geriatric resources

McKhann, G., Albert, M.,Keeping Your Brain Young: The Complete Guide to Physical and Emotional Health and Longevity, John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 2002.
Keeping Your Brain Young

Skinner, B.F. and Vaughan, M.E., Enjoy Old Age, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1983.
Enjoy Old Age

Small, Gary, The Memory Bible, Hyperion, New York, New York, 2002
The Memory Bible

American Association of Retired Persons
601 E Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20049
Tel. (888) 687-2277
www.aarp.org
A magazine and website devoted to the many social, political, legal, health, financial and learning issues for people over age 50 years.

Alliance for Retired Americans
815 16^th Street NW Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Tel. (202) 637-5399
www.retiredamericans.org
The alliance has the mission to ensure social and economic justice and full civil rights for all citizens so that they may enjoy lives of dignity, personal and family fulfillment and security.

National Council on Aging
300 D Street, SW
Suite 801
Washington, D. C. 20024
Tel. (202) 479-1200
www.ncoa.org

American Society on Aging
833 Market Street, Suite 511
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel. (800) 537-9728
www.asaging.org
A national organization concerned with the physical, emotional, social, economic and spiritual aspects of aging.

Meals on Wheels Association of America
1414 Prince Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel. (703) 548-5558
http://www.mowaa.org
Meals on Wheels is the largest and oldest organization in the United States representing those who provide meal services to people in need.

http://www.needymed.com/
Information for those on limited budgets on help paying for medications including those commonly used for Alzheimer’s disease: Aricept, Exelon and reminyl.

Older Driver Skills Program
www.aaapublicaffairs.com
Program designed to improve driving skills and knowledge related to the effects of aging.

AARP driver safety program
www.aarp.org/drive
Defensive driving techniques and information on age related cognitive and physical changes that affect driving. Take a simple online test to see if your driving skills need brushing up.

Harshman, Edward J., Clever Lateral Thinking Puzzles, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York, 1997.
Clever Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Sloane, Paul & Des MacHale, Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York, 1983.
Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Sloane, Paul, Lateral Thinking Puzzlers, Sterling, Publishing co., New York, 1991.
Lateral Thinking Puzzlers

Srinivas, Kiran, Brain Teasers, Robert D. Reed Publishers, San Francisco. 2002.
Brain Teasers

· Celebrating African American Culture: looks back on a variety of childhood and early adult memories and reviews major points in African American history. Video includes scenes of church picnics, celebrations and families highlighted with traditional songs.

· Sentimental Sing-a-longs: an audiotape filled with some old time favorite songs to prompt sing-alongs and jog the memory.

· Lunch break with Tony –a production oriented towards men as Tony visits with them during his work break. Subjects include work days and jobs, work companions, old games like stick ball and baseball, first cars and first loves. A variety of songs are mixed in related to the topic.

· All Sitting Exercise Video: provides seated routines to accomplish stretching and strengthening.

Maddern, Jan, Yoga Builds Bones: Easy, Gentle Stretches That Prevent Osteoporosis, Fair Winds Press, MA, 2000.
Yoga Builds Bones

Eldersong Publications Inc.:
P.O. Box 74, Mt. Airy, MD 21771
Tel. 1-800-397-0533
www.eldersong.com
A large variety of videos including sing-alongs, scenery with music, old time comedians, exercise videos, old time musicians: such as Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Judy Garland.

The Alzheimer’s Store Ageless Design, Inc.
12633 159^th Court
North Jupiter, Florida 33478-6669
Tel. (800) 752-3238
http://www.alzstore.com
Respite Tapes: video of babies acting cute, Strolls down memory lane, sing-alongs, nature and stress reduction tapes and spiritual sing-alongs.

·        Flag House: Activities For Life
    601 FlagHouse Drive
    Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. 07604-3116
Tel.: 800 793-7900
    www.flaghouse.com

Flag House sells large print crossword, puzzle books, word search puzzles, simplified crossword puzzles, trivia books, reminiscing books, books of fashion as pictured in old Sears catalogs, large print poetry books.

The S & S worldwide company sells arts and crafts materials, therapeutic crafts, therapy and rehabilitation products, adaptive equipment and recreational products such as giant crossword puzzles and easy, large piece jig saw puzzles with adult themes.

This agency sells books and products for professionals and caregivers. They have three product catalogs: Alzheimer’s education, comfort care and sensory stimulation.

