Episode notes
In this episode of Who Keeps Blocking Black Wealth?!, Dana and Harold tackle one of the most overlooked threats to retirement stability: long-term care.
Most families assume someone will “just step in” when illness, dementia, or disability changes everything. But what happens when caregiving becomes financially, emotionally, and physically overwhelming?
This episode breaks down:
long-term care realities
caregiver burnout
morbidity vs mortality
insurance and risk management
Medicaid and healthcare systems
preserving dignity in retirement
how one health crisis can financially impact an entire family
Dana also shares deeply personal experiences involving Parkinson’s, vascular dementia, family caregiving, facility care, and the painful realities many families quietly fac ...