Union Synder Agency

Caregivers' Support Webpage

Tips for Caregivers:

Ten Tips for Family Caregivers from The Family Caregiver.org

http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/pdfs/10_tips.pdf

AARP's guide and information for Caregivers

http://www.aarp.org/families/caregiving/

Helpguide.com information for Caregivers

http://www.helpguide.org/elder/caring_for_caregivers.htm

Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center

http://www.alzheimers.org/careguide.htm

MayoClinic.com's practical tips for Alzheimer's caregivers

http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HO00125

Great Books for Caregivers

The Fearless Caregiver: How to Get the
Best Care for Your Loved One and Still
Have a Life of Your Own (Capital Cares)
            by Gary Barg (Editor)

Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of
Love, Loss, and Renewal

           by Beth Witrogen McLeod

The Caregiver's Essential Handbook:

More than 1,200 Tips to Help You Care

for and Comfort the Seniors in Your Life

by Sasha Carr, Sandra Choron

American Medical Association Guide to

Home Caregiving
by Angela Perry (Editor)

Caring for Yourself While Caring for

Your Aging Parents:

How to Help, How to Survive
by Claire Berman

The Comfort of Home: An Illustrated

Step-By-Step Guide for Caregivers,

2nd Edition

by Maria M. Meyer, Paula Derr

Quick Tips for Caregivers
           by Marion Karpinski



The Magic of Humor in Caregiving
             by James R. Sherman



Long Distance Caregiving: A Survival

Guide for Far Away Caregivers

(The Working Caregiver)
by Angela Heath

Mosaic Moon: Caregiving Through Poetry
            by Francis H. Kakugawa



Specific Illnesses:

A Dignified Life: The Best Friends

Approach to Alzheimer's Care,A

Guide for Family Caregivers
by Virginia Bell, David Troxel

The Loss of Self: A Family Resource

for the Care of Alzheimer's Disease

and Related Disorders
by Donna, Phd Cohen, Carl, Phd Eisdorfer

Parkinson's Disease: The Complete

Guide for Patients and Caregivers
by Abraham N. Lieberman

Pebbling the Walk:
Surviving Cancer Caregiving
by Steve Reed

The 36-Hour Day

A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life

by Nancy L. Mace, M.A. and Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H.

Learning to Speak Alzheimers

A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease

by Joanne Koeing Coste

Caregiver Support Services

The Union-Snyder Agency on Aging, Inc. offers a variety of services to help caregivers, including assisting with personal care, respite care, providing financial reimbursement for supplies, other in-home services, and caregiver support groups.

If you are in need of help and would like to learn more, please email us or call at 570-524-2100 or 570-374-5558.

FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM

Caregiver Links

The links below offer a variety of articles for caregivers, including issues related to:

long-distance caregiving
consumer protection tips
medical information
learning how to grieve
great books for caregivers
links for government, non-profit, and commercial sites for caregivers
a variety of other issues related to caregiving

Administration on Aging Caregiver Resources

www.aoa.gov/prof/notes/notes_caregiver_resources.asp

Caregivers.com

www.caregivers.com

Family Caregiver Alliance

www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/home.jsp

National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)

www.nfcacares.org

National Alliance for Caregiving

www.caregiving.org

Pennsylvania Department on Aging

www.longtermcare.state.pa.us/Index.asp?id=3&fs=2

Caregivers Guide

www.caregiversguide.com

American Association for Caregiver Education

www.caregivered.org

The Caregiver's Home Companion

http://www.caregivershome.com

http://www.caregiver911.com

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