Giant crossword puzzles, giant, low vision cards, sensory products, daily living and mobility aids and adaptive clothing.

Low vision jig saw puzzles, games for reminiscence and movement, large print cross words, word search and books, large print bingo, trivia games and books.

            P.O. Box 922668
            Norcross, GA 30010-2668
            http://www.abilitations.com
           (800) 850-8602
       This company sells sensory motor supplies geared for children, but great for individuals with
           dementia. Interesting products include: tactile and vibrating toys and switches which activate music.

Bodkin, Cora, Leibowitz, Helene and Wiener, Dana, Crafts for your Leisure Years, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1976.
Crafts for Your Leisure Years

This book provides 25 specially designed projects in large print with tips for individuals with visual handicaps, arthritis, sensitive skin or respiratory ailments. Projects include: leather, clay, needlepoint, wood, weaving, tooled foil and decoupage.

Dowling, James R. Keeping busy… A Handbook of Activities for Persons with Dementia, The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1995.
Keeping Busy

Goodwin, Dennis, The Activity Director’s Treasure Chest, The Activity Factory, 2227 Rock Island Court, Snellville, Georgia 30278, 1987.
The Activity Director's Treasure Chest

Hellen, Carly R. Alzheimer’s Disease (Activity-Focused Care), Butterworth Heinemann, Woburn, Mass 1998.
Alzheimer’s Disease

Nekola, Pat, An Alzheimer’s guide: Activities and Issues for People who Care, Catering By Design, 2002.
An Alzheimer’s Guide

Sheridan, Carmel, Failure-Free Activities for the Alzheimer’s Patient, Dell Publishing, New York, 1987.
Failure-Free Activities for the Alzheimer’s Patient

Walker, Susan C. Keeping Active: A Caregiver’s Guide to Activities with the Elderly, American Source Books, Lakewood, Colorado, 1994.
Keeping Active

J.M. Zgola, Doing Things: A Guide to Programming Activities for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders, (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press 1987.
Doing Things

Beyond Sight, Inc.
5650 S. Windermere St.
Littleton, CO 80120

Telephone: (303)795.6455

http://www.beyondsight.com/ Sells products for the blind and visually impaired: including clocks, watches, kitchen aids, games, healthy and beauty, writing mobility aids, lamps and magnifiers, note takers, recorders and video magnifiers.

Independent Living Aids, Inc.,
P.O. Box 9022
Hicksville, New York 11753
Tel. (800) 537-2118
http://www.independentliving.com/
Independent Living Aids, Inc., sells a variety of low vision, hearing and health care products.

Silverts Adaptive Clothing
Tel. (800) 387-7088
http://www.silverts.com
Clothing designed for wheelchair users, the elderly and caregivers assisting other to dress.

http://www.care4elders.com/
Activities guide, Management publications, in-service educational newsletters, Alzheimers Disease training manuals and In-service education reports.

Well Spouse Foundation
63 West Main Street, Suite H
Freehold, NJ 07728
(800) 838-0879
www.wellspouse.org

Well Spouse Foundation gives support to spouses and partners of the chronically ill and/or disabled. Well Spouse maintains support groups, publishes a bimonthly newsletter, and helps organize letter writing programs to help members deal with the effects of isolation.

Family Caregiver Alliance
690 Market Street, suite 600
San Francisco. CA 94104
(415) 434- 3388
www.caregiver.org
This organization provides information, education, services, research and advocacy.

National Family Caregivers Association
http://www.nfcacares.org
Tel. (800) 896-3650
This agency supports, educations and advocates for American caregivers.

National alliance for Caregiviing
4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 642
Bethesda, MD 20814
www.caregiving.org

This alliance is a coalition of national organizations focusing on issues of family care giving. Members include grassroots organizations, professional associations, service organizations, disease-specific organizations, a government agency and corporations. They provide many downloadable brochures on care giving.

http://www.hospicenet.org/ offers resources for caregivers on finding hospice care, arranging time away from work and handling grief.

Bell, Virginia, and Troxel, David, The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer’s Care, Health Professions Press, Baltimore, 1997.
The Best Friends Approach

Haymon, Sandra W., My Turn: Caring for Aging Parents and Other Elderly Loved Ones, Magnolia Productions, Inc, P.O. Box 13705, Tallahassee, Fl 32347-3705, 1-800-2653243. 1996.
My Turn

Mace, Nancy L. and Rabins, Petger V. The 36 Hour Day, Warner Books, 1999.
The 36 Hour Day

Radin, Lisa, What If It’s Not alzheimers: A Care-givers Guide to Dementia, Prometheus books, 2003.
What If It's Not Alzheimer's?

