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Golden, Colorado – February 17, 2020
The Caring Generation® Radio Warning Signs for Helping Elderly Parents
Golden CO- Caregiving expert Pamela D. Wilson hosts The Caring Generation radio program for caregivers and aging adults this coming Wednesday, February 19th, on the Bold Brave Media Global Network. The program airs live at 9 p.m. EST. The Caring Generation® aired initially from 2009 to 2011 on 630 KHOW-AM in Denver, Colorado.
The caregiving topic for this week's program is Warnings Signs for Helping Elderly Parents. Difficulty with activities of daily living and poor nutrition are warning signs that elderly parents may need more help. Elderly parents want to stay at home instead of moving to a care community.
Increasing difficulty in managing activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, eating, continence, and mobility are early signs that more attention is needed to help elderly parents remain independent and stay at home. The show offers solutions to be proactive in addressing concerns with activities of daily living instead of watching declines and believing increased frailty and weakness to be normal for aging parents.
The guest for this program is Dr. Nicolaas Deutz, Director of the Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity at Texas A&M. For more than 30 years, Dr. Deutz has researched nutrition, metabolism, and body function associated with chronic disease.
Dr. Deutz will talk about the importance of nutrition and health and the risks of malnutrition for older adults. The Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity focuses on how nutrition, exercise, and metabolism supports healthy aging and disease management.
Going to a nursing home is a great fear of the elderly. As elderly parents experience difficulty with activities of daily living, also called ADLs, parents become less able to care for themselves and more dependent on caregivers. Greater dependency results in more caregiving fears.
Some doctors contribute to caregiving worries by saying, "this happens with aging, or your parent is 85, what do you expect?" This belief is faulty but can be common in a healthcare system that treats disease but does not teach consumers how to prevent disease. As consumers, we have a great impact on the way that we age so that at 85 we can be healthy and active participants in life.
Pamela's advice to caregivers and aging adults:
"Never let a doctor or anyone put negative thoughts in your mind about aging. Patients become brainwashed with fears. Instead of being proactive, greater hesitance, fear, and worry results. My term for the opposite of healthcare bias is "care-forward" thinking. Care-forward thinking applies to all of us -- no matter our age. Age is a number that should not define our abilities or the care or treatment that we receive."
When we become proactive in all aspects of health and well-being beginning in youth, it is possible to avoid fears about aging and avoid health declines. Aging adults can learn to take action to modify health risks and diseases. The gap is that proactive communication about health and well-being is rare in a healthcare system focused on treating disease after diagnosis.
The February 19th edition of The Caring Generation helps caregivers identify early warning signs for helping elderly parents to avoid advancing situations and crises. Pamela shares information about care-forward thinking to reduce the fear and confidence gaps that come with being a caregiver and an aging adult. The Caring Generation radio shows offer tips and solutions to help caregivers and aging adults manage and feel more in control of caregiving relationships and situations.
Make plans to join Pamela D. Wilson, caregiving expert and the host of The Caring Generation® radio at 6 p.m. Pacific, 7 p.m. Mountain, 8 p.m. Central, and 9 p.m. Eastern every Wednesday night. Replays of the weekly programs are available in podcast format with transcripts on Pamela's website and all major podcast sites.
Corporations interested in digital support programs for working caregivers can contact Pamela for more information about workplace caregiver programs. More information is available on Pamela's website.
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Check Out Podcast Replays of The Caring Generation® Radio Program for Caregivers and Aging Adults HERE
The podcast replays are great to share with family, friends, social groups, and the workplace. Listening to the Caring Generation podcasts are a great alternative for weekly book clubs. The Podcast replays are also an educational activity used at senior
Pamela D. Wilson, MS, BS/BA, CG, CSA is a national caregiving expert, advocate and speaker. More than 20 years of experience as a direct service provider in the roles of a court-appointed guardian, power of attorney, and care manager led to programs supporting family caregivers and aging adults who want to be proactive about health, well-being, and caregiving. Wilson provides education and support for consumers and corporations interested in supporting employees who are working caregivers. To carry out her mission, Wilson partners with companies passionate about connecting with the caregiving marketing through digital and content marketing. Her mission to reach caregivers worldwide is accomplished through social media channels of Facebook, YouTube, Linked In, Instagram, Caregiving TV on Roku, and The Caring Generation® radio on Internet radio. She may be reached at 303-810-1816 or through her website.