• 14. Hospice Bedside Checklist: How to Advocate When Your Elderly Parent Is In Their Final Days
    May 11 2026
    Hospice Bedside Checklist: What to Say, Do, and Notice If your aging parent is in hospice, or hospice may be coming soon, one of the hardest parts is knowing what to actually do when you are sitting at the bedside. You may be wondering: What should I bring? What should I ask? What should I write down? What should I be watching for? What do I say? And how do I advocate for my parent without feeling like I’m supposed to control every single thing? In this episode of Navigating Elderly Parents, we’re talking through a simple hospice bedside checklist for adult children who want to be present, prepared, and peaceful during a very tender time. And first, I just want to say thank you. Navigating Elderly Parents is now ranked as a Top 5% podcast worldwide, and I do not take that lightly. It tells me that families really do need practical, honest conversations about aging parents, hospice care, palliative care, elderly care, advocacy, planning, and what to do when life suddenly gets very real. *** Need Help Thinking Through Your Parent’s Situation? *** If you’re starting to step in more with your aging parent and feeling unsure what to focus on, I offer a limited number of 60-minute Parent Clarity Sessions. This is a focused session where we can talk through your situation and help you get clear on what matters most right now, so you can feel less overwhelmed and move forward with a plan. Schedule your session here: Schedule A Parent Clarity Session In this episode, we’ll talk about what may help when you are sitting with your parent in hospice, including: What to keep nearby at the bedsideWhat comfort items may matter more than you thinkWhy it helps to write things downWhat questions to ask the hospice nurseHow to advocate for your parent when something feels unclearHow hospice care and palliative care may fit into the bigger pictureHow to notice changes without panickingWhy your presence matters, even when you do not know what to sayHow to support your parent while also caring for yourself This is not about doing everything perfectly. Let’s just go ahead and take that pressure off the table. This is about having a few simple things in place so you are not digging for phone numbers, wondering who to call, or trying to remember what the nurse said when your brain is already tired. Hospice can feel overwhelming, especially when your parent is declining and everyone in the family is emotional. But having a bedside checklist can help you feel a little more steady. It gives you something practical to come back to when everything feels uncertain. And even at the bedside, your role as an advocate still matters. You may not be making big decisions every minute, but you can notice changes, ask questions, share concerns with the hospice team, and help make sure your parent is comfortable, respected, and cared for. This episode is for the daughter, son, or family member who wants to honor their parent, stay present, ask better questions, understand hospice and palliative care a little more clearly, and not feel quite so lost during end-of-life care. Because you do not have to know everything. But it does help to know the next thing. Next Steps Join the Insider Email Get weekly tips and resources for navigating aging parents. Sign Up To Be An Insider Schedule a Parent Clarity Session If you need help thinking through your parent’s situation, you can schedule a 60-minute Parent Clarity Session using this link: Schedule A Parent Clarity Session Share This Episode Send it to a friend who has an aging parent in hospice, is trying to understand palliative care, or may be facing end-of-life care conversations soon. Leave a Review Your written review helps other families find this podcast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Informational & Educational Purposes Only. The information provided is for general educational and informational purposes only. It should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for decision making related to your personal life or business, without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. You understand and acknowledge that the information provided to you by us is not legal, financial, therapeutic, mental health, medical advice or health and wellness advice and that the Company is not a professional service provider. Again, all of the information, including without limitation, resources provided via phone or video conference, e-mail, an online forum, live events such as webinars or lives, video/audio recordings, courses, materials provided in our digital products and the like about homesteading, business, laws, health/nutrition, wellness and/or finance-related information, are resources for educational and informational purposes only and should not take the place of hiring a licensed professional. You understand that the Company does not and will ...
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  • 13. They Recommended Hospice. Now What? What You Need to Know First
    May 5 2026
    They Recommended Hospice. Now What? What Families Need to Know First Hearing a doctor say, “We’re recommending hospice,” can stop you in your tracks. Your first thought may be, “Does this mean Mom is dying?” And then the next wave of questions hits. Where will hospice happen? Can hospice happen at home? Can hospice happen in assisted living or a nursing home? What if my parent is already in the hospital? Does hospice cover everything? What about room and board? And how do we choose a hospice company when our family is already overwhelmed? *** Need Help Thinking Through Your Parent’s Situation? *** If you’re starting to step in more with your aging parent and feeling unsure what to focus on, I offer a limited number of 60-minute Parent Clarity Sessions. This is a focused session where we can talk through your situation and help you get clear on what matters most right now, so you can feel less overwhelmed and move forward with a plan. Schedule your session here: Schedule A Parent Clarity Session In this episode of Navigating Elderly Parents, we’re talking about where hospice care can happen and why the location matters. Hospice is not just a place. Hospice is a type of care focused on comfort, dignity, symptom management, emotional support, spiritual care, and helping your loved one receive the right support during the end-of-life process. We’ll also touch on the difference between hospice and palliative care. Palliative care can support someone with a serious or long-term illness even before they qualify for hospice. Hospice care is typically recommended when a doctor believes someone may have six months or less to live if the illness follows its expected course. This episode is not meant to add to your overwhelm. It is meant to help you know what to look for before you are standing in a hospital hallway, exhausted, emotional, and trying to make decisions fast. In this episode, you’ll learn: • A simple hospice definition and why hospice is care, not just a location • How palliative care is different from hospice care • Where hospice can happen: home, assisted living, nursing home, inpatient hospice facility, or sometimes temporarily in the hospital • Why hospice at home can be beautiful, but also physically and emotionally exhausting • What to ask if your parent already lives in assisted living or a nursing home • Why hospice may cover the medical care, but not always the room and board • What an inpatient hospice facility or hospice house may provide • Why location matters when choosing a hospice company • What it can mean when a hospital patient is discharged from hospital care and hospice takes over • Why a hospital bed may become a contracted hospice bed • Questions families should ask before choosing a hospice provider • Why you are not being difficult when you ask the same question more than once This is one of those topics families often do not talk about until they are forced to. But friend, if you are the one helping your aging parent, you need at least a basic understanding of hospice care options before a crisis happens. Because when hospice is recommended, the decision is not only, “Do we accept hospice?” The next question is often: “Where will hospice happen, and what does that mean for our family?” Look Up Your State Hospice and Palliative Care Association Most states have a hospice and palliative care association with education, resources, and local guidance for families. This is a good place to learn more about hospice care, palliative care, rules in your state, and support options near you. Ask These Questions Before Choosing a Hospice Company • Where can hospice happen in our situation? • Do you provide home hospice? • Do you work with assisted living or nursing homes? • Do you have an inpatient hospice facility? • Where is it located? • What does hospice cover? • What is not covered? • Who do we call after hours? • What happens if symptoms become harder to manage? Friend, hospice is a hard topic, but understanding the basics can bring a little more peace into a very heavy season. You do not have to become an expert. You just need to know the next right questions to ask. Next Steps • Join the Insider Email Get weekly tips and resources for navigating aging parents. Sign Up To Be An Insider • Share This Episode Send it to a friend helping aging parents. • Leave a Review Your written review helps others find the podcast. • Ask a Question Have a question or suggestion for a future episode? hello@trinag.com Informational & Educational Purposes Only. The information provided is for general educational and informational purposes only. It should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for decision making related to your personal life or business, without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. You understand and acknowledge that the information provided to ...
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  • 12. Hospice Isn't Giving Up: What Families Need to Understand
    Apr 27 2026

