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The Caring Generation®: Family Caregiving Expert Advice & Tips

The Caring Generation®: Family Caregiving Expert Advice & Tips

Written by: Pamela D Wilson | Family Caregiving & Eldercare Expert
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Get family caregiving expert advice and tips from Pamela D. Wilson. Tune in for caregiver and eldercare solutions, senior care tips, and advice for complex care and family relationships. 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 family dynamics. Wilson's 25-year career as a family caregiving expert, expert witness, geriatric care manager, professional fiduciary, and owner of a care management and in-home care agency provides rare professional experience and personalized one-to-one support for caregivers and aging adults.© 2018 Pamela D Wilson, All Rights Reserved Hygiene & Healthy Living Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Aging Parents & Inheritance: When a House Isn't Worth The Caregiver Cost

    Aging Parents & Inheritance: When a House Isn't Worth The Caregiver Cost
    Jun 2 2026
    The promise of owning an elderly parent's home may be attractive for family caregivers. Caring for aging parents may involve more work than you think, especially if a parent has dementia or Alzheimer's. Along with being a caregiver, you may give up income, health insurance, retirement savings, a social life, and the right to call your own shots because of depending on an elderly parent for income and a place to live.Trading your life to care for a parent, with a future promise to own real estate, may not be practical if your parent needs the home's equity for a reverse mortgage to pay their bills or to sell the home to pay for assisted living, memory care, or nursing home care. It's impossible to predict the future, and a promise today may need to be broken tomorrow.So while giving up a job or career to live with and care for parents might seem like a good plan, caregiving expert, educator, and consultant Pamela D. Wilson offers caregiver advice to help families have practical discussions about family caregiver strategies and elder care.Find show transcripts and educational links on the topic mentioned in Episode 246 and other episodes of The Caring Generation podcast athttps://pameladwilson.com/caregiver-radio-programs-the-caring-generation/Discover caregiving, aging, and elder care tips for your self-care or caregiving journey at https://www.PamelaDWilson.com Learn about Pamela D Wilson as a caregiving expert, her professional background, and her 25 years of professional experience:https://pameladwilson.com/pamela-d-wilson-story/Schedule a 1:1 virtual or telephone 1:1 or family elder care consultation https://pameladwilson.com/elder-care-consultant-aging-parent-consultation-managing-senior-care-needs-meet-with-pamela-d-wilson/Learn about Pamela D Wilson as an expert witness in caregiving, guardianship, fiduciary litigation, power of attorney, care management, and non-medical in-home care: https://pameladwilson.com/conservatorship-guardianship-expert-witness/ https://pameladwilson.com/expert-witness-caregiving-home-care-guardianship/ https://pameladwilson.com/power-of-attorney-advisor-or-protector/Check out Pamela’s online course Caring for Aging Parents: https://pameladwilson.com/support-caring-for-elderly-parents-overwhelmed-caregiver-support-online-course/Sign up for Pamela's caregiving newsletter:https://pameladwilson.com/contact/ Join Pamela's Online Caregiver Support Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecaregivingtrapFollow 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 is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, and speaker, she provides caregiver advice and tips, individual and family caregiver support, and resources for aging and elder care decision-making. Pamela's 25 years of professional experience inform caregiving discussions, eldercare strategies, and care plans that encompass health, healthcare, financial, and legal aspects, as well as family dynamics. Visit Pamela's website at www.PamelaDWilson.com to access caregiver resources, online courses, her caregiving blog, library, book, videos, and podcast transcripts, offering practical advice and tips for aging adults and family caregivers providing elder care support. ©2018, 2026 Pamela D Wilson. All Rights Reserved
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    27 mins
  • Support for Caregivers: How Eldercare Mediation Preserves Family Relationships

    Support for Caregivers: How Eldercare Mediation Preserves Family Relationships
    May 19 2026
    Advocate for elderly parents by learning about eldercare mediation. End family caregiving disagreements and family drama about care for aging parents. Sibling disagreements, defensiveness, and ingrained beliefs can permanently damage family relationships.

