<p>Our premiere episode!<br/><br/>All about the special challenges elderly folks in California, and their family members, are likely to struggle with in the coming year. Topics include rising care costs, Medi-Cal estate recovery, rising demand for home care, caregiver well-being, why advance planning is increasingly critical,  and of course seniorhood in the age of COVID-19.</p>

I Heard That Medi-Cal Can Take My Home

Navigating Frailty: A Roadmap for California Families The Essential Care Planning and Estate Management Podcast for Californians. Presented by Assets & Aging. Hosted by Bob Scrivano. Bi-weekly episodes on the many issues of aging and seniorhood and the enormous challenges of preparing to care for an elderly loved one. Topics include nursing home care, Medi-Cal benefits and eligibility, hospitalization and rehabilitation, assisted living, planning for (and coping with) Alzheimer's and dementia, frailty and physical disability, elder abuse issues, Veterans' benefits, asset protection, Medicare, care contracts, in-home caregiving, IHSS, PACE, and other benefits programs, critical documents (such as wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance healthcare directives) and the provisions they often lack, care facility administration and staffing, senior advocacy, caregiver advocacy, hospice, postmortem planning, seniors and COVID, and much more.