PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Pamela D. Wilson, MS, BS/BA, CG, CSA, Certified Senior Advisor, specializes in working with individuals and families to navigate healthcare and aging issues. Whether it's a situation of immediate crises and decisions must be made quickly, a situation where a longer term plan is required or simply an educational need. She is a court appointed guardian, coordinates services and provides client education in person and weekly on The Caring Generation®, a talk radio program on 630 KHOW-AM radio, "embracing life's transitions with dignity, clarity and stability". Click here to view Pamela's Professional Background.
EDUCATION
- Colorado State University, MS Management
- University of Nebraska at Omaha, BS/BA Business
- University of Denver, Certificate in Gerontology
- Alzheimer's Association, Certificate in Dementia Care
- Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital Caring Connection Certificate
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION
- CSA, Society of Senior Advisors
- Colorado Division of Insurance License, Long Term Care Insurance
- Certified Guardian, National Guardianship Association
- Certified Move Manager, National Association of Senior Move Managers
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
- American Association of Geriatrics
- Association for Professional Women
- Case Management Society of America
- Colorado Bar Association, Member Elder Law Section
Colorado Speakers Association- Gerontological Society of America
- National Gerontological Nurses Association
- National Guardianship Association
I was born in Omaha, Nebraska and lived in a small neighborhood where I could tell you the names of each family who lived on my block and the neighboring blocks. My grade school class consisted of many good friends some I still keep in touch with today. It was a small community bordered by industry on four sides and knitted together by a Catholic Church and school. There was no crime, it was safe to play in the streets and children respected their elders. My mother was the family caregiver who took in any family member who became ill or went faithfully to visit them in hospitals and nursing homes. She placed flowers on the family graves every Memorial Day, proudly celebrated Mother's Day and other holidays.
She taught me the basics of life. How to go through a grocery store line and count change. The importance of reading by visiting the library every Saturday morning to participate in the book club and check out my own books. The ability to sew and practically make all my own clothing when I was in my late teens and early twenties. The value of work and of paying cash for my first automobile. And the value and importance of caring for loved ones.
I was born to my mother at the age of 35 -- I lost my mother the year I turned 35. My father passed away several years later. My oldest sister died in a car accident when she was 29, I was 17. My oldest brother passed away almost a year after my father. Many see this as a tragedy. I see it as the reason I do what I do, helping older people. Cleaning out books at my parent's home after my father passed away, I found a book tucked away in the bookcase in my old upstairs bedroom. In it a list of things I wanted to do when I grew up; listed was forestry, fly planes in the Air Force, join the Peace Corps and help old people. Isn't it amazing the wisdom we have when we're young that we miss or forget until we're older if we remember at all. I am privileged to serve the older adults and families I meet in my daily work and on a broader scale those I meet on my weekly radio broadcast.
Another unexpected blessing in my life was to write and host The Caring Generation radio program on 630 KHOW-AM in Denver for two and a half years. Through this program I interviewed experts from around the world with a similar interest in educating caregivers. A presentation about caregiving at a local conference led me to end the radio program to focus on caregiver education because of the question, "where can we find information like this?" The information is here.
Please enjoy the information presented in this website. I hope it helps you understand that you're not alone. In this moment, you're in exactly the right place. May God Bless you and your family in your journey of caregiving.
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Her personal experience with the loss of both parents at an early age combined with ten years of professional experience working with families and individuals allows her to speak with compassion and empathy for the issues many individuals and caregivers face today in trying to navigate the health care system. And this is only the beginning as health care issues spill over into a myriad of other daily needs.
She works privately with individuals to provide education, care coordination and long term care planning. Pamela is also adept at working with corporations facing one of the most significant challenges ever, the exploding caregiving epidemic. Employees today are not only challenged with managing their own lives, many are caregivers for their parents and other family members placing a huge burden on them personally, financially and emotionally. Many find the role of caregiver arises unexpectedly and results in a crises situation due to lack of planning that often results in significant lifestyle changes and financial disaster.
Pamela has developed programs for law enforcement agencies, service organizations and corporations seeking to educate employees regarding caregiving issues and the importance of long term care planning. She regularly speaks to professional groups and local organizations and is actively involved in health care advocacy. Click here to contact Pamela
