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Caregiver Resource Library


The Caregiver Resource Library at BPL contains a large selection of books and DVDs 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.
 
A huge THANK YOU to Benzie Senior Resources
for obtaining and sharing these materials.

Items listed below are available for check out at
Benzonia Public Library. To reserve an item
visit our library catalog or call 231-882-4111.

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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:
  • The Art of Caregiving
  • Designing a Supportive Dementia Care Environment
  • It’s all in your Approach
  • The Journey of Dementia
  • Progression of Dementia
 

DVD’s:
Mid Stage Dementia-Family Care Partner
  • In Home Dementia Care: Tips And Techniques
  • Improving Communication In Dementia Care
  • Challenging Behaviors in Dementia Care: Recognizing And Meeting Unmet Needs
 
Late Stage Dementia Care
  • Advanced Care Skills In Late Stage Dementia
  • The Inevitable Hospital Stay-How to Advocate for your loved one with Dementia
  • End of Life Care and Letting Go
 
Specialty Dementia’s 
  • Lewy Body Dementia What Everyone Needs To Know
  • Practical Tips for Better Living with Parkinson’s Disease
  • Understanding Frontotemporal Dementia
  • Understanding Vascular Dementia
 
Seeing It from the Other Side Series:
  • Part 1 – Caregiver Stress and Dementia Coping & Strategies
  • Part 2 – The Condition of Dementia
  • Part 3 – Becoming Dementia Knowledgeable

September 2020

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.
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February 2021
Fridays: Online Pre-school Storytime with Miss Desiree

March 2021
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Fridays: Online Pre-school Storytime with Miss Desiree


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Benzonia, MI 49616-0445

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