The Caring Generation® | Caregiver Expert Advice & Tips

The Caring Generation® | Caregiver Expert Advice & Tips

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.

Episodes

December 29, 2025 28 mins
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 ...
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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 co...
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Are generational caregiving expectations straining your relationships with elderly parents and siblings? Family caregiving often involves complex dynamics that can make providing eldercare more challenging than it needs to be.  In this episode, caregiving expert Pamela D. Wilson discusses the lasting effects of adverse and positive childhood experiences on caregivers and aging loved ones.

Pamela shares vital caregiver tips and suppo...
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Elder abuse—including financial exploitation, neglect, power and control, and emotional manipulation—is a serious and often hidden issue in families caring for aging loved ones. Family caregivers and siblings witnessing abuse frequently feel unequipped to intervene due to a lack of caregiver education, support, and strategies. In cases where elderly parents with memory loss are vulnerable, adult children may exert undue influence, ...
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Caregiver stress can significantly impact both caregivers and the elderly, leading to emotional and physical challenges that affect everyday life. In this episode, caregiving expert Pamela D. Wilson shares essential caregiver role tips and advice to manage and reduce caregiver stress effectively. Learn how to navigate the complexities of family caregiving, balance emotional health, and find support for caregivers and the elderly fa...
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Delve into proven caregiver tips and support for families dealing with elderly parents who live longer but face health challenges. In this episode, caregiving expert Pamela D. Wilson shares insights on family caregiving experiences as age-related debilities like heart disease, dementia, COPD, Parkinson's, arthritis and other conditions limit activities and affect quality of life.

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Join caregiving expert Pamela D. Wilson as she contrasts caregiver counseling with traditional therapy, offering effective support strategies for addressing elderly care challenges. Finding caregiver counseling for elderly care can be challenging, especially when counseling is typically thought of as mental health therapy. Caregiver counseling is not traditional therapy. It encompasses much more, offering personalized, direct, and ...
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Discover essential caregiver tips for balancing life while caring for elderly parents at home from caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson. Are you struggling with the reality that taking care of elderly parents at home is no longer working? Is it time to rethink your approach to caregiving for elderly parents at home? As parents age, the challenges of providing care increase, and commitments can become unsustainable.

Are you finding your...
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Navigating the challenges in caregiving for aging parents can be daunting, especially when an elderly mother or father wants to move into your home. Pamela D Wilson, caregiving expert, offers caregiver advice on eldercare dilemmas by highlighting the importance of establishing boundaries while also considering the dynamics of family relationships. 

Caregivers can fail to recognize the significant impact the decision to live with an ...
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Learn from Pamela D Wilson how to manage caregiving challenges for an anxious elderly mother with proven strategies. Caregivers often struggle with the emotional and physical drain of caring for an elderly mother, especially when dealing with anxious personalities, physical and mental health concerns.

In this episode, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers essential caregiver tips and effective strategies for managing challenging ...
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In this episode, caregiver expert Pamela D. Wilson explores vital strategies for elderly care to protect aging parents and loved ones from family caregiver manipulation. Caregiver manipulation can occur in both directions—where elderly parents manipulate caregivers and vice versa. By recognizing the warning signs of manipulation that result in elder abuse, caregivers can take crucial steps to halt potential control and power imbala...
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In this episode, Pamela D. Wilson, a caregiving expert, offers insights into the critical issue of caregiver burnout —a major concern for both family caregivers and professional caregivers in homes, communities, and nursing facilities. Discover the various aspects of caregiving that contribute to emotional and physical stress for caregivers, and how this stress can adversely affect the caregiving experience and care outcomes.

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Learn effective caregiver strategies to handle the emotional impact of caregiving that comes with unpredictable and uncertain elder care situations. Recognize the importance of caregiver well-being. Pamela D Wilson offers valuable caregiver tips and support for caregivers, emphasizing the importance of emotional health while caring for the elderly. Join Pamela as she explores practical solutions to navigate health concerns and empo...
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This episode addresses the tough decision many adult children face: Is it right to put an elderly parent in a care home against their wishes? Caregiving expert Pamela D. Wilson shares invaluable caregiver tips and eldercare advice to navigate this emotional journey. Gain insights into the importance of creating family caregiving strategies and initiating essential eldercare discussions with aging loved ones. 

Discover practical step...
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Uncover four aspects of underestimating elderly care needs in this episode with caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson. Learn caregiver tips and care strategies to discuss the care and well-being of aging loved ones and prevent caregiver burnout. Recognize how underestimating elderly care can lead to health declines and caregiving challenges. Join Pamela for practical advice for managing the complexities of family caregiving.

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Stop feeling pressured by elderly parents to take on additional caregiving tasks. Pamela D. Wilson, a caregiving expert, shares stories of caregivers feeling pressured by elderly parents, siblings, and other family members. Get expert caregiver tips and advice to transform your caregiving story and start saying no to additional eldercare tasks and responsibilities that consume your life.

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Dealing with siblings who refuse to offer to care for elderly parents or those who are overcontrolling can be challenging. Sibling caregiver resentment can be difficult to resolve unless all siblings are willing to work together to help a parent they love. Caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares how siblings can create working relationships to care for elderly parents on episode 219 of The Caring Generation® podcast. 

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Discover 9 questions to reveal your caregiver stress level, and so you can improve your caregiving skills and responses. Are you a stressed-out caregiver? The nine questions in this caregiver stress survey can help you identify habits that might be sabotaging your success.  This caregiver tool can help you level up your caregiving, communication, and interpersonal skills. Pamela D Wilson, caregiving expert, shares practical tips an...
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Stop being taken advantage of as a caregiver with these essential tips. A desire to be helpful results in caregivers being taken advantage of. Learn how caregivers are taken advantage of by elderly parents, siblings, and others. Find tips on how to recognize if you are being taken advantage of and get the steps to rebalance caregiving relationships and your life from caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson.  

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Sibling agreements over the care of elderly parents can result in conflict. Find tips to navigate these strategies when families become divided. Instead of allowing relationships to become toxic or dwell on constant conflict, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson offers tips to help siblings establish working relationships.

While you may not like your sibling or elderly parents, a sense of duty and responsibility may tie you together. S...
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