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  This site is under construction. Please be patient. Those sites marked with an * have been verified. Thank you. If you have any questions or suggestions please contact us.   AS GOOD AS IT GETSTHE FOLLOWING RESOURCES ARE "SAVING GRACE" SPECIAL PICKS These are "must sees"!   THE ELDERLY PLACEhttp://www.geocities.com/~elderly-place/ EXCELLENT! Marci provides a special place for anyone who has had to deal with Alzheimer's in lives! This site is Alzheimer specific with an emphasis on caregiving "the purpose is to enlighten you on dementing diseases and to help you by adding informational links to similiar topics. This site also includes a Caregiver Support Forum, a Nursing Home Abuse Support Board and a Caring From the Heart E-Mail List An excellent site with a comprehensive resource list and a variety of beneficial information for caregivers and those interested in elderly issues Marci is an initial supporter of the "Graying With Grace, A Ribbon Runs Through It" Campaign Against Elderly Abuse. EMPOWERING CAREGIVERSExcellent Chats, Resources, Message Boards, Newsletter Don't forget to try the journal exercises! Gail provides about everything one needs to know about caregiving and care-receiving.  EXCITE'S WEBSITE GUIDE TO ALZHEIMER'SYOUYOUTHE CAREGIVER. ARE SPECIAL, TOO! Don't forget that!HELP FOR TIMES YOU FORGET! TWELVE STEPS FOR CAREGIVERS by Carol J. Farran & Eleanora Keane-Hagerty KIT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF EXCELLENT ARTICLESPOKANE.NET Strain of caregiving lethal, study indicates Elderly spouses 63 percent more likely to die within four years than other spouses COPING WITH ALZHEIMER'Shttp://www.island.net/mjoss/010198a.html At the Heart of Alzheimer's CARING & COPING by Carol Simpson Home Care Plan for Succeeding at Caregiving CARE TIPS AND GIFTS Caregiving Tips for Including the Cognitively-Impaired in the Holidays STAGES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEREISBERG MODELfrom ALZHEIMER.COMSTAGES OF ALZHEIMER DISCUSSION fromTHE COPING WEBSITEAdapted from Reisberg, B., Ferris, S.H., Leon, J.J. & Crook, T. The global deterioration scale for the assessment of primary degenerative dementia. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1982. Maintained by the Men's Alzheimer Support Group of Rochester, Minn. http://www.isl.net/~hoffcomp/stages.html THE THREE-STAGE MODELfrom THE ALZHEIMER'S MODELNORTHERN VIRGINIA CHAPTER THE THREE STAGE MODEL OF STAGES OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AGINGThe Stages of Alzheimer Disease QUICK TIPSCoping Techniques and Experiencesby Bob Hoffmann - http://www.isl.net/~hoffcomp/hoffcope.html ElderCare Online's Alzheimer's Care Channel Articles on Alzheimer Disease and Caregiving Tips BATHING TIPSBathing"Throughout our lives we bathe daily and consider this part of our daily routines. Being sure another person has bathed may difficult. There is no one right way to bathe. Its really is whatever works for you. In the earlier stages of dementia, bathing may not be a problem. It helps to set up routines for bathing early on. Try to keep bathing as a simple and routine as possible. Some of these suggestions may help." MEALTIME TIPS  SAFETY TIPS FOR HOME MODIFICATIONWorksheet for making the home safer!Solutions for Living with Alzheimer’s The Caregiver’s Guide to Home Modification http://www.isl.net/~hoffcomp/homesol.html BEHAVIORSPOSITIVE APPROACHES TO DEMENTIAL CARE IN THE HOMEHEALTH AND AGE.COM Novartis Foundation For Gerontology (Go to the Alzheimer's page, Then to Current Interventions) |
The Little Boy And The Old Man Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon." Said the little old man, "I do that too." The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants." "I do that too", laughed the little old man. Said the little boy, "I often cry." The old man nodded, "So do I." "but worst of all", said the little boy, "it seems grown-ups don't pay attention to me." And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand. "I know what you mean", said the little old man. author unknown TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEQuiz Quest on Hearing the Voice of People with Dementia ALZHEIMER'S INTERNATIONALTHE ALZHEIMER'S ORGANIZATIONTHE ALZHEIMER PAGEWashington University ALZHEIMER PEARLSFROM THE MAYO CLINIC ALZHEIMER RESOURCE CENTER,INCORPORATED Dementia, Care and EthicsPamphlet of Information For Caregivers Excellent information on such issues as autonomy and other issues concerning the rights of demented persons and those with Alzheimer's for the non-institutional caregiver Ask NOAH About: