Caregiving Blog: Caring for Aging Parents
Caregiving Blog: Making Patient Engagement & Education A Reality
The Importance of Patient Engagement & Education Patient engagement and education is a weighty subject for healthcare providers. Patient-centered care is a simple concept that is difficult to deliver. Healthcare providers are continuously seeking and evaluating...
Caregiving: How to Manage When Families Don’t Get Along – Nov 20, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 17 November 20, 2019 On this caregiving radio program Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, talks about How to Manage When Families Don't Get Along. Guest Spencer Crona, attorney from Brown and Crona, shares When Family Caregiving...
Why Is Patient Education & Engagement So Important? – Nov 13, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 16 November 13, 2019 On this caregiving radio program Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, answers the question Why Is Patient Education & Engagement So Important for working caregivers and aging adults? Health strategies to...
Costs of Caring for Elderly Parents – Nov 6, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 15 November 6, 2019 On this caregiving radio program, Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, talks about The Costs of Caring for Elderly Parents. Guest Liza Marquez of the American Patriot Service Corporation shares information about...
What Is Assisted Living? – Oct 30, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 14 October 30, 2019 On this caregiving radio program, Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, answers the question "What Is Assisted Living?" Guest Corky Kyle of the Kyle Group talks about legislation requiring disclosure of financial...
The Sandwich Generation: Caring for Aging Parents and Children – Oct 23, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 13 October 23, 2019 On this caregiving radio program, Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, talks about the Challenges of Being in the Sandwich Generation Caring for Aging Parents and Children. Guest Gina Gardiner, international coach...
Is Healthcare Forgetting the Elderly? – Oct 16, 2019 Now Airing on Dec 11, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 19 December 11, 2019 On this radio program, Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, answers the question Is Healthcare Forgetting the Elderly? Guest Dr. Mary Wyman from the University of Wisconsin shares research to answer the question Is...
Caregiving Blog: Caring for Elderly Parents
I Am So Tired of Being a Caregiver Caring for elderly parents and being a caregiver is a blessing and a stressful role in life. Until one becomes a caregiver, the changes resulting from the life transition of caregiving is difficult to imagine. Even then caregivers...
Dealing With Negative Elderly Parents – Oct 9, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 12 October , 2019 On this radio program, Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, shares tips for Dealing With Negative Elderly Parents. Special guest Cara Conway from Paws With a Cause talks about the benefits of service dogs for the...
Signs of Dementia Checklist – Oct 2, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 11 October 2, 2019 On this caregiving radio program, Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, talks about the Signs of Dementia Checklist. Special guest Dr. Jonathan Graff-Radford from the Mayo Clinic talks about the Risk Factors for...
Why Being A Caregiver Is So Exhausting – Sept 25, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 10 September 25, 2019 On this radio program Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, talks about caregiver burnout and Why Being A Caregiver Is So Exhausting and interviews special guest Rita B. Choula director of caregiving projects for...
What to Do When Work And Caregiving Collide – Sept 18, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 9 September 18, 2019 On this caregiving radio program, Pamela D. Wilson caregiving expert talks about What to Do When Work and Caregiving Collide. Special guest Daniel Collins joins Pamela to answer the question, "What is Probate?" To...
Caring for Aging Parents: A Checklist – Sept 11, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 8 September 11, 2019 On this caregiving radio program, Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, talks about Caring for Aging Parents - A Checklist that helps take care of parents in the home. Special guest Dr. Valerie Worthington joins...
Caregiving Blog: Work-Life Balance for Working Caregivers
Being a caregiver is an unexpected life role that is all-encompassing. Achieving work-life balance as a working caregiver adds complexity into already busy lives. Working women caregivers shoulder the main burden of caring for aging parents upsetting work-life...
How to Make Life Changing Decisions – Sept 4, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 7 September 4, 2019 On this caregiving radio program Pamela D. Wiilson, caregiving expert, talks about How to Make Life Changing Decisions. Special guest Maro Casparian talks about how to avoid financial scams. To listen to the show,...
Managing Work-Life Balance For Working Caregivers – Aug 28, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 6 August 28, 2019 On this caregiving radio program Pamela D Wilson, caregiving expert, talks about Managing Work-Life Balance for Working Caregivers. Special guest Dr. Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez talks about preventing midlife health...
Caregiving Blog: Family Caregivers Providing More Care
This is a transcript from a radio interviw on CUTV News Radio with host Doug Llewelyn and caregiver expert, Pamela D. Wilson, discussing family caregivers who are providing care for aging parents and spouses. The program aired on July 11, 2019. The podcast is on the...
Why Caregiving Takes More than Love – How to Keep Your Heart Healthy – Aug 21, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 5 August 21, 2019 On this caregiving radio program Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert talks about Why Caregiving Takes More than Love. Special guest cardiologist Dr. Melissa Walton-Shirley talks about how to keep your heart healthy...
