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The Caring Generation® | Caregiver Expert Advice & Tips

The Caring Generation® | Caregiver Expert Advice & Tips

Written by: Pamela D Wilson | Caregiver Elderly Care & Caregiving Expert
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 Caregiver tips and caregiver support from Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert. Tune in for caregiver advice, eldercare solutions, senior care tips, and proven advice. Gain knowledge to overcome the challenges of navigating healthcare, planning for the financial costs of care, aging and health, identifying legal strategies to support elder rights, and managing complex family relationships. Wilson's 25-year career as an expert witness, geriatric care manager, professional fiduciary, and owner of a home care agency offers professional and personalized support for caregivers and aging adults.© 2018 Pamela D Wilson, All Rights Reserved Hygiene & Healthy Living Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Controlling Family Caregivers: Support to Change Family Caregiving Dynamics

    Controlling Family Caregivers: Support to Change Family Caregiving Dynamics
    Jan 13 2026
    Controlling caregivers of elderly parents can create challenges in family caregiving relationships, especially as health conditions and the daily abilities of aging parents change. In this episode, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers valuable caregiver tips and compassionate advice to support family caregiving and eldercare needs when a family caregiver takes power and control to an extreme.

    Learn why family caregivers become controlling and isolate elderly parents. Caregivers will gain insights to identify and recognize the need to talk with family caregivers who exhibit domineering, isolating, dismissive, critical, or harmful behaviors.

    Pamela shares insights from both sides of the caregiver experience to help listeners realize the importance of shifting family roles to manage care for aging loved ones. Plus, five steps family caregivers can take to initiate family discussions with caregivers who resist giving up control of health or financial care for an elderly parent or spouse.

    To find show transcripts and links mentioned in Episode 236 and other The Caring Generation podcasts, click here to visit Pamela's website: https://pameladwilson.com/caregiver-radio-programs-the-caring-generation/

    For more caregiving, aging, financial, legal, family relationship, and elder care tips, visit Pamela's website at www.PamelaDWilson.com

    Learn about Pamela D Wilson, her professional background, and her experience: https://pameladwilson.com/pamela-d-wilson-story/

    Schedule a 1:1 elder care consultation with Pamela. https://pameladwilson.com/elder-care-consultant-aging-parent-consultation-managing-senior-care-needs-meet-with-pamela-d-wilson/

    Sign up for Pamela's newsletter: https://pameladwilson.com/contact/

    Join Pamela's Online Caregiver Support Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecaregivingtrap

    Follow Pamela on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pameladwilsoncaregivingexpert/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pameladwilsoncaregiverexpert/
    X: https://x.com/CaregivingSpeak

    Pamela D Wilson | Caregiver, Elderly Care & Caregiving Expert provides caregiver tips, support for caregivers, and resources for aging and elder care. Caregiving and aging for parents doesn't have to be challenging with expert caregiver advice, solutions, and strategies based on Pamela's 25 years of experience in care management, dementia care, and as an expert witness. Visit Pamela's website www.PamelaDWilson.com to access online caregiver programs, advice and tips to support caregivers and aging adults.
    ©2018, 2025 Pamela D Wilson. All Rights Reserved
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    30 mins
  • How Younger Generations and Aging Parents Can Avoid One Elder Care Crisis After Another

