Alzheimer's Family Organization
'Serving Central Florida'

HELPLINE (727) 848-8888 · TOLL FREE 1-888-496-8004

OR CLICK HERE TO E-MAIL US: info@alzheimersfamily.org

Educational Programs

Free Respite Care Available for Caregiver Days

Upcoming Educational Events
Call (727) 848-8888 to Reserve Your Spot


CAREGIVER DAYS
Continental Breakfast & Lunch Provided
(Includes Certificate of Attendance)
FREE RESPITE CARE (with Pre-Arrangement)
 


LOCATION
 
 

Friday, January 23, 2009 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members

 

           
            Hernando County             
Atria Evergreen Woods
7030 Evergreen Woods Trail
Spring Hill, FL 34608


Friday, February 26, 2009 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members

 


           Sumter County             
New Covenant United Methodist Church
3470 Woodridge Drive
The Villages, FL 32162
 
 

Friday, March 13, 2009 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members

 


            East Pasco County             
Pasco Regional Medical Center
13100 Fort King Road
Dade City, FL 33525
 
 

Thursday, June 4, 2009 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: FREE - AFO Members / FREE - Non-Members

 


Pinellas County
Arden Courts
2895 Tampa Road
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
 
 

Friday, August 28, 2009 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members

 


Citrus County
Barrington Place
 2341 W. Norvell Bryan Highway
Lecanto, FL 34461
 
 

Friday, October 16, 2009 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members

 


West Pasco County
Regional Medical Center, Bayonet Point
14000 Fivay Road
Bayonet Point, FL 34667
 
 

Monday, November 2, 2009 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members

 


Lake County
Venetian Gardens
209 E. Dixie Highway
Leesburg, FL 34749
 
   


SEMINARS FOR PROFESSIONALS & CAREGIVERS
(6 CEUs Available)
Continental Breakfast & Lunch Provided
(Includes Certificate of Attendance)
 

LOCATION


 


Wednesday, October 14, 2009
(8:30am - 3:15pm)

 

Caregiver's Cost:
$20 - AFO Members / $30 - Non-Members
$60 - Includes Seminar & One-Year AFO Membership

 

Professional's Cost:
$50 - AFO Members / $60 - Non-Members
$95 - Includes Seminar & One-Year AFO Membership
(6 CEU's Included for Professionals)
 


Hernando County
Silverthorn Country Club
4550 Golf Club Lane
Spring Hill, FL 34609
 

AGENDA INCLUDES:

Alzheimer's 101 With Research Updates
Mildred Farmer - Meridian Research

Depression & Stress: Activities to Help
Patricia Sovonick, Ph.D., AFO President

Dina Giannet, D.Min., A.C.C.

Caregiver Issues
Stanley Giannet, Ph.D.

Legal Issues for the Elderly
Sean Scott, Attorney at Law

 
   


SUPPORT GROUP ORIENTATION / IN-SERVICE
(For New Support Group Leaders, Refreshments Served)
 


LOCATION
 
 

Friday, January 16, 2009 - (9:30am - 12:30pm)
NO COST

 


              Citrus County               
Highland Terrace
700 Medical Court East
Inverness, FL 34450
 


Friday, April 17, 2009 - (9:30am - 12:30pm)
NO COST

 


               Hernando County                
Spring Oaks ALF
7251 Grove Road
Brooksville, FL 34613
 



Friday, August 14, 2009 - (9:30am - 12:30pm)
NO COST
 


               Lake and Sumter Counties                
Clare Bridge of Leesburg
710 South Lake Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
 

 

Friday, October 23, 2009 - (9:30am - 12:30pm)
NO COST
 


              West Pasco County                
La Casa Grande
6400 Trouble Creek Road
New Port Richey, FL 34653
 

All seminars will offer Educational Contact Hours (C.E.U.'s) for professionals.
These are suitable for both the home caregiver and healthcare professional.
You must register in advance for the seminar, and the cost of C.E.U.'s is included in your registration fee.
For further information, please contact the Alzheimer's Family Organization at (727) 848-8888, or toll free (888) 496-8004.

