Caregiver Resource Library
BPL is excited to announce we have added a large selection of caregiver resources to our collection thanks to Benzie Senior Resources who received a grant to create a “Caregivers’ Resource Library”. The collection contains a large selection of books and videos designed by Teepa Snow, an occupational therapist with forty years of clinical practice experience. She is one of the world’s leading educators on dementia and the care that accompanies it. In 2005, she founded Positive Approach® to Care (PAC), a company that provides dementia care training, services, and products around the world.
Lack of formal training is one of the biggest challenges of caregiving. Less than one in ten family caregivers receives training to assist older adults with disabilities, according to a U.S. study.
Douglas Durand, Benzie Senior Resources Executive Director stated, “It’s difficult for most caregivers to attend caregiving training events as they are unable to leave their loved one or find someone to stay with them. We hear quite often that even if they had someone to look after the person they are caring for, they worry and this worry interferes with one’s concentration, making it a less helpful experience to attend. So, by providing educational DVD’s and reading material this will enable them to learn at their own pace in the comfort of their own homes while still being present to care for their loved one.”
The “Caregivers’ Resource Library” is available at the four Benzie County libraries and at the administration office of Benzie Senior Resources. A huge THANK YOU to Benzie Senior Resources for obtaining and distributing these materials.
Lack of formal training is one of the biggest challenges of caregiving. Less than one in ten family caregivers receives training to assist older adults with disabilities, according to a U.S. study.
Douglas Durand, Benzie Senior Resources Executive Director stated, “It’s difficult for most caregivers to attend caregiving training events as they are unable to leave their loved one or find someone to stay with them. We hear quite often that even if they had someone to look after the person they are caring for, they worry and this worry interferes with one’s concentration, making it a less helpful experience to attend. So, by providing educational DVD’s and reading material this will enable them to learn at their own pace in the comfort of their own homes while still being present to care for their loved one.”
The “Caregivers’ Resource Library” is available at the four Benzie County libraries and at the administration office of Benzie Senior Resources. A huge THANK YOU to Benzie Senior Resources for obtaining and distributing these materials.
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BOOKS
The 36 Hour Day, Sixth Edition, Nancy L. Mace Activities To Do With Your Parent Who Has Alzheimer’s Dementia, Judith A. Levy Chicken Soup For The Soul: 101 Stories Of Caregiving, Coping, And Compassion-Living With Alzheimer’s And Other Dementia, Amy Newmark Creating Moments Of Joy Along The Alzheimer’s Journey, Jolene Brackey The Dementia Caregiver Guide, Teepa Snow The Dementia Handbook, Judith Cornish The Emotional Survival Guide For Caregivers, Barry J. Jacobs A Heart Full Of Gems, Rev. Linn Possell Learning To Speak Alzheimer’s, Joanne Koenig Coste Passages In Caregiving, Gail Sheehy Stages For Senior Care, Paul and Lori Hogan Surviving Alzheimer’s, Paula Spencer Scott When Reasoning No Longer Works, Angel Smits DVD’s: Best Seller DVD’s:
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DVD’s:
Mid Stage Dementia-Family Care Partner
Late Stage Dementia Care
Specialty Dementia’s
Seeing It from the Other Side Series:
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