Caregiver Support & Education

Presentations & Education

• Education Resources on Mental Health for Seniors and their Families, (Contact Kimberly Wilson, Download/ Order Guides)

Resources

• A Caregiver's Guide to Stroke Recovery, Stroke Recovery Canada
• A Guide to Promising Practices and Indicators for Caregiver Education and Support Programs Report, Saint Elizabeth
• Caregiver Guide: Tips for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease, National Institute on Aging
• Caregivers and Dementia Report – report, Caledon Institute
• Caring for Someone With Alzheimer's disease? Take Care of Yourself Too! Brochure, Alzheimer's Society of Canada
• Dementia Brochure, Central East Dementia Network
• Dementia Diary: On My Mind Caregiver Network Inc
• Dispelling the Myths, Brochure, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• Early Onset Dementia: Advice for Caregivers, NICE
• Early Onset Dementia: Advice for Couples, NICE
• Fact Sheets for Caregivers, Alzheimer Society Ottawa and Renfrew County:
  • How Do I Get My Relative Diagnosed - Value of early diagnosis and tips on starting the conversation with the person
  • Repetitive Behaviours - Why they happen and possible ways to respond
  • When a Move is Necessary - Preparing and supporting the person with dementia
  • Planning for a Day When You Can No Longer Drive - Suggested approaches to help the driver
  • Grief Related to Caregiving - Coping strategies
  • Financial Planning - Maximizing income and benefits for the person with dementia
  • Managing Finances - Suggested strategies for caregivers in protecting assets for the person with dementi
  • Preparing for in-home help and support - Ways to make in-home help and support a positive experience
  • When families do not agree - Strategies in minimizing conflict and addressing caregiving issues in a supportive manner
  • Having a Back-Up Plan - Why it’s important to have a plan and what to include in one
  • After the Move: Adjustments for the Caregiver - Experiences and feelings about the move
  • After the Move: Communicating and working with the staff - Strategies to help you in your role as a “partner in care”
  • After the Move: Visiting - Suggested activities
• FCA: Taking Care of YOU: Self Care for Family Caregivers Family Caregiver Alliance
• First Steps: For Families of Those Recently Diagnosed With Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Society of Canada
• Forgetfulnotforgotten.com- is a web community for Alzheimer's caregivers
• From Home to Retirement Home - A Guide for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, RGPEO
• Getting a Diagnosis: Finding Out If It Is Alzheimer Disease, Brochure, Alzheimer Society of Canada 
• Guidelines for caregivers, Alzheimer Society of Sarnia-Lambton
• Holiday Hints,  National Institute on Aging
• Is It Alzheimer Disease? 10 Warning Signs, Brochure, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• Living with Dementia: Resources for Living Well
• On Memory - A caregiver's gudie to Alzheimer's disease
• Preparing For the Move Into Long-Term Care - Transitional Checklist, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Dementia Network 
• Programs & Services (information about the Alzheimer Society), Brochure, Alzheimer Society of Canada 
• Promising Practices and Indicators for Caregiver Education and Support Report, Saint Elizabeth
• Reducing Caregiver Stress, Brochure, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• Volunteer Caregiving: Meeting the Challenges of the New Reality Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Available from Alzheimer Society of Guelph Library
• Understanding Pain and Dementia On-line Workshop, An online workshop for family members of persons with ADRD
• User-friendly Educational Guides for Seniors and their Families - Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health  
• Ways to Help: Assisting People Living With Alzheimer's disease, Brochure, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• What Is Alzheimer's Disease?, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• What to Expect, Brochure, Alzheimer Society of Canada 
• When Dementia is in the House - Support and resources for teen caregivers of parents with frontotemporal dementia (FTD)

International

• Alzheimer's Disease: Special report by the Harvard Health Letter
• Carers: Looking after yourself, Alzheimer's Society UK
• Festivals, Holidays and celebrations, Factsheet, Alzheimer's Society UK
• Guide to Living with Alzheimer’s Disease, Assisted Living Way, US

