The Lebedeff Eldercare Resource Center

The Lebedeff Eldercare Resource Center opened to the community on May 23, 2001. It is dedicated to Dr. Evelyn Morrow Lebedeff, whose generosity and support of programs to improve the care of older adults in our community is deeply appreciated. The Eldercare Resource Center provides information to the public on healthy aging, exercise, nutrition, spirituality, age-related illnesses (with an extensive section on memory disorders), caregiving, community resources, ethics and end-of-life care. Books, videos, pamphlets, and journals on these and related topics are available for review and check-out. High speed internet access is available for on-line searches for relevant, up-to-date, health information.

This resource room is for anyone who wants to learn more about aging issues: middle aged and older adults, caregivers, and professionals in aging disciplines. A special section for children is also available.

Caregiver education and training is essential to the mission of our organization and we work closely with the WNC chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

CAREGIVER NETWORK NEWS
A monthly newsletter for caregivers of loved ones with memory loss
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Articles Posted by MemoryCare Physicians and Staff
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Angie's List Magazine- Article by Dr. Peggy Noel

AARP Bulletin-Scams and Older Adults- Dr. Virginia Templeton is quoted in article by Sid Kirchheimer

Links to Videos, Videocaregiving, and more!

http://www.vfvalidation.org/web.php?request=index
This is a 5-min. video of Naomi Feil, founder of the Validation Institute, in a very touching session with a non-verbal patient named Gladys

Go to www.alzstudygroup.org
The website is currently providing four You Tube films discussing Alzheimer's Disease.

http://www.youtube.com/UCSFMemoryandAging
Academic medical centers embark on public outreach through the internet.

Go to www.aboutalz.org or www.agingresearch.org to view 4 short videos aimed at increasing the understanding of Alzheimer's Disease.

www.videocaregiving.org is a new website by Terra Nova Films. It provides resources for family caregivers nationwide. It contains a list of visual educational materials and it will eventually include the development of a social networking community.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?85516FEAD9CE8E7D
A series of caregiver training videos by the UCSFMemoryandAging link for Alzheimer's Disease care. It provide information on to assist with transfers and more.

http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/goinghomeguide.pdf
"Taking Care of Myself": A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital". Helpful 12 page downloadable guide.

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2010/06/17/days.
with.my.father.cnn?iref=allsearch
CNN photographer Phil Toledano documents with beautiful photos and videos his three-plus years caring for his father who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.

http://silverplanet.com/webinars-recorded
pnline webinars on legal tips in selecting home care, financial questions of relevance to family caregivers.

Exercises for Cognitive and Physical Fitness
Here are some tests adapted from a variety of sources - physicians, professors, web sites, research articles - to evaluate how you're doing mentally and physically.

New Materials in the Lebedeff Resource Center

UPDATED December 2010

Staying Afloat in a Sea of Forgetfulness: Common Sense Caregiving by Gary Joseph Leblanc

Jan’s Story: Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer’s by Barry Peterson
The story of Barry Peterson Emmy Award winner CBS news correspondent’s wife who was diagnosed at 55 with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

Stages of Senior Care; your step by step guide to making the best decisions

You Lost Me There, a novel by Rosecrans Baldwin

When I Married My Mother by Jo Maeder; a daughter’s search for what really matters and how she found it.

How to Make the Most of a Visit, to your loved one with dementia with Sherril Bover and Nancy Graham (CD)

“The Alzheimer’s Dialogues” conversations about caregiving

Forget-Me-Not; A Memoir of Anne Bashkiroff’s Alzheimer’s Crusade by Gail Bernice Holland

They’re Your Parents Too! How Siblings Can Survive Their Parents Aging without Driving Each Other Crazy by Francine Russo

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