance, finance, and long-term care benefits, Raymond's commitment to helping you plan for your future is unwavering.Raymond Lavine's expertise in long-term care benefits goes beyond the ordinary. He has appeared on popular TV shows like "Moving America Forward" alongside hosts Doug Luellen and William Shatner and on various podcasts, sharing his knowledge on long-term care insurance and other essential financial topics. He's used these platforms to engage listeners in meaningful discussions about the importance of securing your future.On this episode of Planning with Purpose, Raymond is joined by ER physician, dementia family caregiver educator & advocate, Dr. Brittany Lamb. Dr. Brittany educates dementia family caregivers and those looking to better prepare for long-term-care planning through her website, active blog, and regular training programs offered online and over the phone. Find her online at https://blambmd.com. Stick around, and get on the right side of prepared!Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to the show!1:40 - Dr. Brittany Lamb7:20 - Keeping Patients Involved Vs. Delegated Family Planning10:45 - The ER vs. Primary Care and Continued Discovery 14:20 - Planning and Quality of Life19:00 - The Reality of Living Facilities and Care23:35 - Caregivers Need Our Care24:30 - Social Services Available to Care Givers26:10 - How to Access Brittany and Natali Edmond's Free Online Education 33:40 - Resources and Managing Time to Care38:00 - Make Your Plan with Dr. Lamb39:40 - How to Get In Contact with Brittany41:00 - How You Can Get in Touch With Raymond and Lavine LTC BenefitsConnect with Raymond:WebsiteYouTube

Welcome to another episode of Planning with Purpose: The Caregiver's Blueprint, with Raymond Lavine!Raymond Lavine is the driving force behind Lavine LTC Benefits. With a wealth of experience in insurance, finance, and long-term care benefits, Raymond's commitment to helping you plan for your future is unwavering.Raymond Lavine's expertise in long-term care benefits goes beyond the ordinary. He has appeared on popular TV shows like "Moving America Forward" alongside hosts Doug Luellen and William Shatner and on various podcasts, sharing his knowledge on long-term care insurance and other essential financial topics. He's used these platforms to engage listeners in meaningful discussions about the importance of securing your future.On this episode of Planning with Purpose, Raymond details the ever-changing intricacies of a caregiving plan and how to think about the journey of setting one up for you and your loved ones.Stick around, and get on the right side of prepared!Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to the show1:00 - Why YOU Need a Plan2:00 - The Evolution of a Caregiving Plan4:30 - Your Potential Experience If You Wait7:30 - Consideration When Planning12:20 - Wealth Advisor, Attorney, or Accountant?14:15 - Own It So You Can Be On It17:35 - Life Can Blossom in Care Giving If Planned Ahead19:35 - The Responsibility of Caregiving22:08 - How You Can Get in Touch With Raymond and Lavine LTC BenefitsConnect with Raymond:WebsiteYouTube

Welcome to another episode of Planning with Purpose: The Caregiver's Blueprint, with Raymond Lavine!Raymond Lavine is the driving force behind Lavine LTC Benefits. With a wealth of experience in insurance, finance, and long-term care benefits, Raymond's commitment to helping you plan for your future is unwavering.Raymond Lavine's expertise in long-term care benefits goes beyond the ordinary. He has appeared on popular TV shows like "Moving America Forward" alongside hosts Doug Luellen and William Shatner and on various podcasts, sharing his knowledge on long-term care insurance and other essential financial topics. He's used these platforms to engage listeners in meaningful discussions about the importance of securing your future.On this episode of Planning with Purpose, Raymond is joined by My MD Advisor's founder, Gerda Maissel, MD, BCPA. Gerda breaks down the intricacies of long-term care planning and the specific scenarios she helps clients through on a daily basis.Stick around, and get on the right side of prepared!Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to the show!0:30 - Dr. Gerda Maissel Intro2:10 - Who Get's In Contact with Gerda4:30 - How Does Gerda Advocate for Her Clients?7:05 - How Gerda Mediates Between Doctors and Clients11:40 - Hospital, Rehab and Community Care14:05 - Gerda's First Client and Their Heartbreaking Story18:58 - The Foglight and How to Get In Contact with Gerda19:40 - How You Can Get in Touch With Raymond and Lavine LTC BenefitsConnect with Raymond:WebsiteYouTube