Educational Sponsors
We would like to thank the following sponsors of our Educational Events. By providing us with a location, food or respite care, they have enabled us to educate the public about this dread disease.

2009 Alzheimer's Disease Educational Sponsors
Arden Courts - Pinellas County
 Atria Evergreen Woods - Hernando County
Brookdale Senior Living - Lake County
 Claire Bridge of Leesburg - Lake County
Comfort Keepers - Lake County
Gregory Gay, Esquire - Hernando County
Highland Terrace ALF - Citrus County
New Covenant United Methodist Church - Sumter County
Patrick Smith, Esquire - Sumter County
Regional Medical Center, Bayonet Point - W. Pasco County
Sean Scott, Esquire - Lake County
Spring Oaks, LLC - Hernando County
Village of Homewood - Lake County
 

Dementia Specific Trainings
 
Approved by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and FPECA (Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging)

ALF - Approval Numbers ALF AD 171 & ALF AD 172 (Level I and Level II) - Level I Expires August 4, 2011
                                                                                                                               Level II Expires July 15, 2011

HOME HEALTH - Approval Number HH AD 133 - Expires June 9, 2012

NURSING HOME - Level I Approval Number NHAD 387 - Expires June 9, 2012 (3 Hours)
                                   Level II Approval Number NHAD 386 - Expires June 9, 2012 (1 Hour)

We have provided the following facilities with training classes for their employees.

Citrus County - Comfort Keepers, Inverness, FL
                           Nature Coast Lodge, Lecanto, FL

Hernando County - Atria Evergreen Woods, Spring Hill, FL

Lake County - Somerset ALF, Tavares, FL
                           
Pasco County -   Forest Glen Lodge, New Port Richey, FL
                            Home Instead Senior Care, New Port Richey, FL
                            La Casa Grande, New Port Richey, FL
                            The Cottages of Port Richey, Port Richey, FL
                            Westbrooke Manor, Zephyrhills, FL
                           

Contact our office for additional information about training or purchasing our curriculum
 

 

LIBRARY LIST

The Alzheimer's Family Organization has an extensive library in our main office.
Members of our organization are free to check out any of the following:

Video

Introduction to Alzheimer's Disease - RIGHT CLICK HERE, Then 'Save Link/Target As' To Download

HBO's Alzheimer's Project - CLICK HERE

ABC News Virtual Dementia Tour - CLICK HERE


Books and Publications

Coach Broyles' Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers - CLICK HERE to Download or Read (.pdf Format)

Older Floridians Handbook - CLICK HERE to Download or Read (.pdf Format)

Other Florida Department of Elder Affairs Publications - CLICK HERE

ADEAR (Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Service - CLICK HERE
 

 
TITLE
 

AUTHOR
1.

100 Questions & Answers about Alzheimer’s Disease

Thomas Wisniewski, MD, Marcin Sadowski, MD, PhD

2.

Activities of Daily Living – a Guide for Alzheimer's Care

Kathy Laurenhue, MA
3.

Aging with Grace – What the Nun Study Teaches Us

David Snowdon, PhD

4.

Alzheimer’s: A Caregivers Guide & Source Book

Howard Gruetner
5.

Alzheimer's  Activities Guide

Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
6.

Alzheimer's Disease and its Impact – A Speaker’s Kit

ADEAR Center
7.

Alzheimer's Disease & Marriage

Lore K. Wright

8.

Alzheimer's Disease - Unraveling the Mystery

National Institute on Aging
9. Alzheimer's Making Sense of Suffering

Teresa R. Strecker, PhD
10.

At the Crossroads – A Guide to AD, Dementia & Driving

AARP & The Hartford
11.

At the Heart of Alzheimer's

Carol Simpson
12.

Care of Alzheimer’s Patients A Manual for Nursing Home Staff

A.D.R.D. Association & A.H.C.A.
13.

