The Caring Generation®: Family Caregiving Expert Advice & Tips

What happens when an elderly parent fractures a hip? Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson discusses the physical and mental aspects of recovering from a hip fracture, injury, or serious illness for persons of all ages. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and speaker, she provides caregiver advice and...

Learn why creating an emergency plan for elderly parents is important to respond to sudden changes in health and hospitalizations. Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares practical tips about navigating the healthcare system for aging adults and their caregivers. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediat...

Making sure elderly parents stay healthy can feel overwhelming when you're not sure what is important. Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers tips to support good health throughout life to help you and your loved ones stay healthy and live independently. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and s...

Learning how to deal with dementia in a parent can be an ongoing challenge for family caregivers. Find tips to prepare for the unpredictable journey. Caregiving expert, Pamela D Wilson, shares tips for gaining perspective about caregiving activities and interactions. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare med...

Pamela D Wilson shares tips for getting the most out of life in your 60s that depend on goals made in your younger years. Learn the steps to identify what's important to you in your 20s 30s and beyond and how to make it all happen while you may be a family caregiver. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare med...

Caregiving expert and host Pamela D Wilson offers tips for responding to unexpected or ongoing caregiver experiences that can be emotionally and physically draining. Learn how to retrain worrisome thought patterns and habits to respond positively to challenges. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator...

Host and caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson, answers the question why do old people not go to the doctor? Learn why elderly parents refuse medical care and what family caregivers can do to ease fear and hesitation. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and speaker, she provides caregiver advice and t...

The impact of dementia on a spouse caregiver can't be ignored. Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson talks about making a dementia plan to care for the spouse with dementia and the caregiver spouse. Learn how to grieve losing your best friend and take actions to support your well-being. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witnes...

Pamela D Wilson, shares insights into why elderly parents might be in denial about their health. Learn why family members distance themselves from care situations plus the effects of avoiding health conversations on caregivers and family members. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and speaker, sh...

How to Recognize Self-Destructive Caregiving Behaviors. Caregiving expert, Pamela D Wilson shares habits that negatively affect family caregivers and how to change behavior patterns to replace self-defeating behaviors. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and speaker, she provides caregiver advice...

When should an elderly parent stop living alone? Caregiving expert, Pamela D Wilson shares how to identify factors that indicate parents will need more day-to-day help and medical care. Guest Dr. Gary Kaplan of the Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine shares tips to keep your immune system healthy. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consult...

Host Pamela D Wilson discusses the 4Ms of caring for elderly parents. Learn the actions that family caregivers and all adults can take to manage health care decisions and make good choices about daily life. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and speaker, she provides caregiver advice and tips, in...

What to do when elderly parents won't listen. Caregiving expert and host Pamela D Wilson shares both sides of this issue, adult children who become frustrated and aging parents and spouses who feel nagged by well-intended family. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and speaker, she provides caregi...

Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares eight reasons family caregivers struggle to care for aging parents or spouses. Learn how guilt or feeling responsible for things caregivers don't control can result in feelings of failure and how to look at care situations more objectively. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness,...

Signs parents need memory care include many considerations: caring for elderly parents at home, considering a memory care community, navigating emotions, and more. Dr. Stephen G Post joins host Pamela D Wilson to discuss decisions that family caregivers must make when loved ones with memory loss reach care at the end of life. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare exper...

Taking a different approach to caregiving includes learning practical steps to manage caregiver relationships with elderly parents and spouses. Host and caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares tips to empower caregivers to balance life and caregiving responsibilities. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare m...

Breaking caregiver promises isn't easy. Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares how to adjust personal goals with commitments to care for elderly parents, spouses, and loved ones. Caregiving promises aren't only the promises you make to care for others—they include the promises you make to fulfill your needs as the caregiver. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expe...

Pamela D Wilson discusses the challenges faced by women as caregivers that affect health, well-being, and financial security. Dr. Katherine Ornstein from Mt. Sinai discusses her research Kinlessness at the End of Life. Why more women than men have no one to care for them. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercar...

What Difficulties Do Caregivers Face? Caregiver Expert and Host, Pamela D Wilson talks about common issues that family caregivers face. These include learning to set boundaries, providing life support, and hesitancy to have practical discussions about the expectations of elderly parents. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert w...

Caregiving expert and host Pamela D Wilson offers insights into why elderly parents struggle with aging and decision-making. What can adult children caring for aging parents do to move situations forward? How might the actions of family caregivers contribute to delays in decision-making by aging parents? Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving con...

Pamela D Wilson shares insights and her personal story about being a young caregiver and why understanding the life history of parents who need care can help caregiving make more sense. Learn tips for finding support when it might seem that your world is falling apart. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare m...

Host and caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson gives examples of how caregiver responsibilities can lead to emotional distress. Learn the steps that family caregivers can take steps to regain their personal power and a positive outlook. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and speaker, she provides car...

Caregiving expert and host Pamela D Wilson shares tips to prepare for unexpected events related to aging, health, caring for aging parents or spouses, and yourself. Learn what all adults and their caregivers must know. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and speaker, she provides caregiver advice...

Host and caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares how being a caregiver for children, aging parents, or caring for yourself can result in stress and negative impacts on life and health. Learn ten things you can do to improve caregiving relationships and live the life of your dreams. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witnes...

Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson talks about winning the inner battle of being a caregiver. Why navigating caregiver battles requires being mentally sharp to survive the long haul of caregiving responsibilities and manage competing life priorities. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and speaker,...