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 - 2007
Call (727) 848-8888 to Reserve Your Spot

CAREGIVER DAYS
(Lunch Provided)


LOCATION
 
 

Friday, January 18, 2008 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members

 

 Hernando County             
Atria Evergreen Woods
7030 Evergreen Woods Trail
Spring Hill, FL 34608
352-596-2055


Friday, February 22, 2008 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members
Guest Speaker - Attorney Eric Millhorn
 		 Sumter County             
New Covenant United Methodist Church
3470 Woodridge Drive
The Villages, FL 32162
352-750-4529
 

Friday, March 7, 2008 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members

 

 East Pasco County             
Pasco Regional Medical Center
13100 Fort King Road
Dade City, FL 33525
352-521-1100
 

Friday, September 26, 2008 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members

 

 Citrus County
Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center
6201 N. Suncoast Boulevard
Crystal River, FL 34428
352-795-6560     
 
 

Friday, October 24, 2008 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members

 

 West Pasco County
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
14000 Fivay Road
Hudson, FL 34667
727-861-5196
 

Monday, November 17, 2008 - (10am - 2pm)
Cost: $15 - AFO Members / $25 - Non-Members

 

 Lake and Sumter Counties
Venetian Gardens
209 E. Dixie Highway
Leesburg, FL 34749
352-728-9885
   


SEMINARS FOR PROFESSIONALS & CAREGIVERS
(6 CEUs Available)
Continental Breakfast & Lunch Provided
 

LOCATION


Friday, October 10, 2008 - (9am - 3:15pm)
Caregiver's Cost:
$25 - AFO Members / $30 - Non-Members
$60 - Includes Seminar & One-Year AFO Membership

Professional's Cost:
$45 - AFO Members / $50 - Non-Members
$80 - Includes Seminar & One-Year AFO Membership
(CEU's Included)
 


Sumter County             
New Covenant United Methodist Church
3470 Woodridge Drive
The Villages, FL 32162
352-750-4529
 
   


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


LOCATION
 
 

Friday, January 25, 2008 - (9:30am - 12:30pm)
NO COST

 

 Citrus County               
Citrus Resource Center
2804 W. Marc Knighton Court
Lecanto, FL 34461
 352-527-5900


Friday, May 16, 2008 - (9:30am - 12:30pm)
NO COST

 		 Hernando County                
Spring Oaks ALF
7251 Grove Road
Brooksville, FL 34613
 352-592-1150



Friday, August 8, 2008 - (9:30am - 12:30pm)
NO COST
 

 Lake and Sumter Counties                
Clare Bridge of Leesburg
710 South Lake Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
 352-728-6661
 

 

Friday, October 31, 2008 - (9:30am - 12:30pm)
NO COST
 

 West Pasco County                
La Casa Grande
6400 Trouble Creek Road
New Port Richey, FL 34653
727-847-2980
 

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.

2008 Alzheimer's Disease Educational Sponsors

 Assisted Living of Pasco - W. Pasco County
 Atria Evergreen Woods - Hernando County
 Claire Bridge of Leesburg - Lake County
Community Hospital - W. Pasco County
Forest Glen Lodge - W. Pasco County
 Highland Terrace ALF - Citrus County
Interim Home Care - Lake/Sumter County
La Casa Grande - W. Pasco County
Lake Harris Healthcare - Lake County
New Covenant United Methodist Church - Sumter County
Oak Hill Hospital - Hernando County
Pasco Regional Medical Center - E. Pasco County
Regional Medical Center, Bayonet Point - W. Pasco 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 31 & ALF AD 32 (Level I and Level II) - Expires August 17, 2008

HOME HEALTH - Approval Number HH AD 76 - Expires September 27, 2009

NURSING HOME - Approval Number NHAD 0300 (Level I and Level II) - Expires November 16, 2009

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

Citrus County -  Barrington Place, Lecanto, FL
                            Comfort Keepers, Inverness, FL
                            Nature Coast Lodge, Lecanto, 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
                            Royal Oak Nursing Center, Dade City, FL
 

 

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.

