The Caring Generation® Radio Program and Podcasts for Caregivers and Aging Adults
Welcome to The Caring Generation® weekly caregiver radio program and career podcasts. Every Wednesday a new edition of The Caring Generation is available. On this caregiver radio program and podcast for caregivers, host Pamela D. Wilson entertains and informs about the importance of being proactive in self-care, being a caregiver, and trying to balance work and life. Topics include health and medicine, prevention, financial and legal planning, self-care, well-being, work-life balance, managing time, and maintaining emotional balance.
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Why Won’t My Family Help Me – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 113 November 24, 2021. On this episode, Why Won’t My Family Help Me, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers insights and perspectives to help family caregivers get unstuck about expectations for receiving help. Guest Dr. Brent Roberts, Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, discusses how personality traits link to health and why change at any age can be difficult.

How to Survive Caregiving – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 112 November 17, 2021. In this episode, How to Survive Caregiving, Pamela D Wilson practical steps for family caregivers to identify four behavior patterns that make caregiving relationships challenging and how to rise above difficulty.

Why Caregiving Never Ends – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 111 November 10, 2021, On this episode, Why Caregiving Never Ends, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson talks about caregiving responsibilities that begin with having children and progress to caring for aging parents, spouses, and ourselves. Guest Louise Hawkley, from NORC at the University of Chicago shares research about the health effects of loneliness on isolated caregivers.

Difficult Conversations With Aging Parents – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 110 November 3, 2021. In this episode, Having Difficult Conversations With Aging Parents, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson talks about the importance of initiating uncomfortable or difficult conversations with aging parents and within families.

Strong Caregivers Make Better Caregivers – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 109 October 27, 2021. On this episode, Why Strong Caregivers Make Better Caregivers, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares solutions to the challenges caregivers experience that negatively impacts decision-making, relationships, and emotional health. Guest Dr. Mark Leary,

Does Assisted Living Take All of Your Money? – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 108 October 20, 2021. On this episode, caregiving expert, Pamela D Wilson answers the question Does Assisted Living Take All Your Money? Shared are individual and family beliefs about assisted living communities, reasons assisted care becomes necessary, and why care planning and prevention offer more choices.

What’s Good About Being A Caregiver? – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 107 October 13, 2021. On this episode, What’s Good About Being a Caregiver? Pamela D Wilson shares the blessings, disappointments, challenges, and lessons to be learned from the experience of caring for aging parents and loved ones. Guest. Dr. Andrea B Maier shares research about longevity.

Elderly Parents Want Constant Attention – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 106 October 6, 2021. On this episode, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers reasons elderly parents may want constant attention and how the actions of adult children caregivers may have unintentionally contributed to the situation.

Why Older Adults Can’t Get Care – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 105 September 29, 2021. On this episode, Why Older Adults Can't Get Care, caregiving expert and host Pamela D Wilson shares insights into difficulties experienced by older adults attempting to navigate the healthcare system and the...

Hard Truths About Caring for Aging Parents – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 104 September 22, 2021. On this episode, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson talks openly about the challenges and trade-offs adult caregivers experience when making decisions to care for aging parents, spouses, and other family members....

Wishing a Sick Parent Would Die – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 103 September 8, 2021. On this caregiving program, expert Pamela D Wilson offers insights into feelings experienced by caregivers that they hesitate to share including wishing a sick parent would die Guest Dr. Mellissa Withers Associate Professor at the Keck School Medicine shares research about EOAD – early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

Aging at Home
The Caring Generation® - Episode 102 September 8, 2021. On this program, expert Pamela Wilson shares insights about aging at home. What aging adults, caregivers, and elderly parents must know to remain independent and self-sufficient today and in the later years of...

Why Do Old People Get Mean? – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 101 September 1, 2021. On this caregiving program, expert Pamela D Wilson helps caregivers gain insights for changes and frustrations experienced by aging parents to answer the question Why Do Old People Get Mean? Guest. Dr. Jennifer Frontera shares research about the short and long-term effects of COVID.

Caring for a Much Older Spouse – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 100 August 25, 2021. On this mini-podcast program, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson responds to questions posed by caregivers: What Caregivers Should Know About Caring for a Much Older Spouse and how to manage age gap caregiver relationships?

