What podcasts say about Elliott Appel

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What Elliott Appel has said on podcasts

22 statements · 18 positive · 2 negative · 2 neutral

on Aging Life Care AssociationPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
The Aging Life Care Association lists elder care consultants.
“there is an organization called the Aging Life Care Association that has elder care consultants listed”
Listen at 9:19
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on springing durable powers of attorneyNegativeSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Springing durable powers of attorney add burdens during crises.
“I don't love this bringing durable power of attorneys out there because it's just one more burden to put on someone during an already hard time”
Listen at 14:07
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on financial-institution DPOA formsPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Financial-institution DPOA forms are more likely to be accepted.
“we used the... own financial institution's DPOA forms as opposed to my dad's forms. And this meant that we knew it would get accepted.”
Listen at 14:40
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on durable powers of attorneyPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
People should proactively add trusted agents to powers of attorney.
“maybe let's just proactively add someone that you trust to this or maybe your actual DPO and your legal documents. So it's set up to help when you need it”
Listen at 15:47
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on family money and aging conversationsPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Families should begin money and aging conversations early.
“start having these money conversations and aging conversations early”
Listen at 18:01
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on credit freezesPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Families should freeze aging parents' credit to reduce fraud risk.
“Other low hanging fruit here is to freeze their credit.”
Listen at 18:53
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on child-protection phone softwarePositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Child-protection phone software can work well for cognitively impaired parents.
“the protection that you put on maybe a kid's cell phone is the same stuff that works really, really well for adult parents”
Listen at 21:56
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on view-only financial account authorizationsNeutralSep 22, 2026· The Long View
View-only authorizations provide account visibility without transaction control.
“The next step down, a lot of financial institutions have a view-only authorization where you can view what's going on, but it's not actually going to give you the ability to do anything in the account.”
Listen at 22:50
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on joint financial accountsNegativeSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Joint account ownership exposes parents to additional financial risks.
“I would not do that because you're introducing new risk. for your parent.”
Listen at 23:31
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on utility and cell phone accountsPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Trusted adults should be added to utility and phone accounts.
“I'd recommend getting added in some capacity.”
Listen at 25:52
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on autopayPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
People should place as many recurring payments as possible on autopay.
“I hope most people... have as many things on autopay as possible.”
Listen at 26:15
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on elder-care facilitiesPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Families should inspect care facilities and verify medical capabilities.
“it's really important to actually go view the facilities and make sure that they have really looked at your person's medical file and have the capabilities to do this”
Listen at 30:52
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on caregiver burnoutPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Caregivers should avoid burnout by respecting a parent's choices.
“you also can't burn yourself out trying to get them to do something that they don't want to do. You can't care about it more than your loved one.”
Listen at 33:51
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on caregiver boundariesPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Caregivers should set their own boundaries with loved ones.
“you have to set the boundaries that you are comfortable with. Your parents don't. or your loved ones don't get to set those boundaries for you.”
Listen at 35:24
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on caregiver support groupsPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Caregivers should seek support groups specific to their illness or community.
“if you can find one in your specific community and the specific thing that you are going through”
Listen at 38:24
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on relief after a loved one's deathNeutralSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Relief after a loved one's death can be a normal caregiving response.
“if you feel relief that's that's perfectly okay i think that's a very normal thing”
Listen at 40:27
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on trusted contacts and DPOAsPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Financial planners should proactively establish trusted contacts and DPOAs.
“For clients, it's being more intentional about getting trusted contacts or DPUAs set up”
Listen at 41:49
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on U.S. health insurance and healthcare spendingPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
The U.S. should completely restructure health insurance and healthcare spending.
“I would like a complete restructuring of health insurance, health care spending, and the systems available to us.”
Listen at 43:40
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on preventive healthcarePositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Healthcare systems should place greater emphasis on prevention.
“So I'd love to see more health prevention.”
Listen at 44:18
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on mixed-age communitiesPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
Communities should include more intentionally mixed-age housing.
“What if we had some more mixed communities where you have younger folks, you have people with kids, you have older people?”
Listen at 44:39
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on U.S. estate planningPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
The U.S. should implement nationwide estate-planning changes.
“I want to see some nationwide changes around estate planning.”
Listen at 45:10
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
on mandatory estate-planning conversationsPositiveSep 22, 2026· The Long View
People should have a mandatory estate-planning conversation at age 65.
“What if we had something for estate planning where you have to have some sort of forced conversation at 65”
Listen at 45:27
Open the episode · Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned

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