Simplify Senior Transitions Podcast
Simplify Senior Transitions Podcast -- Helping families figure out how to pay for senior care - especially when a home is involved.
Hosted by Dale Corpus, Senior Transition Strategist, real estate advisor, and reverse mortgage specialist based in the San Francisco Bay Area, this podcast helps families navigate the complicated decisions that come with aging, care needs, housing transitions, and finances.
Whether you’re trying to figure out:
- how to pay for assisted living or home care
- what to do with a parent’s home
- whether to sell, stay, rent, or use home equity strategically
- how to avoid costly mistakes during a senior transition
- or how to navigate family disagreements and emotional decisions
…this podcast is designed to help you make smarter, more informed decisions with clarity and confidence.
Each episode features practical conversations with experts in:
- senior living
- caregiving
- estate planning
- financial planning
- reverse mortgages
- long-term care funding
- real estate
- aging in place solutions
If you’re an adult child, caregiver, senior, or professional helping families through later-life transitions, this podcast will give you actionable insights and real-world strategies you can actually use.
Episodes
222 episodes
EP 222 - Senior Living News with Dale Corpus | AI & Aging, Senior Fraud & Aging in Place — Week of May 4, 2026
Welcome to Senior Living News with Dale Corpus for the week of May 4, 2026. 🎙️Each week, we break down the most relevant stories shaping senior care, aging, and the Sandwich Generation.In this episode:• Why AI...
EP 221 - Senior Living News with Dale Corpus | Senior Scams, AI Monitoring & Housing Changes — Week of April 27, 2026
Welcome to Senior Living News with Dale Corpus for the week of April 27, 2026.Each week, we break down the most relevant stories shaping senior care, aging, and the Sandwich Generation.In this episode:• Creators giving lonely ...
EP 220 - The Part of Retirement No One Plans For | Identity, Purpose, and the Emotional Side of Retirement (with Patti McMurdie)
Most families prepare financially for retirement—but very few prepare for what it actually feels like.There’s a version of retirement most people imagine for years: more freedom, less stress, and finally having time to enjoy life on thei...
EP 219 - Senior Living News with Dale Corpus | Senior Scams, Roommate Housing & Medicare Cannabis — Week of April 20, 2026
This is Senior Living News with Dale Corpus for the week of April 20, 2026. 🎙️In this episode:• Why senior scams are rising and how banks may need to step in• A new law allowing happy hour in nursing homes• A housing solutio...
EP 218 - What Families Don’t Realize About Legal Protection for Seniors - Until It’s Too Late (with Jennifer Pardini)
Most families don’t think about legal decisions until something goes wrong.It often starts with something small—a letter about benefits, a hospital visit, or a situation that suddenly raises more questions than answers.Before lo...
EP 217 - Senior Living News with Dale Corpus | $27M Elder Fraud, Caregiver Crisis & Longevity Wake-Up Call — Week of April 13, 2026
Welcome to Senior Living News with Dale Corpus for the week of April 13, 2026.Each week, we break down the most important and relevant stories shaping senior care, aging, and the Sandwich Generation.In this episode:• A $27 m...
EP 216 - The Hidden Dangers Aging Parents Face in Their Own Homes | What Families Miss Until It’s Too Late (with Michael Mok)
Most families assume that if their parents are still living at home, everything must be fine.But as this episode reveals, some of the biggest risks are the ones no one sees coming.In this episode of the Simplify Senior Transitio...
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EP 215 - Senior Living News with Dale Corpus| Elder Care Risks, AI Scams & Aging in Place — Week of April 6, 2026
Welcome to Senior Living News with Dale Corpus for the week of April 6, 2026.Each week, we break down the most relevant stories shaping senior care, aging, and the Sandwich Generation.In this episode:• A case involving alleg...
EP 214 - Senior Living News with Dale Corpus | Seniors, AI, Screen Time & Housing Shortage — Week of March 30, 2026
Welcome to Senior Living News with Dale Corpus for the week of March 30, 2026.Each week, we break down the most relevant stories shaping senior care, aging, and the Sandwich Generation.In this episode:• What humor means to o...
EP 213 - Senior Living News with Dale Corpus | Senior Scams, AI Brain Health & Caregiver Risks — Week of March 23, 2026
This is Senior Living News with Dale Corpus for the week of March 23, 2026.In this episode:• The top financial scams targeting older adults• A proposed “happy hour” bill for senior living communities• A surprising study on s...