Aging and Alzheimer's DiseaseADEARLEGAL ISSUES IN CARE&TREATMENT,1994 A Report to Congress of the Advisary Panel on Alzheimer's disease THE RIBBONA Website inspired by The Ribbon Newsletter, created provide information for caregivers dealing with Alzheimer's EXCELLENT SITE with a comprehensive resource list AIDS FOR DAILY LIVINGSOCIAL WORKERS AND ALZHEIMER'S AGELESS DESIGNGreat! BOSTON UNIVERSITY ALZHEIMER DISEASE CENTERTHE COUNCIL CLOSE-UPIllinois Council on Long-Term Care Alzheimer Activities CHATSDOUG KECK'S HOME PAGEINFORMATION ON CHATS Pick's Disease Information WEB OF CARESUPPORTAlzheimer's--Caring from the HeartFrena Gray-Davidson, Alzheimer's Educator Practical Support and Information for Families and Caregivers of Persons on the Alzheimer's Journey A YEAR TO REMEMBERCAREGIVER SUPPORT NETWORKhttp://www.caregiver.on.ca/ EXCELLENTK THE COPING WEBSITE http://www.isl.net/~hoffcomp/ CARE RESOURCESGregg A. Warshaw, MDAlzheimer's Disease: General Medical Care DEMENTIA CARE RESOURCESPRODUCT RESOURCESTHE ALZHEIMER STOREMEDICAL RESOURCESTUBE FEEDINGSALZHEIMER.COMTube Feedings Do Not Benefit Dementia Patients ORIENTAL TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER'SMEDICONSULT.COMALZHEIMER SECTION http://www.mediconsult.com/mc/mcsite.nsf/conditionnav/alzheimers~sectionintroduction COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCESELDER CARE ON-LINE NETExcellent Resource CAREGUIDELong Distance Caregiving: Establishing a Support Network LONG-DISTANCE CARE-GIVINGCAREGUIDELong Distance Caregiving: Establishing a Support Network |
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOURCES ON LINE AND OFF THAT PROVIDE ARTICLES OF INTERST TO THE CAREGIVER. ELDER CARE: MORE HEART-RENDING FOR DAUGHTERS THAN FOR WIVES?http://www.newswise.com/articles/1998/3/CARE.SUM.html SENSORY STIMULATION THERAPYBRIGHT EYES PROGRAMA Sensory Stimulation Intervention for Patients with Advanced Dementia: An Interview with Scott A.Trudeau, MA, OTR/L Scott A.Trudeau, MA, OTR/L is Clinical Director for Rehabilitation ALZHEIMER DISEASE WEEKLY ANNALS OF LONG TERM CARECARE 4 ELDERS BIBLIOGRAPHYAronson, J. Women's perspectives on informal care of the elderly: public ideology and personal experience of giving and receiving care. Ageing and Society, 10, 1990, 61-84. Binstock, R.H., S.G. Post & P.J. Whitehouse (eds.)Dementia and aging. Ethics, values, and policy choices. Baltimore/London, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992. Callahan, D. What do children owe elderly parents? Hastings Center Report, 15, 1985, 32-37. Callahan, D. Terminating life-sustaining treatment of the demented. Hastings Center Report, 25, 1995, 6, 25-31. Finch, J. & J. Mason. Filial obligations and kin support for elderly people. Ageing and Society, 10, 1990, 151-175. Jecker, N.S. (ed.) Ageing & ethics. Clifton, New Jersey, Humana Press, 1991. Kitwood, T. Brain, mind and dementia: with particular reference to Alzheimer's disease. Ageing and Society, 9, 1989, 1-15. Kitwood, T.The dialectics of dementia: with particular reference to Alzheimer's disease. Ageing and Society, 10, 1990, 177-196. McCullough, L.B. & N.L. Wilson (eds.)Long-term care decisions. Ethical and conceptual dimensions. Baltimore/London, The Johns Hopkins University Press,1995. Nelson, J.L. & H.L. Nelson. "He's becoming a little confused". A guide for families through the moral problems caused by Alzheimer's and other dementing diseases. (manuscript) Olson, E., E.R. Chichin & L.S. Libow (eds.). Controversies in ethics in long-term care. New York, Springer Publishing Company, 1995. Pollitt, P.A., I. Anderson & D.W. O'Connor. For better or for worse: the experience of caring for an elderly dementing spouse. Ageing and Society, 11, 1991, 443-469. Post, S.G.The moral challenge of Alzheimer disease. Baltimore/London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. Wicclair, M.R. Ethics and the elderly. New York/Oxford, Oxford University Press,1993. |
 ADEARLEGAL ISSUES IN CARE AND TREATMENT, 1994 A REPORT TO CONGRESS OF THE ADVICSORY PANEL ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE http://www.alzheimers.com LEGAL,ETHICAL AND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS (ALZHEIMERS) http://healthinaging.com EACH (European Alzheimer Clearing House) EXCELLENTEthical Issues Download the pamphlet "Dementia, Care and Ethics" http://www.each.be/Introduction/WP5/EthicalIssues.htm ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS ACUTE AND LONG TERM CARE SERVICESA REPORT TO CONGRESS OF THE DHHS ADVISORY PANEL ON ALZHEIMER DISEASE http://www.alzheimers.org/acute96.html |
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