Welcome to another episode of Planning with Purpose: The Caregiver's Blueprint, with Raymond Lavine!Raymond Lavine is the driving force behind Lavine LTC Benefits. With a wealth of experience in insurance, finance, and long-term care benefits, Raymond's commitment to helping you plan for your future is unwavering.Raymond Lavine's expertise in long-term care benefits goes beyond the ordinary. He has appeared on popular TV shows like "Moving America Forward" alongside hosts Doug Luellen and William Shatner and on various podcasts, sharing his knowledge on long-term care insurance and other essential financial topics. He's used these platforms to engage listeners in meaningful discussions about the importance of securing your future.On this episode of Planning with Purpose, Raymond details the importance of managing the stress of providing for loved one. Raymond stresses the normalcy of these feelings as well as how to best deal with them.Stick around, and get on the right side of prepared!Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to the show!0:30 - The Problem2:10 - The Journey of Caregiving4:00 - Who is a Caregiver?5:50 - Bradley Cooper's New Caregiving Film and Public Understanding8:05 - The Financial Impact of Caregiving10:15 - Find a Proxy12:10 - Time Management14:20 - Timing Legal Decisions15:00 - How You Can Get in Touch With Raymond and Lavine LTC BenefitsConnect with Raymond:WebsiteYouTube

Welcome to another episode of Planning with Purpose: The Caregiver's Blueprint, with Raymond Lavine!Raymond Lavine is the driving force behind Lavine LTC Benefits. With a wealth of experience in insurance, finance, and long-term care benefits, Raymond's commitment to helping you plan for your future is unwavering.Raymond Lavine's expertise in long-term care benefits goes beyond the ordinary. He has appeared on popular TV shows like "Moving America Forward" alongside hosts Doug Luellen and William Shatner and on various podcasts, sharing his knowledge on long-term care insurance and other essential financial topics. He's used these platforms to engage listeners in meaningful discussions about the importance of securing your future.On this episode of Planning with Purpose, Raymond details the importance of a care manager in planning as well as executing your long term care plan. Stick around, and get on the right side of prepared!Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to the show!0:20 - The Problem1:50 - How Would You Start?3:30 - The 3 Caregiving Manager Duties6:20 - Raymond's Experience with Caregiving7:45 - Where to Find Care Management8:25 - Raymonds Long Term Care Website9:00 - The Donnor Example11:35 - How You Can Get in Touch With Raymond and Lavine LTC BenefitsConnect with Raymond:WebsiteYouTube

Welcome to another episode of Planning with Purpose: The Caregiver's Blueprint, with Raymond Lavine!Raymond Lavine is the driving force behind Lavine LTC Benefits. With a wealth of experience in insurance, finance, and long-term care benefits, Raymond's commitment to helping you plan for your future is unwavering.Raymond Lavine's expertise in long-term care benefits goes beyond the ordinary. He has appeared on popular TV shows like "Moving America Forward" alongside hosts Doug Luellen and William Shatner and on various podcasts, sharing his knowledge on long-term care insurance and other essential financial topics. He's used these platforms to engage listeners in meaningful discussions about the importance of securing your future.On this episode of Planning with Purpose, Raymond dives into the looming caregiver crisis and how knowing what is coming can help you best prepare and prosper in your long-term-care planning.Stick around, and get on the right side of prepared!Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to the show!1:00 - The Problem3:00 - It Goes Both Ways5:00 - Raymond's Lesson from His Mother6:50 - Raymonds Father's Lessons8:20 - Preference for Home care10:20 - Booming Economy...Limited Access To Care12:30 - Supply Vs. Demand14:40 - Expertise and Training15:25 - The Solution16:25 - Sometimes It Doesn't Work Out...That's Okay17:00 - Other Considerations19:00 - Looking Forward19:24 - How You Can Get in Touch With Raymond and Lavine LTC BenefitsConnect with Raymond:WebsiteYouTube

Welcome to the first episode of Planning with Purpose: The Caregiver's Blueprint, with Raymond Lavine!Raymond Lavine is the driving force behind Lavine LTC Benefits. With a wealth of experience in insurance, finance, and long-term care benefits, Raymond's commitment to helping you plan for your future is unwavering.Raymond Lavine's expertise in long-term care benefits goes beyond the ordinary. He has appeared on popular TV shows like "Moving America Forward" alongside hosts Doug Luellen and William Shatner and on various podcasts, sharing his knowledge on long-term care insurance and other essential financial topics. He's used these platforms to engage listeners in meaningful discussions about the importance of securing your future.On this episode of Planning with Purpose, Raymond dives into what makes a prepared caregiver. Caregiver's aren't always trained professionals, they in many cases begin as family members or friends. Raymond breaks down some common misconceptions as well as some lesser known must knows about caregiving. Stick around, and get on the right side of prepared!Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to the show!0:45 - Raymond's Definition of Caregiving.2:15 - Why Should You Care? 3:20 - The Financial Factor. 4:08 - Three Things You Must Know About Caregiving.5:50 - Who Will Be Responsible?6:50 - Who's In Your Corner?8:10 - Where Do You Want Your Caregiving To Take Place.9:00 - Home vs. Facility.9:40 - Family Care Isn't Free? 10:25 - Raymond's Quick Story About His Centenarian Mother.12:30 - Quality of Life...It's All About The Support13:50 - Essentials To Plan For Caregiving16:08 - Closing Remarks16:45 - How You Can Get in Touch With Raymond and Lavine LTC BenefitsConnect with Raymond:WebsiteYouTube