I.   Books
   A. Alzheimer's Disease
   B. Caregiving (At Home)
   C. Caregiving (Professionals)
   D. Caregiver's Stories
   E. Children
   F. Clergy
   G. Informational
   H. Nursing Home Information
   I.  Safety

II.  Kits 
III. Manuals 
IV. Videos

I. BOOKS

A. Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
1.  100 Questions & Answers about Alzheimer's Disease Thomas Wisniewski, M.D. & Marcin Sadowski, MD, PhD
2.  A Broken Brain Dementia Education & Training Program
3.  Aging with Grace - What the Nun Study Teaches Us David Snowdon, PhD
4. Alzheimer's Disease & Marriage Lore Wright - Sage Series in Clinical Nursing Research
5.  Alzheimer's Disease - Unraveling the Mystery National Institute on Aging
6.  Alzheimer's Making Sense of Suffering Teresa R.  Strecker, PhD
7.  At the Crossroads - A Guide to AD, Dementia &
     Driving		 AARP & The Hartford
8.  At the Heart Of Alzheimer's Carol Simpson
9.  Dementia A Practical Guide to A.D. and Related    
     Illnesses		 Leonard L. Heston, MD & June White, AS
10. I'm Just Not Myself Anymore - A Family Guide to AD Charles Entwistle
11. La comodidad del hogar Maria Meyer con Paula Derr
12. Sexuality and the Alzheimer's Patient AD Research Center - Duke University
13. Surviving Alzheimer's: A Guide for Families
14. The 36 Hour Day Nancy Mace, M.A. & Peter Rabins, MD
15. Understanding Alzheimer's AS & RD Association
B. Caregiving (At Home)  
1.  Alzheimer's: A Caregivers Guide & Source Book Howard Gruetner
2.  Alzheimer's: A Handbook for the Caregiver Eileen Driscoll
3.  Caring for the Caregiver Parke-Davis
4.  Caring for Your Aging Parents Donna Cohen, Ph.D. & Carl Eisdorfer, PhD, MD
5.  Caregiver Handbook - A Step-by-Step Area Agency on Aging of Pasco - Pinellas & St. Petersburg College
6.  Caregiver's Reprieve: A Guide to Emotional Survival,
     When Caring for Someone You Love		  
7.  Elder Rage or Take My Father...Please Jacqueline Marcell
8.  Facing Alzheimer's Disease: Family Caregivers Speak Patricia Brown Coughlan
9.   Failure Free Activities for the Alzheimer's  patient
10. How to Care for your Parents - A Handbook for Adult
      Children		 Nora Jean Levin
11. Lifeline to Care With Dignity Kathie Erwin, Ph.D., EdD
12. Male Caregivers' Guidebook Alzheimer's Association - Des Moines Chapter
13. Manual & Resource Guide for Caregivers of Seniors
      in Pinellas County		  
14. Therapeutic Caregiving: A Practical Guide For
       Caregivers or Persons with Alzheimer's & Other
       Dementia Causing Diseases		 Barbara J. Bridges, RN
 
C. Caregiving (Professionals)  
1.  Activity Programming for Persons with Dementia (A
     Sourcebook)		 National Alzheimer's Association
D. Caregiver's Stories  
1.  Gone Without a Trace: A True Story Marianne Dickerman-Caldwell
2.  Hard to Forget- An Alzheimer's Story Charles Pierce

3.  he used to be somebody 

Beverly Bigtree

4.  Hiring Home Caregivers

Helen Susik, M.A.- American Source Books 
5.  Holding on to Ettie Abe Holdman & Drollene Brown
6.  In a Tangled Wood - An Alzheimer's Journey Joyce Dyer
7.  Iris and her Friends - Memoir of Memory and Desire John Bayley
8.  Living with Alzheimer's - Ruth's Story Art Danforth
9.  My Journey into Alzheimer’s Disease Robert Davis
10. Partial View - An Alzheimer's Journey