Shanks, Lela Knox, Your Name is Hughes Hannibal Shanks, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 1996.
Your Name is Hughes Hannibal Shanks

National Association for Home Care
228 Seventh Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 547-7424
www.nahc.org
The National Association of Home Care represents the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices and home care aide organizations. Information is provided on: how to choose home care

Care Guide at Home
www.eldercare.com
(888)389-8839
The CareGuide@Home Provider Network consists of many types of health care providers, facilities and services. They screen and check credentials of providers with performance evaluated twice a year.

www.careplanner.org is a free website to help seniors and their caregivers choose between different living options.

National Adult Day Services Association
Tel.(800) 558-5301
www.nadsa.org
Information on adult day care programs

www.carepathways.com/nhg-state-survey-agency.cfm
A list of state nursing home survey agencies and rankings. Information provided to find long term care, home care, adult day care and other assistance for caregivers and a service to bring together health care professionals seeking jobs and employers or families seeking staff.

Children of Aging Parents
1609 Woodbourne Road, Suite 302A
Levittown, PA 19057-1511
(800) 227-7294
www.caps4caregivers.org
Children of Aging Parents provides information and referrals for nursing homes, retirement communities, elder law attorneys, adult day-care centers, respite-care, assisted living centers, and state and county agencies.

Harris, Phyllis, The National Directory of Adult Day Care Centers, Third Edition, Health Resources Publishing, 2002.
The National Directory of Adult Day Care Centers
The directory provides information to evaluate and compare more than 4000 programs nationwide

Lieberman, Trudy and the editors of Consumer Reports. Complete Guide to Health Services for Seniors. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000.
The Complete Guide

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Tel. (630) 792-5000
www.jcaho.org
JCAHO provides local contact information and accreditation information for nursing homes and other senior living facilities.

American Health Care Association
Tel. (202) 842-4444
www.ahca.org
This organization is a federation of state organizations representing more than 10,000 assisted living, nursing facilities, developmentally-disabled and sub-acute care providers. AHCA provides information, education and administrative tools to enhance quality of life.

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
901 E Street, NW., Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20004-2037
Tel. (202) 783-2242
www.aahsa.org
Provides information about and lobbies for the nation’s nonprofit residential care facilities and nursing homes

Eldercare Locator
1112 16^th St., N.W., Suite 100
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel (800) 677-1116
www.eldercare.gov
This service of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging provides information about and referrals to respite care and community care agencies around the country.

National Center for Assisted Living
1201 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Tel. (202) 842-4444
www.ncal.org
NCAL is the assisted living voice of the American Health Care Association, the nations largest organization representing long term care. The web site provides guiding principles of assisted living facilities, consumer information, resident and facility profiles, news and links.

Assisted Living Facilities Association of America
9411 Lee Hwy.
Plaza Suite J
Fairfax, VA 22031
Tel. (703) 691-8100
http://www.alfa.org
Provides information about what to look for in an assisted living facility. They work to influence public policy by advocating for informed choice, quality care and accessibility for all Americans seeking assistance with long-term care.

National Long Term Ombudsman Resource Center
1828 L Street, NW
Suite 801
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel. (202) 332-2275
www.ltcombudsman.org
Learn about what ombudsman do and how to locate them.

National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
1828 L Street, NW
Suite 801
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel. (202) 332-2275
http://www.nccnhr.org
The NCCNHR advocates for nursing home quality and reform by informing and empowering consumers, promoting ombudsman programs, best practices in care delivery, public policy responsive to consumer needs and enforcement for consumer directed living standards.

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 872-0888
www.n4a.org
Information on living arrangements for the elderly .

Medicare
Maine telephone number (800) 633-4227
Hotline (800) 638-6833
www.medicare.gov

Medicare Rights Center
www.medicarerights.org
1460 Broadway, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Tel.( 212)869-3850
Independent source of Medicare information and assistance.

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Tel. (520) 881-4005
www.naela.com
Assists those who provide specialized legal services to the elderly and their caregivers. Points caregivers to local elder law attorneys.

