The Caring Generation®: Family Caregiving Expert Advice & Tips

On this caregiving program, expert Pamela D Wilson talks about Healthcare Issues Confronting Caregivers. Learn reasons working with the healthcare system can be a struggle and how to become your own advocate. The first in a series of mini-podcasts responding to questions from caregivers. Have a question? Connect with Pamela on social media or her website. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family...

Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares things caregivers wish their aging parents knew. Advice for elderly parents and adult children about initiating caregiving conversations that are difficult to initiate due to feelings of guilt, resentment, or hesitation to hurt feelings. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, el...

Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson talks about the ongoing challenges that test the emotions and patience of caregivers to answer the question Why Does Caring for Elderly Parents Make Me Mean? Dr. Gwen Bergen of the CDC shares information about preventing falls in older adults. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eld...

Pamela D Wilson, caregiving expert, shares the experiences of family and professional caregivers to answer the question Why Do Caregivers Quit? Professor Michael R Solomon, an expert on consumer behavior, talks about making healthcare services and products more consumer-friendly. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness,...

Pamela D Wilson shares how resentment arises in care situations and the benefits of moving past emotional stressors to focus on the future. Psychiatrist, Dr. Christian Heim, talks about how early relationships with parents affect caregiving responsibilities and how to have discussions that create a healthy caregiving and life balance. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and elderc...

Pamela D Wilson shares tips for what to do when caring for elderly parents becomes too much. Guest Dr. Ingrid Bacon shares research to help caregivers understand and identify aspects of relationships that may be unhealthy for the caregiver and the care receiver. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator...

On this program, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers tips and inspiration for elderly parents or caregivers who may be giving up on life due to ongoing struggles or challenges. Guest Rich Alderton of High-Performance Change discusses how becoming adaptable can reduce fear and uncertainty. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, ex...

On this caregiver program, expert Pamela D Wilson talks about Caring for Dad. Advice for adult children caring for a father who is widowed, living alone, or caring for mom. Guest Dr. Monika Lopez-Anuarbe offers research about the differences in the well-being of Hispanic and non-Hispanic caregivers of the elderly. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a care...

On this program, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares tips for Staying Out of a Nursing Home for adults and remaining active into your nineties. Guest David Frost, an NFPT Certified Master Fitness Trainer, shares tips for nutrition, endurance, and strength training to support an active lifestyle in retirement. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a care...

On this caregiver program, expert Pamela D Wilson offers insights for caregivers who say My Mother Refuses to Take Care of Herself. Is mom really refusing care or is something else going on? Dr. James Coyne shares insights into happiness, reality, and responding to life-threatening illnesses. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, exp...

Pamela D Wilson offers tips for caregivers living your life for someone else when caring for aging parents or a spouse. Guest Martha Tettenborn, a registered dietician talks about the effects of nutrition for healthy aging, and chronic disease prevention. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and sp...

Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares the meaning of 24 7 Care for the Elderly and insights for family members told by healthcare providers that loved ones need 24 7 care. Guest. Dr. Joseph Cafazzo from the Centre for Global E-Health Innovation shares how health technology is helping adults manage chronic conditions and avoid hospitalizations. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregivin...

Pamela D Wilson offers insights for Help for Seniors Living Alone who want to remain independent and in control of life and decision-making. Interviews with three senior adults paint a picture of how life changes with age and health diagnoses. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, eldercare mediator and speaker, she p...

Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers insights into decision-making about Putting Parents into a Nursing Home. Guest, Dr. Marissa Holst from the University of Minnesota Morris discusses how Culture Affects Adult Child-Parent Relationships, emotions, and caregiving responsibilities. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witn...

Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares how caregiver anger and resentment can affect relationships and erode the self-esteem and confidence of caregivers who feel exhausted and unappreciated. A couple shares how a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is changing their lives and their relationship. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant,...

Pamela D Wilson offers insights into levels of care for the elderly from various perspectives to help aging adults and caregivers plan for care needs. Guest Ben Clincy a paramedic, writer, artist, and comedian with a caring heart for the elderly shares insights into his work as a first responder. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant,...

Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares tips for How to Cope with a Chronically Ill Spouse, manage chronic illness, and openly discuss caregiver concerns. Guest Elisabet Eriksson, a registered nurse, and researcher currently coordinating with the University of Gavle and Uppsala University shares research about the experiences of married couples managing chronic illness. Pamela D. Wilson is a prof...

On this program, How to Take Care of My Parents, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson discusses the life and health effects of being a caregiver and how chronic stress can negatively impact care for aging parents. Guest Dr. Anil Patil founder and executive director of Carers Worldwide shares concerns experienced by family caregivers in developing countries intensified by the pandemic with successful...

On this program, Moving Home to Care for a Sick parent, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers insights for adult children considering moving home from another state, city, or foreign country. Guest Dr. Catherine Riffin from Weill Cornell Medicine discusses research about caregiver interactions with primary care medical practices. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercar...

On this program, How to Have Patience with Elderly Parents, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers tips for learning how to balance emotions, time, and dealing with aging parent concerns and health. Dr. Joan Monin from the Yale School of Public Health shares research about caregiver – care receiver relationships and perceptions about distress and suffering. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional fam...

On this program, Protecting Elderly Parents from Siblings, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson talks about how favoritism and enabling behaviors can create dependent parent-child relationships that result in family conflict and potential financial or care abuse. Insights are shared about mistakes families make that cause issues with Medicaid program approvals. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional fami...

On this program, Trapped Caring for Elderly Parents or a Spouse, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares tips to take back your life and manage emotions associated with caregiver resentment. Dr. Anthony Caterine from the Riverside Health System shares the benefits of telepsychiatry for persons experiencing mental health concerns in hospitals and nursing homes. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional f...

On this program, How to Talk About Getting Old and Not Be Afraid, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares how young and older adults can be more aware of what happens with aging and how to plan for healthy aging and retirement. Pamela's discussion with Barb, a caregiver for her mother, offers insights into why what we think may happen isn’t always the way that caregiving or life works out. Pamela...

On this program, How to Get Rid of Annoying Relatives, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares tips for managing the stresses experienced by family caregivers who have taken in-laws and other relatives into their homes. Dr. Kevin Seybold shares research about the positive effects of religion and spirituality on health and well-being. Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and elderc...

Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares How to Deal with Irrational Elderly Parents and asks, can adult children be similarly irrational? An interview with Dr. Claudia Mills shares insights about care expectations between parents and children. Do parents and children “owe” each other anything? Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, e...