    How Younger Generations and Aging Parents Can Avoid One Elder Care Crisis After Another
    Dec 30 2025
    Avoiding one elder care crisis after another is possible when younger generations initiate conversations with aging parents about family caregiving expectations and support. Younger generations can miss noticing the aging and health issues of grandparents or aging parents while focused on their own lives. Yet a single elder care crisis—such as a fall resulting in a hip fracture, hospitalization, and a nursing home stay—can quickly overwhelm an adult child who is balancing caregiving responsibility with work and family. This episode provides essential intergenerational caregiver advice and strategies. Younger generations will understand the complexities of caregiving, coordinating care, and accessing caregiver support resources and information by being proactive. Older adults will understand how changes in health or an unexpected event can impact their well-being and learn about the effect of managing care on their adult children. Caregiving expert Pamela D. Wilson draws on her 25 years of experience to share an insightful elder care example, along with practical tips for family caregivers. She emphasizes that honest conversations about aging, health care, finances, and legal planning are critical so younger generations do not feel their lives will be derailed by caregiving responsibilities for aging parents.Accordingly, aging parents who engage in information exchanges with their adult children about health care, legal issues, money, and care expectations can apply what they learn to improve health and well-being, thereby delaying an elder-care crisis.Tune in to this valuable expert guidance on managing caregiving demands, fostering compassion in caregiving, and preparing for the challenges ahead on your caregiving journey. To find show transcripts and links mentioned in Episode 235 and other The Caring Generation podcasts, click here to visit Pamela's website: https://pameladwilson.com/caregiver-radio-programs-the-caring-generation/ If you enjoy this podcast, please comment, follow, like, and share it to help grow the audience and extend support to podcast listeners worldwide seeking information about health, aging, elder care, and caregiving.Check out all episodes and show transcripts with additional information on Pamela's Website https://pameladwilson.com/caregiver-radio-programs-the-caring-generation/For more caregiving, aging, and elder care tips, visit Pamela's website at https://www.PamelaDWilson.com Learn about Pamela D Wilson, her professional background, and her 25 years of experience helping aging adults and their caregivers navigate health, health care, legal, financial, and family dynamics around caregiving: https://pameladwilson.com/pamela-d-wilson-story/Schedule a 1:1 or family elder care consultation by telephone or video call with Pamela. https://pameladwilson.com/elder-care-consultant-aging-parent-consultation-managing-senior-care-needs-meet-with-pamela-d-wilson/Sign up for Pamela's newsletter here: https://pameladwilson.com/contact/Join Pamela's Online Caregiver Support Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecaregivingtrap Follow Pamela on Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pameladwilsoncaregivingexpert/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pameladwilsoncaregiverexpert/ Twitter: https://x.com/CaregivingSpeakPamela D Wilson | Caregiver, Elderly Care & Caregiving Expert provides caregiver tips, support for caregivers, and resources for aging and elder care. Caregiving and aging for parents doesn't have to be challenging with expert caregiver advice, solutions, and strategies based on Pamela's 25 years of experience in care management, dementia care, and as an expert witness. Visit Pamela's website www.PamelaDWilson.com to access online caregiver programs, advice and tips to support caregivers and aging adults.©2018, 2025 Pamela D Wilson. All Rights Reserved
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    28 mins
  • Caring for Elderly Parents With Dementia | Essential Caregiver Decision-Making Advice

    Caring for Elderly Parents With Dementia | Essential Caregiver Decision-Making Advice
    Dec 17 2025
    Caring for elderly parents with dementia presents unique challenges for family caregivers, especially as memory loss progresses and decision-making becomes more complex. In this episode, caregiving expert Pamela D. Wilson shares vital caregiver tips and support strategies to help you navigate difficult choices when your aging loved ones can no longer fully understand or evaluate the consequences of decisions.

    Learn how to balance compassion in caregiving with the need for safety, including when to intervene in situations such as driving or living arrangements when caring for adult parents. Explore real dementia caregiver experiences and gain practical caregiver advice for managing caregiving challenges as memory loss advances with empathy and confidence.

    Pamela's extensive background as a home care agency owner, care manager, guardian, medical power of attorney, and expert witness provides valuable insights into eldercare solutions and offers proven and practical family caregiving support.

    Whether you are a new family caregiver of a person with dementia or seeking guidance on challenging family dynamics that can occur during dementia care, this episode offers eldercare solutions and actionable tips to support your caregiving journey. You’ll find solutions to complex dementia caregiving challenges on this episode of The Caring Generation to share with your family members.

    Find podcast show transcripts and links mentioned in Episode 234
    https://pameladwilson.com/caregiver-radio-programs-the-caring-generation/

    For more caregiving, aging, and elder care tips for your caregiving journey, visit Pamela's website at https://www.PamelaDWilson.com

    Learn about Pamela D Wilson, her professional background, and her experience: https://pameladwilson.com/pamela-d-wilson-story/

    Schedule a 1:1 elder care consultation by telephone or video call with Pamela: https://pameladwilson.com/elder-care-consultant-aging-parent-consultation-managing-senior-care-needs-meet-with-pamela-d-wilson/

    Sign up for Pamela's newsletter here: https://pameladwilson.com/contact/

    Join Pamela's Online Caregiver Support Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecaregivingtrap

    Follow Pamela on Social Media:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pameladwilsoncaregivingexpert/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pameladwilsoncaregiverexpert/ X: https://www.x.com/CaregivingSpeak

    Pamela D Wilson | Caregiver, Elderly Care & Caregiving Expert provides caregiver tips, support for caregivers, and resources for aging and elder care. Caregiving and aging for parents doesn't have to be challenging with expert caregiver advice, solutions, and strategies based on Pamela's 25 years of experience in care management, dementia care, and as an expert witness. Visit Pamela's website www.PamelaDWilson.com to access online caregiver programs, advice and tips to support caregivers and aging adults.
    ©2018, 2025 Pamela D Wilson. All Rights Reserved
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    22 mins
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