Media & Speaking
Cory brings more than three decades of frontline experience to every audience, from professional conferences to family caregiver groups, faith communities, and corporate wellness programs. These talks are built from real conversations with real families, not theory.
As Seen In
The Conversation That Comes Before the Decision
A guest essay for The Conversation Project about starting with what matters most to a person about how they live, rather than arguing about a destination, and having that conversation before a crisis forces the decision.
Read the pieceHow to Stay Connected With a Parent in a Nursing Home
A Care.com feature on staying in touch when a parent lives in a nursing home. I’m one of the experts sharing how to communicate with staff, get useful updates, and advocate for your parent’s care.
Read the pieceWhy Doctors Should Start Long-Term Care Planning
A guest article for KevinMD’s physician audience on why doctors should start long-term care planning.
Read the pieceDoes Medicare Cover Memory Care?
Cory is quoted throughout this U.S. News guide to Medicare and memory care and credited among its expert sources.
Read the pieceWhen You Are the Signal
A guest essay for the Whole Care Network’s Light Bulb blog about the moment a family member realizes they have become the signal in their loved one’s care, and how to respond before a crisis makes the decision for them.
Read the pieceHow to Start the Care Conversation With an Aging Parent
A Care.com feature drawing on my work in long-term care about how families can open the care conversation with an aging parent before a crisis forces it.
Read the pieceShort answers to common questions
I answer the questions families ask most, one short video at a time.
Podcast appearances
On The In-Between Years: Important Long-Term Care Conversations and Decisions
Cory joins Holly Westervelt on The In-Between Years to talk about the long-term care conversations and decisions families try to avoid, and how to have them before a crisis forces the moment.
Read the episode notes Watch clips on YouTubeOn Aging Together: Why Most Families Wait Too Long to Plan for Placement
Cory joins Dr. Pooja Patel on Aging Together // Unfiltered to talk about why families wait too long to plan for long-term care, what Medicare does and does not cover, and how to plan before a crisis forces the decision.
Read the episode notes Watch clips on YouTubeOn I See What You're Saying: Navigating Difficult Elder Care Conversations
A conversation with Michael Reddington about knowing when a loved one needs more help, the dynamics that delay the talk, and the parallels in sales and leadership.
Read the episode notes Watch clips on YouTubeOn All Home Care Matters: Knowing When It Is Time
A conversation with Lance A. Slatton about the question this book keeps circling back to: not where a family should turn, but when.
Read the episode notes Watch clips on YouTubeOn Connecting the Dots: Why Families Wait, and What Helps
A conversation with Matt Reiners about why families wait too long, the knowledge gap that keeps them stuck, and how earlier conversations lead to better care decisions.
Read the episode notes Watch clips on YouTubeSpeaking topics
Cory is available for virtual or in-person events year-round, and there is no speaker fee required.
When Is It Time?
Most families don’t miss the signs. They see them and hope they’re wrong. This talk helps audiences recognize the difference between normal aging and genuine decline, and understand why acting earlier leads to better outcomes for everyone.
Navigating Long-Term Care
Independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing: most families encounter these terms for the first time in a crisis. This talk demystifies the continuum of care and gives families a practical map before they need it.
The Conversation You’ve Been Avoiding
We avoid this conversation because we love the people we need to have it with. This talk gives families a concrete, compassionate approach to starting the dialogue about care, before a hospital discharge makes it impossible.
Beyond the Brochure
After decades on the inside of long-term care admissions, Cory shares what families should actually be looking for when touring a facility, and the questions that a brochure never will.
Press & media assets
If you are booking a panel, keynote, interview, or podcast, everything a producer or program chair usually asks for is on this page.
Bio
Short bio
Cory Fosco is the author of The Question of When: A Practical Guide to Knowing When It’s Time for Assisted Living, Memory Care, or Skilled Nursing. He has spent more than three decades in long-term care as a social worker, admissions director, and healthcare executive, and now writes and speaks about how families navigate the decisions the system does not prepare them to make.
Long bio
Cory Fosco has spent over three decades working at the intersection of long-term care, healthcare technology, and the families facing some of the most difficult decisions of their lives. His career in elder care began not in a boardroom but on the ground: as a Jesuit Volunteer Corps outreach worker at the Mesa Senior Center in Arizona after graduating from Loyola University Chicago, and then as a social worker and director of admissions at skilled nursing facilities in Phoenix and the Chicago area. From there he moved into healthcare technology, holding senior roles at ECIN and Resource Systems before joining PointClickCare in 2017, where he serves as Vice President of Enterprise Sales.
Cory holds a BA in Creative Writing from Loyola University Chicago and an MA in Creative Nonfiction from Northwestern University. He taught writing at the community college level for nearly a decade. His chapbook, Empty Streets, was published by Alien Buddha Press in 2024; a short story from that collection was Pushcart Prize-nominated. He serves on the advisory board of Disability Rights Advocates and has volunteered with Second Sense and Guide Dogs for the Blind. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife, Cyndi, a vision-impaired advocate in the blind community.
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