How to Plan Long-Term Care Before You NEED It (Most Families Learn This Too Late) — Lindsay Friedman & Dr. Brad Montagne

    June 6, 202658:49Dr. Brad Montagne, Lindsay Friedman
    long-term care planning
    creative care
    estate protection
    trusts
    Medicaid
    intergenerational programming
    caregiver support
    Your Health Reclaimed

    By the time most families start thinking about long-term care, they've already lost control of the situation. In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Dr. Brad Montagne and long-term care expert Lindsay Friedman go even deeper — covering creative care, estate protection, and the planning steps that give YOU back control of your future.

    This episode could literally save your family from financial ruin — and from placing a loved one in a facility that doesn't match who they really are.

    What you'll learn in this episode

    • The "Creative Care" movement transforming memory care and assisted living
    • Why storytelling, drama, and art are more powerful than Bingo for elder wellbeing
    • Dr. Brad's unforgettable story from Siberia — and how a babushka's tears changed everything
    • Intergenerational programming: why kids in care facilities change everything
    • The daycare-in-assisted-living idea that could fix the staffing crisis
    • Why families MUST plan for long-term care NOW — not when crisis hits
    • Trusts vs. Wills: protecting your estate from probate and Medicaid
    • How LT Care Nav works — and why it's completely free for families
    • The #1 mistake people make picking a care manager (values alignment)
    • Dr. Brad's 90-year-old mother: from hospice to walking home in 4 days

    Episode Timestamps

    • 00:00 — Introduction: Root causes vs. diagnosis
    • 01:57 — Creative Care by Dr. Anne Basting & the TimeSlips movement
    • 03:39 — Drama in the streets of Siberia: what art does to the human soul
    • 05:45 — What nursing homes are missing in activity programming
    • 07:00 — One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and the power of character
    • 08:24 — Mentor groups, intergenerational programs, and elder wisdom
    • 09:24 — The daycare-in-assisted-living solution
    • 10:00 — Why 3 generations interacting = a healthy community
    • 10:54 — The aging population crisis in America
    • 11:39 — Families MUST plan ahead: what that actually looks like
    • 12:04 — Estate protection: trusts, Medicaid, and what the system won't tell you
    • 13:15 — How LT Care Nav creates your personalized care plan
    • 14:21 — Wills vs. Trusts: the dangerous difference
    • 15:16 — LT Care Nav is FREE for families — how they get paid
    • 17:06 — The curated care match: not a lead generation site
    • 17:55 — How Care Bloom & LT Care Nav were born
    • 19:12 — Care Compass podcast launch
    • 20:10 — Choosing your care manager by shared values, not convenience
    • 20:58 — You must be the one who creates your care plan
    • 22:04 — Long-term care as a "living plan" — trajectory mapping
    • 23:06 — Medical vs. natural vs. alternative care preferences
    • 23:33 — Final wisdom: self-care + planning = the two greatest gifts
    • 24:11 — Dr. Brad's mother: from hospice to walking home in 4 days

    Connect with Lindsay Friedman — LTCareNav

    Lindsay Friedman is the founder of LTCareNav, bringing over 25 years of experience in eldercare, long-term care navigation, and family caregiving support. She helps families make informed, dignified decisions when navigating senior care, estate planning, and the emotional realities of aging.

    Connect with Dr. Brad Montagne — Your Health Reclaimed

    Dr. Brad Montagne is the host of Your Health Reclaimed, a podcast and video series dedicated to helping families reclaim their health, their dignity, and their peace of mind through informed decision-making and proactive planning.

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