What to Do About Parents Getting Older – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 99 August 18, 2021. On this caregiving program, expert Pamela D Wilson talks about what to do about parents getting older. Guest. Dr. Claire Ankuda shares research about homebound older adults and the risks of becoming homebound to health and well-being.

Healthcare Issues Faced By Caregivers – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® – Episode 98 August 11, 2021. On this caregiving program, expert Pamela D Wilson talks about Healthcare Issues Faced by Caregivers. Learn issues that family caregivers confront when working with the healthcare system.

Things Caregivers Wish Their Parents Knew – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation – Episode 97 August 4, 2021. On this caregiving program, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares things adult children caregivers wish their parents knew. Find advice for elderly parents and adult children about initiating caregiving conversations that support positive family relationships when duty and responsibility to care for parents is a priority.

Why Does Caring for Elderly Parents Make Me Mean? – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 96 July 28, 2021. On this caregiving program, expert Pamela D Wilson talks about ongoing challenges that test the emotions and patience of caregivers to answer the question Why Does Caring for Elderly Parents Make Me Mean? Guest Dr....

Why Do Caregivers Quit (or Wish they Could)? – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation – Episode 97 August 4, 2021. On this caregiving program, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares things adult children caregivers wish their parents knew. Find advice for elderly parents and adult children about initiating caregiving conversations that support positive family relationships when duty and responsibility to care for parents is a priority.

Resentment Towards Parents – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 94 July 14, 2021. On this caregiving program, expert Pamela D Wilson discusses caregiver resentment toward parents and how to release judgments to focus on the future. Guest, psychiatrist Dr. Christian Heim offers tips for caregivers...

When You Can No Longer Care for Elderly Parents-The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 93 July 7, 2021. On this caregiving program, expert Pamela D Wilson shares tips for being compassionate and making caregiving decisions for When You Can No Longer Care for Elderly Parents. Guest Dr. Ingrid Bacon shares research and...

When Elderly Give Up on Life – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 92 June 30, 2021. What to Do When Elderly Parents Give Up? On this caregiver program, expert Pamela D Wilson offers tips for staying positive and managing change when elderly parents and caregivers face the unexpected. Guest Rich...

Caring for Dad – The Caring Generation® Podcasts
The Caring Generation® – Episode 91 June 23, 2021. On this caregiver program, expert Pamela D Wilson talks about Caring for Dad when mom isn’t around anymore. Advice for adult children caring for a father who is widowed, divorced or caring for mom.

How to Stay Out of a Nursing Home – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 90 June 16, 2021. On this caregiver program, expert Pamela D Wilson shares tips for Staying Out of a Nursing Home and remaining active into your nineties. Guest David Frost, an NFPT Certified Master Fitness Trainer, shares tips for...

My Mother Refuses to Take Care of Herself – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 89 June 9, 2021. On this caregiver program, expert Pamela D Wilson offers insights for caregivers who say My Mother Refuses to take Care of Herself. Is mom refusing care or is there something else going on? An interview with Dr. James...

Taking Care of Family: Living for Someone Else – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 88, June 2, 2021. On this caregiver program, expert Pamela D Wilson talks about why Taking Care of Family can be exhausting as a caregiver who feels like you are living your life for someone else. Guest, Martha Tettenborn, a registered...

24 7 Care For Elderly – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 87, May 26, 2021. On this caregiver program, expert Pamela D Wilson shares the different meanings of 24 7 care for the Elderly, including insights for family caregivers told by the healthcare system that parents need 24 7 care, plus...

Help for Seniors Living Alone
The Caring Generation® - Episode 86, May 19, 2021. On this program, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers suggestions and Help for Seniors Living Alone who want to remain independent and in control of life and decision-making. Interviews with seniors paint a...

Putting a Parent Into a Nursing Home – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 85 May 12, 2021. On this caregiving program, 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...

Caregiver Anger and Resentment – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 84 May 5, 2021, On this caregiver program, host Pamela D Wilson talks about how caregiver anger and resentment can erode the self-esteem and confidence of caregivers who ask how to deal with feeling unappreciated. An interview with a...

What Are the Levels of Care for Elderly? – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 83 April 24, 2021. On this caregiver program, expert Pamela D Wilson offers insight into levels of care for elderly from various perspectives. Guest Ben Clincy a paramedic, writer, artist, fellow podcast host, and comedian with a...