EP 212 - Why Collaboration in Senior Care Is So Hard
Many families assume that the professionals involved in senior care are working together behind the scenes.But once they enter the process, they quickly realize something different.The system feels disconnected.Doctors focus...
EP 211 - Final Expense Planning: What Families Need to Know Before It’s Too Late (LIVE with Madeleine, Katie & Dale)
Final expense planning is one of the most important — and most avoided — conversations families face.In this LIVE episode of the Simplify Senior Transitions Podcast, Dale Corpus is joined by co-hosts Madeleine Fortich and Katie Perez to...
EP 210 - How Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and CalAIM Help Seniors Stay at Home | Inside the PACE Model Series with On Lok
What happens when a family is trying to coordinate care for an aging parent—and realizes that healthcare, social services, and community resources aren’t actually connected?In this episode of the Simplify Senior Transitions Podcast, Dal...
EP 209 - The Emotional Whiplash of Selling the Family Home
Most families think the hardest part of selling a parent’s home is getting through the process.Cleaning it out.Preparing it.Listing it.Negotiating offers.Closing escrow.But what many families don’t expect is what...
EP 208 - Senior Living News with Dale Corpus | Grandparents, Longevity Tests & AI for Seniors — Week of March 16, 2026
Welcome to Senior Living News with Dale Corpus for the week of March 16, 2026.This week’s episode explores how aging is evolving in real time — from the changing role of grandparents to the growing role of AI in senior care.Acco...
EP 207 - What Families Don’t See About How Senior Care Actually Works
When families begin navigating senior care for an aging parent, the process can feel confusing almost immediately.You talk to the hospital.Then maybe a rehab center.Then a home care agency.Then someone suggests assisted livi...
EP 206 - What Families Need to Know About Fiduciaries, Wealth Transition, and High-Stakes Decisions
What happens when a parent passes away… siblings disagree… a business is involved… or a family is suddenly forced to make major financial and legal decisions in the middle of grief?In this episode of the Simplify Senior Transitions Podc...
EP 205 - Why Seniors Lie About How They’re Really Doing
Many families hear the same phrase from an aging parent:“I’m fine.”But behind that simple statement can be a very different reality.In many senior transitions, parents quietly minimize what’s really happening in their da...
EP 204 - Senior Living News with Dale Corpus | Illegal Nursing Homes, Caregiver Burnout & AI Longevity — Week of March 9, 2026
Welcome to Senior Living News with Dale Corpus for the week of March 9, 2026.Each week, we break down the most important and interesting stories shaping senior care, aging, and the Sandwich Generation.In this episode:• Illeg...
EP 203 - Behind the Scenes: Why Senior Care Feels Fragmented
Many families navigating senior care eventually ask the same question:“Why does this feel so complicated?”You talk to the hospital.Then the rehab center.Then a home care agency.Then a senior living community.Then...
EP 202 - What Happens When the “Strong Parent” Finally Declines
At some point, many families experience a moment they never expected.The parent who always handled everything — the strong one — suddenly begins to decline.The decision-maker.The organizer.The one who held the family tog...
EP 201 - Senior Living News with Dale Corpus | Nursing Home Escape, Smart Aging & Fall Prevention — Week of March 2, 2026
Welcome to Senior Living News with Dale Corpus for the week of March 2, 2026 — your weekly breakdown of the most interesting stories shaping senior care, aging, and the Sandwich Generation.In this episode:• A 92-year-old woman escap...
EP 200 - The Communication Gap That’s Hurting Families (And No One Notices)
Most family conflict during a senior transition doesn’t start with a bad decision.It starts with incomplete communication.In this episode of Sandwich Generation Solutions, Dale Corpus breaks down one of the most overlooked force...
EP 199 - Helping Seniors Let Go of Sentimental Items—Without the Guilt
Letting go of sentimental items isn’t easy—for seniors or their adult children.In this episode, I’ll walk you through how to support your parent with compassion and strategy as they let go of treasured belongings—without guilt, conflict...
EP 198 - Why Hospital Discharge Is the Most Dangerous Moment for Seniors
Most families believe the most dangerous moment for a senior is the fall or medical event.It’s not.The most dangerous moment is often hospital discharge.In this episode of Sandwich Generation Solutions, Dale Corpus expla...
