The Golden Hour

In this episode of The Golden Hour, Liz Keller sits down with Tasha Tucker, senior care specialist and Medicaid expert at Golden Concierge. Tasha shares her journey from working in hospitals and Medicaid programs to serving as a Community Relations Director in senior living communities—and now blending both worlds to provide concierge-level support for seniors and their families.

Together, Liz and Tasha talk about:

• The difference...

What does it really take to keep seniors safe, comfortable, and independent in their own homes?

In this episode of The Golden Hour, Liz Keller sits down with Dave Williamson, Housing Services Manager for Polk County, to uncover the programs that make aging in place possible. From $5,000 grants for home modifications to statewide weatherization assistance and emergency repair funding, Dave shares practical solutions available to fami...

When you or a loved one faces a serious illness, navigating the healthcare system can feel overwhelming. That’s where leaders like Aimee Spores, Director of Hospice and Palliative Care at WesleyLife, come in.

In this episode of The Golden Hour, Aimee breaks down the differences between palliative and hospice care, explains how WesleyLife’s bedside model is changing the landscape in Iowa, and shares moving stories of bucket-list wish...

In this episode of The Golden Hour, Liz sits down with Jeff Raines, owner of Senior Helpers Des Moines. For more than a decade, Jeff and his team have walked alongside Iowa families, providing personalized in-home care that helps seniors live safely and independently.

We talk about:

• Jeff’s journey into senior care and why he chose this path
• The unique assessments and tools Senior Helpers uses to keep clients safe
• The realities of c...

What does it take to create a retirement that’s both secure and stress-free? In this episode of The Golden Hour, Liz Keller sits down with Matthew Richman (RICP®, CFF®, CAS®, NSSA®), founder of Iron Point Retirement Solutions, to explore the strategies every family needs when planning for retirement.

Matthew shares how his grandparents’ financial struggles during the 2008 recession inspired his mission to help others avoid similar m...

In this illuminating episode, Liz Keller welcomes Molly Wuebker, occupational therapist, accessibility advocate, and founder of Uncurbed, to explore how universal and inclusive design can break barriers and build environments where everyone belongs.

Key themes include:

• The evolution of Molly’s journey—from clinical OT to accessibility consultant and ADA liaison.
• How the Person–Environment–Occupation–Performance (PEOP) model drives...

In this episode of The Golden Hour, we sit down with Luann Sechrist, founder of Senior Planning Solutions, to unpack the truth about Medicaid planning.

Luann explains:

• Why putting a child’s name on assets can be risky
• Whether children can be held responsible for nursing home costs
• How veterans and their families can access little-known benefits
• The difference between Medicaid planning and pre-planning
• What families need before a firs...

In this episode of The Golden Hour, Liz Keller sits down with attorney Matthew Bollman of Pearson Bollman Law to talk about the legal and financial decisions that every family should prepare for as loved ones age. From creating a will or trust to navigating Medicaid and VA pension benefits, Matthew shares practical guidance and real-life stories from his work in estate planning and elder law.

We discuss:

• Why starting the conversa...