How to Cope With a Chronically Ill Spouse – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 82 April 21, 2021. On this caregiver program, 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,...

How to Take Care of My Parents – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 81 April 14, 2021. On this podcast for caregivers, 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...

Moving Home to Care For Sick Parent – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 80 April 7, 2021. On this program, Moving Home to Care for Sick Parent, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers insights for adult children considering moving back home to care for elderly parents from another state, city, or foreign...

How to Have Patience With Elderly Parents – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 79 March 31, 2021. On this caregiver 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's concerns and health....

Protecting Elderly Parents from Siblings – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 78 March 24, 2021. 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...

Trapped Caring for Elderly Parent or Spouse – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 77 March 17, 2021. On this program, Trapped Caring for Elderly Parent or a Spouse, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares tips to take back your life and manage caregiver resentment or guilt. Dr. Anthony Caterine from the Riverside...

How to Talk About Getting Old and Not Be Afraid
The Caring Generation® - Episode 76 March 10, 2021. On this caregiver podcast, How to Talk About Getting Old and Not Be Afraid, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares experiences about aging and how young and older adults can plan ahead for healthy aging and...

How To Get Rid of Annoying Relatives – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 75 March 3, 2021. On this program, How to Get Rid of Annoying Relatives, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares the stresses experienced by family caregivers who have taken in-laws and other relatives into their homes. An interview...

How to Deal With Irrational Elderly Parents – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 74 February 24, 2021. On this program, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares tips for How to Deal with Irrational Elderly Parents. An interview with Dr. Claudia Mills shares insights about care expectations between parents and...

Scary Truth About Guardianship
The Caring Generation® - Episode 73 February 17, 2020. On this caregiving podcast, Pamela D Wilson caregiving expert shares the scary truth about guardianship and the duties of a guardian for the elderly diagnosed with dementia or a mental health disorder. While adult...

Why Are Old People Stubborn? – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 72 February 10, 2021. On this program, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson answers the caregiver question why are old people stubborn? Insights into why aging parents ignore suggestions or advice that might make their lives easier and...

Why Caregivers Distrust the Healthcare System – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 71 February 3, 2021. On this caregiving podcast show Pamela D Wilson, caregiving expert answers the question Why Caregivers Distrust the Healthcare System. Research is also shared about the top three conditions that result in medical...

Choosing Between Spouse and Elderly Parent – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 70 January 27, 2021. On this podcast for caregivers, Pamela D Wilson caregiving expert discusses Choosing Between A Spouse and Elderly Parent. Guest, Dr. Mark Goulston shares tips for family caregivers and healthcare workers can manage...

Being a Caregiver Is Not Easy – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 69 January 20, 2021. On this caregiving radio show, Pamela D Wilson, caregiving expert, shares why being a caregiver is not easy. Guest Dr. Christopher Lowry, Associate Professor of Integrative Physiology from the University of...

Caring for an Elderly Parent You Don’t Like – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 68 January 13, 2021. On this caregiving radio program Pamela D Wilson, Caregiving Expert, Offers Tips for Caring for An Elderly Parent You Don’t Like. Dr. John Leach from the University of Portsmouth in England shares research about...

My Elderly Mother is Never Happy – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 67 January 6, 2021. On this caregiver radio program, Pamela D Wilson, Caregiving Expert shares tips for Caregivers Who Say My Elderly Mother is Never Happy. Attorney Rose Mary Zapor Answers Questions about the responsibilities of Being...

I Don’t Want To Be My Husband’s Caregiver – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 66 December 16, 2020. On this podcast for caregivers, Pamela D Wilson, Caregiving Expert offers suggestions for wives who say, I Don’t Want to Be My Husband’s Caregiver. Guest Dr. Patricia Thomas, Associate Professor at Purdue...

Elderly Taking Care of Elderly – The Caring Generation®
The Caring Generation® - Episode 65 December 2, 2020. On this caregiver radio program, join Pamela D Wilson, Caregiving Expert for Elderly Taking Care of the Elderly. What happens when adult children or friends considered elderly care for elderly parents or friends?...

Taking Care of Elderly Parents and Working
The Caring Generation® - Episode 64 November 18, 2020 On this caregiver radio program, Pamela D Wilson, caregiving expert shares tips for working and caring for family while Taking Care of Elderly Parents. Guest Dr. Aninda B. Acharya Professor of Neurology from Saint...