Caregiver’s Support Kit

National Caregiver’s Foundation
14.

Caring for the Caregiver

Parke-Davis
15.

Caring for Your Aging Parents

Donna Cohen, PhD, Carl Eisdorfer, PhD, MD
16. Clouds on a Clear Day – An Alzheimer’s Anthology

Individual Caregivers
17.

Complete Guide to Alzheimer's Proofing your Home

Mark L. Warner
18.

Dementia: A Practical Guide to Alzheimer's Disease
and Related Illnesses

Leonard L. Heston, MD, June A. White, AS
19.

Elder Rage or Take My Father…Please

Jacqueline Marcell

20.

Failure Free Activities for the Alzheimer's Patient

Carmel B. Sheridan
21.

Field Of Themes – 100 Activities For Our Senior Friends

Barbara Fister, Sylvia Valentine
22.

Getting to Know Ruben Plotnick (For Children)

Roz Rosenbluth

23.

Gone without a Trace

Marianne Caldwell
24.

Grandpa Doesn’t Know Me (For Children)

Donna Guthrie
25.

Great Grandma Forgets (For Children)

Miss Stormi
26.

Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home

US Dept. of Health and Human Services
27.

He Used to be Somebody

Beverly Bigtree
28.

Hiring Home Caregivers

Helen Susik, M.A.
29.

Holding on to Ettie

Abe Holdman, Drollene P. Brown
30.

How to Care for your Parents - A Handbook for Adult Children

Nora Jean Levin
31.

I’m Just Not Myself Anymore -
A Family Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease

Charles C. Entwistle
32.

In a Tangled Wood-An Alzheimer’s Journey

Joyce Dyer
33.

La comodidad del hogar

Maria M. Meyer con Paula Derr
34.

Lifeline to Care With Dignity

Erwin, Kathie Ph.D., Ed.D.
35.

Living with Alzheimer’s - Ruth’s Story

Art Danforth
36.

Moving A Relative With Memory Loss -
A Family Caregiver’s Guide 

Laurie White & Beth Spencer
37.

My Journey into Alzheimer’s Disease

Robert Davis
38.

Partial View-An Alzheimer’s Journal

Carl Smith Henderson
39. Playbook for Alzheimer's  Disease – Tips and Strategies

Coach Broyles
40.

Sarah R. Royer - A Young Alzheimer’s Patient,
My  Memory of Her

Esther Royer Ayers
41.

Seven Steps to Effective Parent Care

Donna Cohen, PhD, Carl Eisdorfer, PhD, MD

42.

Sexuality and the Alzheimer's Patient

AD Research Center- Duke University

43.

Suicide – The Forever Decision

Dr. Paul G. Quinnett
44.

The 36 Hour Day

Nancy L. Mace, MA & Peter Rabins, MD
45. The Best Friends Book of Alzheimer's  Activities

Virginia Bell, David Troxel, Tonya Cox & Robin Hamon

46.

The Long Way Home

Marian Ritchie
47.

The Loss of Self

Donna Cohen, PhD & Carl Eisdorfer PhD, MD
48.

Therapeutic Caregiving: A Practical Guide

Barbara J. Bridges, R.N.
49.

Through Tara’s Eyes

Kathy Baumann & Erin Conners
50.

Understanding Alzheimer’s

A.D. & R.D. Association
51.

What Happened to Mommy? (For Children)

Renee Fran
52.

When Meme Came to Live at My  House (For Children)

Mary Janine Langdon
53.

When Someone Dies In Florida

Amelia E. Pohl, Esq.

54.

When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's Disease:
A Caregiver’s Journey 

Grollman, Earl & Kenneth Kosik
55.

Will I Be Next? Bea Gorman’s Life Story

Lois Bristow
56.

You Are One of Us
(Successful Clergy/ Church Connections to Alzheimer’s Families)

Lisa P. Gwyther


 

 

 

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