11. Sarah R. Royer - A Young Alzheimer’s Patient, My 12. Memory of Her 

Ruth Royer as told to Esther Royer Ayers
13. When Someone You Love Has AD: A Caregiver's
      Journey		 Grollman, Earl & Kenneth Kosik, Beacon Press

14. Will I Be Next? Bea Gorman’s Life Story 

Lois Bristow
15. the long way home Marian Ritchie
E. Children  
1.  Grandpa Doesn't Know Me Donna Guthrie

2.  Great Grandma Forgets

Miss Stormi

3.  Helping Grandma

A coloring book

4.  When Meme Came to Live at My House

Mary Janine Langdon
F. Clergy

 
1. You are one of us. (Successful Clergy/Church
    Connections to Alzheimer's Families)

 Lisa P. Gwyther
G. Informational  
1.  Aging Under The Microscope - A Biological Quest National Institute on Aging

2.  Florida Senior Legal Guide - Planning for a Lifetime

Gregory G. Gay, Esquire

3.  Moving A Relative With Memory Loss A Family         
     Caregiver’s Guide

Laurie White & Beth Spencer

4.  Suicide – The Forever Decision

Dr. Paul G. Quinnett 
5.  The Loss of Self Donna Cohen, PhD & Carl Eisdorfer, PhD, MD
6.  The Twin Demons Of Old Age: Dementia & 
     Depression

7.  Understanding and Resolving Grief

Monnette Viau, RN, PhD

H. Nursing Home Information
1.  Care of Alzheimer's Patients - A Manual for Nursing
     Home Staff 		A.D.R.D. Association & A.H.C.A.
2.  Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home US Dept. of Health and Human Services

I. Safety

 
1.  Complete Guide to Alzheimer's Proofing your Home Mark Warner
2.  Home Safety for the Alzheimer's Patient 
3.  Depression   (4 books) 
II. KITS   

1.  A Part of Daily Life Kit 

2.  Alzheimer’s Disease - A Slide presentation   (73 slides) 
3.  Alzheimer’s Disease and It’s Impact” A Slide Program and Speaker Kit 

4.  Managing and Understanding Behavior Problems in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Related Disorders (5 tapes) 

5.  Caregiver Kit

6.  Caregiver’s Support Kit 
7.  Exercise: A Video from the National Institute on Aging (1 video tape & 1 book)
8.  Just for the Summer (Information for adolescents)
9.  Living with Alzheimer's Kit (3 tapes)
10. Managing and Understanding Behavior Problems in Ad and other Related Disorders (5 tapes)
11. Nurses Aides - Making the Difference

12. Solving Bath Problems in Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease   (1 tape & 1 book) 
III. MANUALS -----NOT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE OFFICE-----
1. A.B.C. Teaching Manual 

2. Alzheimer’s Disease Training Manual (2 copies)

Florida Department of Elder Affairs 
3. Managing & Understanding Behavior Problems in
    Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders 
4. Train the Trainer Manual 
IV. VIDEOS   
1.  Alzheimer's Caregiver Stress Reduction Method University of Southern California

2.  Alzheimer's Disease - Descent Into Silence

 

3.  Alzheimer's Disease - Let's Talk About It

 
4.  Baby Faces
5.  Choices In Caregiving
6.  Driving and Dementia Don't Mix
7.  Grandma Lucille's Hug
8.  Hasta Que Hayanuna - Cara  Spanish for Understanding AD
9.  Home Care Hosted by Dana Reeves
10. Losing it All - The Reality of Alzheimer's Disease 
11. Loving Grandpa 

12. Oral Care for Alzheimer's Patients 

WA. State Dental Association
13. Orientation to Alzheimer's
14. Solving Bath Problems with a Person who has A.D.
15. The Road to Galveston USA Network
16. Understanding & Coping with Dementia 
17. Who Decides If You Can’t? 

 

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