Caregiving Blog: Effects of Being a Caregiver
This is a transcript from a radio interview on CUTV News Radio with host, Jim Masters, and caregiving expert, Pamela D. Wilson about the effects of caregiving and being a caregiver on the family The show aired on July 25, 2019. The podcast is available on the media...
Surviving the Emotional Rollercoaster – Aug 14, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 4 August 14, 2019 On this caregiving radio program Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, talks about caregiving and Surviving the Emotional Roller Coaster. Caregiver anger and caregiver resentment are common feelings when caregiving...
Caregiving Blog: Subjects Caregivers Avoid
Subjects Caregivers Avoid This is a transcript from a radio interview on CUTV News Radio with host Doug Llewelyn and Pamela D. Wilson featuring subjects caregivers avoid because of not knowing how to be a caregiver. The program aired on August 1, 2019 and the podcast...
What’s Really Making You Sick? – Aug 7, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 3 August 7, 2019 On this caregiving radio program Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert asks the question, Are You a Helper or a Caregiver? Special guest, Dr. Robert Kellum joins Pamela to answer the question, What's Really Making You...
Caregiving Blog: The Upside of Caring for Aging Parents
While experiencing the effects of caregiving, it can be difficult to see the upside of caring for aging parents. Becoming a caregiver happens because of love and a sense of responsibility. The effects of caregiving can feel like an up and down rollercoaster ride....
Caregiving Blog: What Is the Role of a Caregiver
What is the role of a caregiver? In simple terms, a caregiver is a family member or a paid caregiver who helps a sick, elderly, or disabled person. Another word for a caregiver is a helper. Family members who help aging parents may not be familiar with the term...
Caregiving Blog: What to Do With Stubborn Elderly Parents
What to do with stubborn elderly parents—especially when parents don’t see themselves as being stubborn? Some say being stubborn is a generational trait of elderly parents. Elderly parents have done the same things year after year using the same habits. Why change...
My Parent is So Stubborn – July 31, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 2 July 31, 2019 On this caregiving radio program Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert, shares Tips for How to Deal with Stubborn Aging Parents. Special guest Dr. Allison Heide joins Pamela to share her research on this topic. To listen...
Caregiving Blog: Dealing With Getting Older
Dealing with getting older is a worry of many adults. As a caregiver of an aging parent or a spouse who has hands-on experience, dealing with getting older can be a challenge for many reasons. Watching a loved one decline and then feeling powerless to change the...
Caregiving Blog: Caregiver Burnout Plus Compassion Fatigue
Caregiving burnout is experienced by caregivers who become physically exhausted by the tasks, role, and responsibilities of being a caregiver. Behaviors and patterns of loved ones trigger negative reactions by the caregiver that result in emotional exhaustion that I...
Top 10 Caregiving Mistakes – July 17, 2019
The Caring Generation® - Episode 1 July 17, 2019 On this caregiving radio program Pamela D Wilson, caregiving expert shares the Top 10 Caregiving Mistakes plus an interview with Dr. Joy Kong on the subject, The Unknown Truth About Stem Cells. Evidence exists that...
Introducing The Caring Generation Radio Program
The Caring Generation radio program for caregivers and aging adults allows us to talk about caregiving, aging, health and everything in between. The Caring Generation radio program previously aired on 630 KHOW-AM in Denver and will now air on Internet radio on the...
Caregiving Blog: Becoming A Caregiver for An Aging Parent
Becoming a caregiver for an aging parent may be a relationship that you accept but may not want. The role of caregiving for aging parents is unexpected. Caregiver responsibilities grow overnight. A previously stable, happy, life becomes fraught with frustration,...
Caregiving Blog: The Two Things Caregivers Fear the Most Result
Fear of making caregiving mistakes paralyzes caregivers. The two things caregivers fear the most have the greatest potential to solve caregiving issues. When caregivers move past insecurity and denial to ask questions and ask for help, caregiving roles and...
Caregiving Blog: Caregiving TV Now on Roku TV
Roku TV featuring Caregiving TV is Pamela D. Wilson’s latest caregiving media venture. Pamela’s goal is to help aging adults and caregivers through Caregiving TV with an ongoing supply of streaming caregiving videos that are updated monthly.Caregiving TV, on Roku TV,...
Caregiving Blog: Caregiver Resources and Help For Caregivers And Aging Adults
Caregiver Resources and Help For Caregivers And Aging AdultsCaregivers and aging adults benefit from caregiver resources, help for caregivers and hope to navigate caregiving situations. By becoming more informed and knowing available caregiver resources and help,...
