The Cost of Caring: Navigating Elder Care and Your Financial Future
Millions of Americans are helping aging parents navigate housing decisions, healthcare costs, long-term care expenses, and retirement planning, often while balancing demanding careers, raising children, and trying to save for their own futures. Many caregivers find themselves caught between supporting loved ones today and protecting their own financial well-being tomorrow.
Join us for a candid conversation about the financial realities of caregiving, the rising costs of elder care, and how caring for aging parents can impact everything from retirement savings and career growth to day-to-day financial security.
What We'll Cover:
• The true costs of aging and long-term care, including assisted living, memory care, home care, and healthcare expenses
• How caregiving responsibilities can affect a caregiver's own finances, including retirement savings, investment goals, career advancement, and earning potential
• The hidden costs of caregiving, from missed work and lost income to out-of-pocket expenses and emotional strain
• How to prepare for future care needs while still protecting your own long-term financial goals
• Why caregiving is becoming one of the most important workforce and financial wellness issues facing employees today
About Our Speakers:
Greg Hearn is the founder of Petunia and has firsthand experience navigating the complex decisions families face when caring for aging parents. After helping coordinate care for his father, who lives with dementia, Greg became deeply interested in the financial, logistical, and emotional challenges of elder care and has spent years helping families better understand and navigate these decisions.
Hilla Hascalovici is Head of GTM at Savvly, a first-of-its-kind longevity benefit built to help people protect themselves against outliving their money. The financial realities of caregiving sit at the heart of Savvly's mission, millions of Americans are simultaneously supporting aging parents while trying to protect their own retirement, and the cost of that squeeze is often invisible until it's too late. Savvly is working to change that by giving employees a modern tool to help protect their own financial future, even as they navigate the rising costs of elder care, career disruptions, and the emotional and financial weight of caring for someone they love.
Format:
20-minute presentation followed by open Q&A
Please send your questions ahead of time. This is a space for practical, honest discussion about one of the most significant financial and personal challenges many families will face, and how caregivers can support loved ones without losing sight of their own future.
Feel free to share this with anyone in the benefits, HR, retirement, financial wellness, or caregiving space who may benefit from the conversation.