Helpful Links

National Resources

• Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org
• Alzheimers Foundation of America: https://alzfdn.org/  
• Dementia Care Foundation: www.dementiacarefoundation.org
• American Diabetes Association:  www.diabetes.org
• American Heart Association:  www.heart.org/
• Assisted Living Facilities Help Guide:  Making the Move to Assisted Living
• National Institute on Aging: www.nia.nih.gov
• National Cancer Institute:  http://www.cancer.gov
• Family Caregiver Alliance/National Center on Caregiving: www.caregiver.org
• Music and Memory.org: www.musicandmemory.org
• Next Avenue (Aging, Vitality & Longevity): www.nextavenue.org
• Nursing Home Abuse Guide: www.nursinghomeabuseguide.org
• Nursing Home Abuse Support: www.nursinghomeabusesupport.com
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Network (RASN):  www.rheumatoidarthritis.org/
• Veterans Benefits for Seniors:  www.VeteransAidBenefit.org

Minnesota Resources:

• Alzheimer’s Association of MN & ND: www.alz.org/mnnd
• Care Providers of Minnesota: www.careproviders.org
• Cremation Society of Minnesota: www.cremationsocietyofmn.com
• Department of Human Services, Senior Services:mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/seniors

Wisconsin Resources:

• Board on Aging and Long-Term Care: www.longtermcare.wi.gov
• Wisconsin Assisted Living Association (WALA): www.ewala.org
• Wisconsin Dept. of Health Aging and Disability Resource Centers: www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/aging
• Wisconsin Institute For Healthy Aging: wihealthyaging.org/partners
• Wisconsin Senior Resources:  www.seniorresourcesonline.com

Florida Resources:

• Arthritis Foundation Florida:  http://www.arthritis.org/florida/
• Florida Dept. of Elder Affairs:  http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us/
• Florida Assisted Living Association: http://www.falausa.com/

Recommended Reading: 

• “A Funny Thing Happened On My Way to the Dementia Ward: Memoirs of a Male CNA” by Charles Schoenfeld
• “All Gone, A Memoir of My Mothers’ Dementia. With Refreshments” by Alex Witchel
• “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant, A Memoir” by Roz Chast
• “Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying” by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley
• “How To Say It To Seniors” by David Solie
• “Letters From Madelyn” by Elaine Sanchez
• “My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing ‘Slow Medicine,’ the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones” by Dennis McCullough
• “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova
• “If only you would ask” by Joan Bachman

Recommended Viewing:

• “Alive Inside,” made in 2014 by filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett, documents the uncanny power of music to reawaken emotions and lost memories in people with dementia.