Legal Services Corporation
http://www.lsc.gov
Tel. (202) 295-1500
A private nonprofit organization that helps low income people gain access to legal help for civil cases.

www.seniorlaw.com

This is a Web site where senior citizens, their families, attorneys, social workers, and financial planners, can access information about elder law, Medicare, Medicaid, guardianship, estate planning, trusts and the rights of the elderly and disabled.

National Guardianship Association
www.guardianship.org
Tel. (520) 881-6561
Information and resources on guardianship.

Social Security Administration
Office of Public Inquiries
6401 Security Boulevard
Room 4-C-5 Annex
Baltimore, MD 21235
Tel. (800) 772-1213
www.ssa.gov

Gordon, Harley, How to Protect Your Life Savings from Catastrophic Illness and Nursing Homes, Financial Planning Institute, Inc., Boston, MA, 2001.
How To Protect Your Life Savings

Matthews, Joseph, Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It, Nolo, 950 Parker Street, Berkeley, CA, 94710, 2006
Long Term Care

Matthews, Joseph, Matthews Berman, Dorothy, Social Security, Medicare and Government Pensions, Nolo, 950 Parker Street, Berkeley, CA, 94710, 2005.
Social Security, Medicare and Government Pensions

The National Association of Professional
Geriatric Care Managers
1604 North Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 881 8008
www.caremanager.org

American association for Geriatric Psychiatry
7910 Woodmont Ave.
Suite 1050
Bethesda, MD 20814-3004
http://www.aagponline.org
Tel. (301)-654-7850
Resources to help older people with mental disorders.

Hospice Foundation of America
2001 s street, NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
Tel. (800) 854 3402
www.hospicefoundation.org
Information on end of life care.

Organizations with Legal, Social, Health and Political Issues Related to Aging

The Alzheimer’s Association
919 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611-1676
(800)272-3900 or (312) 335-8700
www.alz.org

Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR)
http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
National Institute on Aging
Building 31, Room 5C27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel. (301) 496-1752
This organization provides lots of fact sheets and the latest information on research and treatment and help for caregivers.

The Simon Foundation for Continence
Box 835-F
Wilmette, IL 60091
Tel (800) 237-4666
www.simonfoundation.org
The Simon Foundation for Continence helps individuals with incontinence, their families and the health professionals who provide their care. They provide books, pamphlets, tapes, self-help groups and other resources.

Reese, Pam Britton, The Source for Alzheimer’s & Dementia, LinguiSystems, Inx., Ill, 2000.
The Source for Alzheimer's & Dementia
Information on different types of dementia: characteristics, assessment and interventions with emphasis on communication skills, visual reminders for social cues and daily living skills.

Shenk, David, The Forgetting, The Forgetting, Anchor books, a division of Random House, Inc. New York, 2001.
The Forgetting

Smith, Patricia B., Kenan, Mary Mitchel and Kunik, Mark Edwin, Alzheimer’s for Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., New Jersey, 2004.
Alzheimers for Dummies

Grant, Linda, Remind Me Who I am Again, Granta Books, London , 1988
Remind Me Who I Am Again
Written by a daughter of an Alzheimer's Disease victim.

Shanks, Lela Knox, Your Name is Hughes Hannibal Shanks, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 1996.
Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks
Written by the wife of an alzheimer's Disease victim.

Cohen, Elizabeth, The House on Beartown Road: A Memoir of Learning and Forgetting, Random House, New York, 2003.
The House on Beartown Road
Written by a daughter of an Alzheimer's Disease victim.

DeBaggiio, Thomasa, Losing My Mind: An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's, Thorndike Press, Waterville, Maine, 2002.
Losing My Mind
Written by a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.

Beyond Sight, Inc. 5650 S. Windermere St. Littleton, CO 80120

Telephone: (303)795.6455

http://www.beyondsight.com/ Sells products for the blind and visually impaired: including clocks, watches, kitchen aids, games, healthy and beauty, writing mobility aids, lamps and magnifiers, note takers, recorders and video magnifiers.

www.seniorlaw.com

This is a Web site where senior citizens, their families, attorneys, social workers, and financial planners, can access information about elder law, Medicare, Medicaid, guardianship, estate planning, trusts and the rights of the elderly and disabled.

Beyond Sight, Inc.
5650 S. Windermere St.
Littleton, CO 80120