    Hospice is one of those words that can feel scary, final, and overwhelming.

    For many families, it can sound like, “That’s it. We’re giving up.”

    But hospice is not supposed to mean giving up. Hospice is a special kind of medical care focused on comfort, dignity, peace, symptom relief, and helping someone live the best they can with the days God gives them.

    ***Need Help Thinking Through Your Parent’s Situation?***

    If you’re starting to step in more with your aging parent and feeling unsure what to focus on, I offer a limited number of 60-minute Parent Clarity Sessions.

    This is a focused session where we can talk through your situation and help you get clear on what matters most right now, so you can feel less overwhelmed and move forward with a plan.

    Schedule your session here: Schedule A Parent Clarity Session

    In this episode, I’m sharing what I learned while walking through a hospice week with my friend after her husband became very sick. I’m not sharing private medical details, but I am sharing the bigger lessons that many families need before they are standing in a hospital room trying to make hard decisions.

    We’ll talk about the difference between hospice and palliative care, why advanced directives matter, and why families need honest medical conversations before a crisis gets even heavier.

    In this episode, you’ll learn:

    • Why hospice does not always mean “giving up” • How hospice shifts the focus from aggressive treatment to comfort and dignity • Why palliative care can help families have clearer conversations earlier • Why advanced directives are so important before a medical crisis • What questions to ask when doctors are giving difficult news • Why hospice is not euthanasia or meant to rush death • How hospice can help families honor a loved one’s wishes

    In my Seasons of Support framework, hospice usually falls closer to Winter, when full care is needed. But a sudden fall, diagnosis, or crisis can move a family there quickly.

    That is why these conversations matter now.

    Because when the crisis comes, you do not want to be guessing what your parent would want. You want to be honoring what they already made clear.

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    Friend, you do not have to know everything today. Just learn the next right thing, ask the next honest question, and keep showing up with love.

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  • 11. A Parent Is Dying: You Can’t Control God’s Timing… But You Can Do This
    Apr 20 2026

    Today’s episode is a quiet, honest conversation from a heavy place.

    A close friend lost her husband this week after time in hospice, and it brings us face-to-face with something we don’t get to control… the timing of death.

