The Care Nobody Plans For: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Understand About Long-Term Care, with Raymond Lavine

Send us Fan Mail We spend our careers caring for other people at their most vulnerable. But what happens when we become the person who needs care? My guest today, Raymond Lavine, has spent his career helping families prepare for long-term care. But right now, Raymond isn't just advising people about it—he's living it. He's recovering from a serious illness and is currently utilizing long-term care himself. And that gives us a rare opportunity to hear about caregiving from both sides: the advisor who has spent years helping families prepare for the future, and the person experiencing firsthand what it means to suddenly need help. Raymond's journey to this work is anything but ordinary. From growing up in the Hollywood Hills in a family shaped by immigration and persecution, to serving as an airborne infantryman in Vietnam, to a career in banking, mortgages, and insurance, his experiences have shaped a deep understanding of vulnerability, resilience, and what it means to truly understand another person. And for those of us in healthcare, there's a lot to unpack. What happens after discharge? Who cares for the caregiver? How do we preserve dignity when independence changes? And why are the conversations we most need to have often the ones we avoid? Today, we're talking about long-term care—but really, we're talking about how we prepare to care for one another when life changes in ways we didn't expect. In the five minute snippet: Hello Havana.  For Raymond's bio, visit my website (link below). Contact The Conversing Nurse podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversingnursepodcast/ Website: https://theconversingnursepodcast.com Your review is so important to this Indie podcaster! You can leave one here!  https://theconversingnursepodcast.com/leave-me-a-review Would you like to be a guest on my podcast? Pitch me! https://theconversingnursepodcast.com/intake-form Check out my guests' book recommendations! https://bookshop.org/shop/theconversingnursepodcast  I've partnered with RNegade.pro! You can earn CE's just by listening to my podcast episodes! Check out my CE library here: https://rnegade.thinkific.com/collections/conversing-nurse-podcast Thanks for listening!