10 Reasons Why Caring for Aging Parents Can Feel Overwhelming
Caring for aging parents can feel overwhelming. Caregiving is not a job that one applies for – it is a job that happens in the blink of an eye. On the job training can feel like being on a roller coaster with all of the ups and downs especially when caregivers have no...
Caregiving Blog: The Duty to Caregive; How to Manage Caregiver Burnout When You Hate What Caregiving is Doing to Your Life
Caregivers accept the duty to caregive without realizing how quickly life changes. The question of “how to manage caregiver burnout” when you hate what caregiving is doing to your life is commonly asked by caregivers for aging parents, spouses, and other family...
Caregiving Blog: What Assisted Living & Care Communities Don’t Tell Families
Caregiving Blog: What Assisted Living & Care Communities Don't Tell FamiliesPamela D. Wilson, MS, BS/BA, CSA, NCGWhat assisted living and care communities don't tell families is a subject rarely discussed. Assisted living communities and nursing homes...
Caregiving Blog: Power of Attorney & The Caregiving Family Backup Plan
Do you have power of attorney and a family caregiving backup plan? If you are an aging couple, what is the plan when one of you dies? Have your children agreed to be caregivers? Have you made plans for someone else to caregive?Are you a second family, meaning a second...
Caregiving Blog: Better Caregiving Support Delivers Better than Average Care
Better caregiving support delivers better than average care. Caregivers work long hours, caring for their family, caregiving for an aging parent, spouse or another family member. One day runs into the next. Care receivers rely on help from family and others. Many...
Caregiving Blog: 5 Secrets to Achieving Caregiving Bliss
While caregivers would not choose a different path, secrets to achieving caregiving bliss can be elusive. Caregiving and bliss are not words generally associated with each other. Anxiety, frustration, and feelings of overwhelm are the feelings that caregivers express...
Caregiving Blog: Male Caregivers Deny Feeling Stressed & Angry
Male caregivers deny feeling stressed and angry about caregiving responsibilities. Caregiving for a wife, an aging mother, or father is unfamiliar territory and quickly progresses to responsibilities and tasks that have a very personal and human element. Caregiving...
Caregiving Blog: I’m So Tired of Being a Caregiver
“I’m so tired of being a caregiver,” is the emergency call for rescue by a caregiver battling feelings of exhaustion. By reading this, you might believe that the caregiver is the person who wants to give up. In most situations, the aging parent, spouse, or a family...
Caregiving Blog: Caregiving Burnout
Caregiving burnout is a condition associated with the time commitment and types of care provided for an aging parent or loved one. Burnout results from the multiple caregiving roles and responsibilities of family caregivers. Consistent effort is needed to support good...
Caregiving Blog: Caregiver Support For Adult Children With Aging Parents
Participation in caregiver support programs smooths interactions between adult children and aging parents. Positive caregiving relationships influence quality of daily care and overall well-being. As adult children become more involved in caregiving roles for aging...
Caregiving Blog: Roles and Responsibilities
Uncertainty about roles and responsibilities are concerns of family caregivers. These concerns include 1:1 care, emotional and social support, and care monitoring, coordination, and advocacy. Physical stress, worry, and emotional overwhelm are shared caregiver...
Caregiving Blog: Chronic Disease Risks and Making Good Choices
Pamela D. Wilson, MS, BS/BA, CSA, NCG, CGThe prevalence of chronic disease in the United States is skyrocketing. Diagnosis occur with little or no explanation by physicians of the long-term effects of the disease. Aging adults—of all ages—refuse to act on physician...
Caregiving Blog: Older Adult Hip Fractures, Death Rates, and Home Safety Tips
Pamela D. Wilson, MS, BS/BA, CSA, NCGHip fractures result in high death rates for older adults age 65+ and accelerated death rates for older adults diagnosed with dementia. The level of physical condition, ability to complete activities of daily living, and time to...
Caregiving Blog: 10 Tips to Manage In Home Caregivers
Skills to manage in home caregivers are necessary when considering hiring in home caregiving support for an older adult. Assuming that caregivers are trained or experienced is an inaccurate belief. Few in home caregivers are trained or have extensive experience....
Caregiving Blog: Aging Adults Get the Results You Want From a 15-Minute Medical Appointment
Getting Results from a 15-Minute Medical Appointment Can Be ChallengingAging adults find it difficult to get results from a 15-minute medical appointment. The time limitation makes it difficult to thoroughly discuss health concerns. After age 50, the likelihood of...
Caregiving Blog: Activities of Daily Living Signs of Decline in Aging Adults
A decline in the ability to complete activities of daily living is a sign that an aging adult may benefit from assistance to support well-being and safety. Activities of daily living are tasks that most of us complete each day with ease. For example, eating or...