    Eldercare mediation supports problem-solving around many facets of elder care planning, including who will be the caregiver. Additionally, decision-making about non-medical in-home care, assisted living, memory care, nursing homes, and more can be addressed in an elder care mediation session.

    Caregiving expert and eldercare mediator Pamela D. Wilson offers practical, proven caregiver advice and tips to help families navigate elder care needs and caregiving challenges, drawing on her 25 years of professional experience.

    Learn how eldercare mediation helps families navigate complicated family dynamics and disagreements over health, medical, legal, and financial issues. Identify elder care plans and strategies that all family members will support for caring for elderly parents and preserving sibling and parent relationships.

    To find show transcripts and article links mentioned on the topic of elder care planning in Episode 245 and other The Caring Generation podcasts, visit Pamela's podcast page: https://pameladwilson.com/caregiver-radio-programs-the-caring-generation/

    Visit Pamela’s website, a leading source of trusted eldercare information and caregiver support at https://www.PamelaDWilson.com

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

    Schedule a 1:1 virtual 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 caregiving 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/
    Twitter: https://x.com/CaregivingSpeak


    Pamela D. Wilson is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, and speaker, she provides caregiver advice and tips, individual and family caregiver support, and resources for aging and elder care decision-making. Pamela's 25 years of professional experience inform caregiving discussions, eldercare strategies, and care plans that encompass health, healthcare, financial, and legal aspects, as well as family dynamics. Visit Pamela's website at www.PamelaDWilson.com to access caregiver resources, online courses, her caregiving blog, library, book, videos, and podcast transcripts, offering practical advice and tips for aging adults and family caregivers providing elder care support.
    ©2018, 2026 Pamela D Wilson. All Rights Reserved
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    34 mins
  • Support for Caregivers: Setting Boundaries and Initiating Shared Elder Care Discussions

    Support for Caregivers: Setting Boundaries and Initiating Shared Elder Care Discussions
    May 6 2026
    Receive caregiver advice for managing life while caring for aging parents. Access expert family caregiver support to set boundaries, initiate eldercare discussions, discuss shared eldercare responsibilities, reduce guilt, and create sustainable support systems. Pamela D Wilson, caregiving expert, shares aging parent care and caregiver tips for initiating difficult caregiving discussions and prioritizing well-being and self-care without abandoning elderly parents.

    Aging parent health issues can be challenging for caregivers who sacrifice important aspects of their lives, including careers, financial stability, health, and family relationships. Learn how to initiate elder care planning conversations using structured caregiving topics to avoid the negative impacts of caregiving in this educational and motivational podcast for caregivers.

    To find show transcripts and article links on the topic of elder care planning in Episode 244 and other The Caring Generation podcasts, visit Pamela's podcast page
    https://pameladwilson.com/caregiver-radio-programs-the-caring-generation/

    If you enjoy this podcast, please comment, follow, like, and share it on your favorite podcast app to grow the audience and support family caregivers seeking trusted, expert caregiving information about health, healthcare, family relationships, and the financial and legal aspects of caring for elderly parents.

    Visit Pamela’s website, a leading source of trusted eldercare information and caregiver support featuring online caregiver courses, The Caregiving Trap book, caregiving library, The Caring Generation podcast, her caring for aging parents blog, and educational videos
    https://www.PamelaDWilson.com

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

    Schedule a 1:1 virtual 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 caregiving and aging advice 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 is a professional family caregiving and eldercare expert. As a caregiving consultant, expert witness, and speaker, she provides caregiver advice and tips, individual and family caregiver support, and resources for aging and elder care decision-making. Pamela's 25 years of professional experience inform caregiving discussions, eldercare strategies, and care plans that encompass health, healthcare, financial, and legal aspects, as well as family dynamics. Visit Pamela's website at www.PamelaDWilson.com to access caregiver resources, online courses, her caregiving blog, library, book, videos, and podcast transcripts, offering practical advice and tips for aging adults and family caregivers providing elder care support.
    ©2018, 2026 Pamela D Wilson. All Rights Reserved
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    34 mins
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