    ***Need Help Thinking Through Your Parent’s Situation? ***

    If you’re starting to step in more with your aging parent and feeling unsure what to focus on, I offer a limited number of 60-minute Parent Clarity Sessions.

    This is a focused session where we can talk through your situation and help you get clear on what matters most right now, so you can feel less overwhelmed and move forward with a plan.

    Schedule your session here: Schedule A Parent Clarity Session

    In this episode, we talk about what we can do.

    • The truth that God determines our days, even when we don’t understand it • What it actually looks like to “show up” for someone in their final days • How to support a parent, spouse, or friend with simple presence and compassion • What to do when the relationship is complicated or painful • Asking God for emotional, mental, and physical strength when you’re exhausted • How, if we let Him, we can see more of God even in grief • The reminder that we walk through the valley… not alone, and not staying there

    This is not about having the right words. It’s about being there.

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  • 10. Elderly Parent Scammed-What To Do Next - Expert Tech Steps to Take Fast
    Apr 13 2026
    Have you ever wondered what to do after your elderly parent is scammed and you are suddenly the one trying to figure out the next step? In this episode, I’m joined by tech expert Martin Navarro, my go-to tech guy and a trusted friend for many years. With over 20 years of computer troubleshooting and security experience, Martin walks us through the practical steps families need to take fast after a scam. We talk about what to do if a scam is still happening, how to secure the computer, and what daughters need to know about protecting bank accounts, phones, and devices after the damage starts. If you want a trusted tech contact in place before something goes wrong, save Martin’s information in your phone now so you are not scrambling later. Martin Navarro JJ TechMagic 754-400-0565 jjtechmagic.com Martin is based in South Florida, but if you are not local, he can still help remotely by phone and video. This is not just another scam story. This is expert guidance to help you respond quickly and protect your elderly parent with less panic and more clarity. In this episode, we cover: What to do immediately if a scammer still has access to your parent’s computerWhy shutting the computer down completely may be the first smart moveWhen to unplug the internet to stop more accessWhat a tech expert checks first after a remote access scamHow scammers use remote access software and security changes to get back inWhy malware protection matters after an elderly parent is scammedWhat to do to help protect your parent’s bank accounts after fraud or suspicious accessWhy acting quickly matters if money is involvedHow phone filtering and call screening can reduce future scam attemptsWhy elderly parents are often targeted through trust, pressure, and confusionHow AI scams and voice cloning are making fraud even harder to spotWhy families need layers of protection, not just good intentions Martin also shares practical scam recovery tips, including: extra malware protection to considersafer ways for elderly parents to handle banking and checkswhy some older adults may be safer using a tablet instead of a full computerhow to set up stronger call protection on phoneswhy having a trusted tech person before something happens can save time, money, and stress Next Steps • Save Martin’s Contact Add Martin Navarro to your phone now so you have a trusted tech expert ready if something goes wrong. JJ TechMagic | 754-400-0565 | jjtechmagic.com • Book Proactive Tech Help If you want to better protect your parent before the next scam attempt, visit jjtechmagic.com and schedule an appointment. Martin is based in South Florida, but he can also help remotely by phone and video. • Join the Insider Email Get weekly tips and resources for navigating aging parents. Sign Up To Be An Insider • Share This Episode Send it to a friend helping aging parents. • Leave a Review Your written review helps others find the podcast. • Ask a Question Have a question or suggestion for a future episode? hello@trinag.com You do not need to know everything all at once. You just need the next right step, and then the next one after that. I’ll meet you back here again soon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Informational & Educational Purposes Only. The information provided is for general educational and informational purposes only. It should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for decision making related to your personal life or business, without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. You understand and acknowledge that the information provided to you by us is not legal, financial, therapeutic, mental health, medical advice or health and wellness advice and that the Company is not a professional service provider. Again, all of the information, including without limitation, resources provided via phone or video conference, e-mail, an online forum, live events such as webinars or lives, video/audio recordings, courses, materials provided in our digital products and the like about homesteading, business, laws, health/nutrition, wellness and/or finance-related information, are resources for educational and informational purposes only and should not take the place of hiring a licensed professional. You understand that the Company does not and will not provide any form of diagnosis, legal advice, medical advice, financial advice, or mental health advice.
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  • 09. I Walked In and Found a Scammer In My Mom's Computer!!! - What We Did Immediately
    Apr 6 2026

    I walked in… and there was a man already inside my mom’s computer.

    This wasn’t a “maybe scam.” It was happening in real time.

    And if I hadn’t walked in when I did… this could have gone very differently.

    In this episode, I’m sharing exactly what happened, what we saw, and the immediate steps we took to stop it.

    Because this is not a rare situation. This is happening to smart, capable parents every single day.

    And as the daughter who’s stepping in more… you need to know what to do when it happens.

