Now or Never: Long-Term Care Strategy with Kosta Yepifantsev

Join Kosta and his guest: Don Graves, Certified Senior Advisor, President and Founder of the Housing Wealth Institute, Author, and Instructor of Retirement Income at The American College of Financial Services.

Serving as one of the nation’s leading educators on incorporating housing wealth into retirement income planning, Don has overseen more than 20,000 advisor/client engagements over two decades into practical, easily to implement, back-of-the-napkin, common sense concepts.

In This Episode: The ins-and-outs of reverse mortgages, how a reverse mortgage can fit into your care plan to provide financial stability for yourself and your family and the scary misconceptions of what it means to utilize this loan.

Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X9pYiJYdbc

Find out more about Don and Housing Wealth:
https://mutualreverse.com/don-graves/

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
http://kostayepifantsev.com/

Join Kosta and his guest: Carleigh Berryman, International Virtual Reality Healthcare Expert and Founder and CEO of Viva Vita.

Delivering virtual reality to over 10,000 seniors in hundreds of retirement and memory care communities across the country, in 2022, Carleigh joined the Board of Directors of the International Virtual Reality in Healthcare Association as she continues advocating for retirement communities to rethink senior wellbeing through virtual reality technology.

In this episode: Viva Vita, using virtual reality in long-term care and how immersive virtual experiences will change aging as we know it.

Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXICbQXLkWA

Find out more about Carleigh and Viva Vita:
https://www.vivavita.org

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
http://kostayepifantsev.com/

Join Kosta and his guest: Bobby Mendelovitz, CEO and Founder of Elder Healthcare Services, where his primary mission is to make the complicated Medicaid approval process easier and  help you get Medicaid as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Today we’re talking about Medicaid and Long-Term Care: Where to Start.

In this episode: As of May 2022 nearly 89 Million Americans are utilizing Medicaid and this conversation will help inform and demystify some of the aspects of this program that make it so intimidating for those enrolling and seeking assistance.

Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj2phO3tSA8

Find out more about Bobby and Elder Healthcare Services:
https://elderhcs.com/

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
http://kostayepifantsev.com/

Join Kosta and his guest: Ben Rao, Co-Founder of Mom’s House, Best-Selling Author of Paying for Long-Term Care: The Essential Guide to Understanding and Funding Senior Care and Senior Living Industry Advocate.

Featured everywhere from CBS, NBC and Fox, Ben’s primary mission is to alleviate the emotional and financial struggle that families face when unexpectedly confronted with the reality of transitioning into senior care.

Today we’re talking about the Myths and Misconceptions About Selling Your Home to Transition into Long-Term Care.

In this episode: Mom’s House, how it works, and how it's reinventing the long-term care transition process, how the long-term care industry will evolve in the next decade and how a potential housing recession will impact seniors transitioning into long-term care.

Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN6V3Gg8v8Q

Find out more about Ben Rao and Mom's House:
https://momshouse.com/

Buy Ben's Book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Paying-Long-Term-Care-Essential-Understanding/dp/1954363001

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
http://kostayepifantsev.com/

Join Kosta and his guest: Jason Neufeld, Elder Law Attorney and Partner at Elder Needs Law, PLLC.

Jason currently serves on the Miami Mayor's Initiative in Aging, The Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, and The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

Today we’re talking about why you need an Elder Law Attorney.

In this episode: what age should someone consult an Elder Law Attorney to start planning for things like Medicaid, Probate, and Estate Planning, how to find a qualified and knowledgeable Elder Law Attorney, and unavoidable truths when it comes to long-term care planning and securing your estate.

Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0CZkq-nGSw

Find out more about Jason Neufeld and Elder Needs Law, PLLC:
https://www.elderneedslaw.com/

Buy Jason's Book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Medicaid-some-your-long-term-expenses/dp/1513634712

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
http://kostayepifantsev.com/

Join Kosta and his guest: Kelly Augspurger, Certified Long-Term Care Insurance Specialist (CLTC®), Certified Senior Advisor (CSA®), Co-Founder of Steadfast Insurance, and 2022’s Top 10 Women of Distinction in Insurance.

Today we’re talking about long-term care insurance, who needs it, and why it matters.

In this episode: what differentiates long-term care insurance from Medicare, Medicaid, and other medical insurance(s), retirement, or life insurance, what the average policy looks like as far as cost/scope of service, and how it actually works when the time comes?

Find out more about Kelly Augspurger and Steadfast Insurance:
https://www.steadfastagents.com/

Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnmYGGmBAIU

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
http://kostayepifantsev.com/

Join Kosta and his guest: Joseph Chu, Certified Senior Advisor, and owner of Assisted Living Locators in Bergen County, NJ.

Assisted Living Locators is a nationwide network of senior care advisors who work together to help families and their loved ones provide a healthy and safe environment that will allow seniors to thrive.

In this episode: determining the needs and specific situation of the individual requiring care, the most critical differences between at-home care, assisted living, and facility-based care, and the best way to find quality care and ensure the standards and practices of those providing services. 

Find out more about Joseph Chu and Assisted Living Locators:
https://assistedlivinglocators.com/care-advisor/bergencounty

Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARphivnAziI

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
http://kostayepifantsev.com/

Join Kosta and his guest: Bill Comfort, Long-Term Care Specialist, Owner of Comfort Long-Term Care, Founder and Chief Author of the Long-Term Care Claims Professional designation and training program, and Host of Aging America Radio.

Featured everywhere from Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and Smart Money, for the past 30 years Bill has dedicated his work to bringing awareness and clarity to the issues of long-term care and more importantly how to prepare.

In this episode: how the average American will pay for long-term care, what you should prepare/save, when to reduce expenses/costs, and what age range is optimal to start creating a strategy for long-term care.

Find out more about Bill Comfort and Comfort Long-Term Care:
https://www.comfortltc.com/

Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-x9lTPMHYyM

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
http://kostayepifantsev.com/