Future Planning for Care: Lasting Power of Attorney, Life Admin and the ‘Sandwich Generation’ – with Vicky

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Most people don’t avoid future planning because they’re lazy – they avoid it because it feels heavy, confusing, or like “tempting fate”. In this episode of Able to Care, Andy Baker is joined by Vicky, a long-time social care professional turned founder, to talk about what happens when we wait until crisis hits… and how we can make life calmer for our future selves.

What this episode is really about

This conversation is a reality-check – but a supportive one. It’s about the practical side of caregiving, ageing, illness, and life admin… and the emotional reasons we put it off. Vicky shares what she’s seen across years in the care system, why planning matters long before services are needed, and how small steps now can reduce stress later.

Key themes you’ll hear (without the fluff)

• Future planning for care, health, and finances – before things go wrong
• Why people struggle to prepare – even when they know they “should”
• Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) and common misconceptions about “next of kin”
• The pressure of the sandwich generation – caring for parents while raising children
• How to start the difficult conversations without them turning into conflict
• Why caregiving support needs to look at the whole person – not a label

Who this will help most

• Unpaid carers supporting a parent, partner, or family member
• Parents and educators seeing how stress stacks up across family life
• Care professionals who want to support people before crisis point
• Anyone in their 30s, 40s or 50s thinking, “I know I need to sort this… but where do I start?”

A gentle nudge before you go

This episode isn’t about fear – it’s about control, clarity, and compassion. Because if you don’t choose who makes decisions for you, life might choose for you. And most people don’t realise that until it’s messy.

🎧 Press play, and let this be the start of the conversation you’ve been avoiding.