    What you’ll hear in this episode:

    • The moment I realized something was wrong
    • What the scam actually looked like on her computer
    • How quickly things escalated
    • The exact steps we took to shut it down
    • What I would do differently knowing what I know now

    Why this matters:

    This has nothing to do with how smart someone is. Scammers are looking for people who are kind, trusting, and trying to do the right thing.

    And many of our parents fall right into that category.

    This episode will help you be prepared so you’re not figuring it out in the moment.

    Need Help Thinking Through Your Parent’s Situation?

    If you’re starting to step in more with your aging parent and feeling unsure what to focus on, I offer a limited number of 60-minute Parent Clarity Sessions.

    This is a focused session where we can talk through your situation and help you get clear on what matters most right now, so you can feel less overwhelmed and move forward with a plan.

    Schedule your session here: Schedule A Parent Clarity Session

    Next Steps

    • Join the Insider Email Get weekly tips and resources for navigating aging parents. Sign Up To Be An Insider

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  • 08.We Got Scammed 4 Things to Do This Week to Protect Your Elderly Parent
    Mar 30 2026

    Have you ever wondered if your aging parent would recognize a scam before it’s too late? Or are you starting to notice calls, texts, or emails that just don’t feel right?

    In today’s episode, we’re talking about safety and advocacy when it comes to scams targeting your aging parents.

    Need Help Thinking Through Your Parent’s Situation?

    If you’re starting to step in more with your aging parent and feeling unsure what to focus on, I offer a limited number of 60-minute Parent Clarity Sessions.

    This is a focused session where we can talk through your situation and help you get clear on what matters most right now, so you can feel less overwhelmed and move forward with a plan.

    Schedule your session here: Schedule A Parent Clarity Session

    Today I’m sharing a personal situation that got a little too close for comfort… and why this is a conversation we can’t keep putting off.

    This is not about fear. This is about preparation.

    If you are the one stepping into more responsibility, helping with bills, medical appointments, or just keeping an eye on things, this is one of those foundational conversations in elderly care and planning that needs to happen early.

    Inside this episode:
    • Why waiting until something happens can cost your parent their independence
    • How to start the scam conversation without creating resistance
    • The mindset shift that turns this into advocacy instead of control
    • Simple rules every aging parent should follow to stay safe at home
    • How visibility and involvement protect seniors from financial scams
    This week, here’s where to start:
    1. Ask about any strange calls, texts, or close calls they’ve had
    2. Increase visibility. More conversations, more check-ins, fewer unknowns
    3. Reinforce that this is a team effort to help them age in place safely
    4. Set clear rules. No sharing information, no clicking links, no access given, no exceptions

    If there’s even a question… they call you. Every time.

    We are not assuming it won’t happen. We are preparing like it will.

    Next week, I’ll share more details about what actually happened… and bring in someone I trust to walk through exactly what to do if your family is ever in this situation.

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  • 07. 4 Things to Watch for at Your Parent’s Doctor’s Office | Advocacy for Aging Parents
    Mar 23 2026

    Have you ever left your parent’s doctor visit feeling like the office was disorganized and wasted your time? Or wondered if your parent might receive better care somewhere else?

    Sometimes you may be evaluating a new doctor. At other times, you may be wondering whether it’s time to leave the current practice and look for a better fit.

    In this episode, I walk through four simple things to watch for when you visit a doctor’s office with your parent. These small details can tell you a lot about how organized the practice is, how patients are treated, and whether the office is set up to provide good care as your parent ages.

    Work With Me

    If you’re starting to step in more with your aging parent and feeling unsure what to focus on, I offer a limited number of 60-minute Parent Clarity Sessions.

    This is a focused session where we can talk through your situation and help you get clear on what matters most right now, so you can feel less overwhelmed and move forward with a plan.

    Schedule your session here: Schedule A Parent Clarity Session

    Looking for these four things can make all the difference in both the care your parent receives and the overall experience you have navigating appointments with them.

    Inside this episode, we talk about:

    • An organized office – how the front desk operates, wait times, and whether the practice seems well-managed.

    • Friendly and patient staff – staff who are welcoming, helpful, and respectful can make visits much easier for both you and your parent.

    • Modern systems and technology – offices that use patient portals, digital forms, and electronic communication often make scheduling, records, and communication much smoother.

    • Ease of access to the doctor – practices that offer multiple locations or have additional doctors in the practice can provide more flexibility if appointments are needed quickly.

    Finding the right doctor isn’t just about medical expertise. It’s also about how the office operates and how supported your parent feels during their visits.

    Don’t miss the Bonus idea at the end of the episode that can help your parent receive a little extra kindness and attention.

    Thanks for listening and let's talk again soon..... Trina G.

    Next Steps

    • Join the Insider Email Get weekly tips and resources for navigating aging parents. Sign Up To Be An Insider

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