Books

• A Caregiver's Guide: A Handbook about End-of-life Care, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
• A Caregiver's Guide for Alzheimer and Related Diseases, Judith McCann-Beranger
• A Curious Kind of Window: Loving a Man with Advanced Alzheimer's, Ann Davidson
• A Different View: Activities for caregivers and their loved ones with memory impairment, Myers Research Institute
• A Dignified life: The best friends approach to alzheimer's Care: A guide for family caregivers, Virginia Bell & David Troxel
• A place in time: Caregivers for their elderly, Tom Koch
• A Year on Planet Alzheimer: And a Little Longer In Canada, Carolyn Steele
• Alzheimer Disease & Aggression: A Guide for Caregivers, Michael Stones et al.
• Alzheimer's : A love story: One Year in My Husband's Journey, Ann Davidson
• Alzheimer's: Caring for Your Loved One, Caring for Yourself,  Sharon Fish
• Alzheimer's Disease: Activity Focused Care, Carly Hellen
• Alzheimer's Disease: Caregivers, Speak Out, Pam Haisman
• Alzheimer's Early Stages:First Steps for Family, Friends and Caregivers, Daniel Kuhn
• And Thou Shalt Honor: A Caregiver's Companion, Beth Witrogen McLeod
• Caring for your own: nursing the ill at home, Darla Neidrick
• Guidelines for Care, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• He Used to be Somebody, Beverly Bigtree Murphy
• How to Care for your aging parents and still have a life of your own, J.Michael Dolad
• In it Together Series- The Alzheimer's Activities Guide, Forest Pharmaceuticals
• Mirrored Lives: Aging Children and Elderly Parents, Tom Koch
• New Hope For People With Alzheimer's and Their Caregivers, Porter Shimer
• Navigating the Alzheimer's Journey, Carol Bowlby Sifton
• Parentcare: A Commonsense Guide for Adult Children, L. Jarvik & G. Small
• Parenting Your Parents, Bart J. Mindszenthy and Michael Gordon M.D.
• Share My Lonesome Valley- The Slow Grief of Long Term Care Givers, Doug Manning
• Still Alice, Lisa Genova
• Strangers Among Us, Aaron  Bushkowsky
• Surviving Alzheimer's: A Guide for Families, Florian Raymond
• Taking Care of Caregivers, D. Jeanne Roberts
• Talking to Alzheimer's: Simple Ways to Connect When You Visit With a Family Member or Friend, Claudia Strauss
• Tears in God's Bottle: Reflections on Alzheimer's Caregiving, Wayne Ewing
• The 36 Hour Day, ancy L. Mace
• The Alzheimer's Cope Book: The Complete Care Manual for Patients & Families, R.E. Markin
• The Alzheimer's Sourcebook for Caregivers, Frena Gray-Davidson
• The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care, Virginia Bell & David Troxel
• The Caregiver's Manual: A Guide to Helping the Elderly and Infirm Gene, Williams & Patie Kay
• The Comfort of Home: An Illustrated Step by Step guide for Caregivers, Maria M. Meyer with Paula Derr
• The Hidden Victims of Alzheimer's Disease: Families Under Stress, Steven Zarit et al.
• The Complete Canadian Eldercare Guide Caroline, Tapp-McDougall
• The Dying of the Light: Living With Alzheimer's Disease, Arthur Olsen
• The house on beartown road, Elizabeth Cohen
• The Lady from the Centre, Susan Hart
• The Long Way Home, Marian Ritchie
• The Loss of Self: A family resource for the care fo Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, Donna Cohen and Carl Eisdorfer
• The Memory Clinic: Stories of Hope and Healing for Alzheimer's Patients and Their Families, Tiffany Chow
• The One With the News, Sandra Sabatini
• The Stranger In the Plumed Hat/ A Memoir, Irena F. Karafilly
• Therapeutic Caregiving, Barbara J. Bridges
• Through Our, Eyes Susan Hart
• To Hold a Falling Star, Betty Baker Spohr
• Understanding Dementia: A Guide for Young Carers, Kate Fearnley
• What are We Going to do Now: Helping Your Parents in the Senior Years, William Molloy M.D.
• When A Family Member Has Dementia: Steps to Becoming a Resilient Caregiver, Susan M. McCurry
• When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's: The Caregiver's Journey, Earl Grollman
• When Your Loved One Has Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Guide, David L. Carroll
• You, Your Parent, & the Nursing Home, Nancy Fox
• Your Name is Hughes Hannibal Shanks: A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's, Lela Knox Shanks

DVDs & Videos

• A Prescription for Caregivers: Take Care of Yourself, Wendy Lustbader (available through Alzheimer Society Guelph-Wellington)
• Alzheimer's Disease: Pieces of the Puzzle Biomedical Communications, University of Arizona, Arizona Health Sciences Center
• Caregivers Speak Out Kenora/Rainy River District
• The Secret Life of the Brain, David Grubin Production
• The Alzheimer Journey Video, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• When the Day comes….and the caregiving begins Video, Kenora/Rainy River District