Caregiver Resources and Caregiver Support Groups: How I Help Caregivers and Aging Adults

Caregiver Resources and Caregiver Support Groups: How I Help Caregivers and Aging Adults.

Pamela D. Wilson, MS, BS/BA, NCG CSA is a national caregiving expert, advocate, and speaker with 20+ years of professional and personal experience. She helps caregivers and aging adults solve caregiving problems by providing online live support groups and offering online caregiving courses.

Personal losses of both parents, a brother, and a sister allow her to support caregiving families experiencing caregiving challenges and loss. Professionally she served as court-appointed guardian, medical and financial power of attorney, personal representative of the estate, trustee, and care manager. Being on call 24/7 in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living communities, memory care, and managing in-home caregivers provides a breadth and wealth of experience that benefits family caregivers and aging adults.

Pamela has three core beliefs: 1) that older adults deserve better than average care, 2) that caregiving should be 50/50 participation when possible, and that 3) becoming an advocate with the healthcare and caregiving systems is necessary to receive care and treatment. To achieve these goals, caregivers and aging adults must take a more active role in having caregiving discussions and planning for care.

Stress, anxiety, and feelings of overwhelm are common in caregiving. Caregivers experience caregiving burnout. Aging parents feel guilty that their children have the responsibility of caregiving. Caregiving conversations smooth the path for caregiving for all involved.

Pamela D. Wilson, the caregiving expert, helps caregivers and aging adults solve caregiving problems. Information about online caregiving support groups and courses is available on her website at:

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I am a care giver of someone who has ptsd and autism. I have no one else in my life to help. I am now also disabled and have no where to turn. I have authritus and fibromyalgia and live someplace very humid. I wan to move to somewhere that is less humid but dont have the funds. please I need help.