Resources

Some of the video resources available for your viewing are: Brain and Behaviour; Caring at Home; Communicating with the Hearing/Visually Impaired; Dancing Inside: an Alzheimer Story;Diagnosing Alzheimer Disease; The Alzheimer Journey - Video 1: The Road Ahead, Video 2: On the Road, Video 3: At The Crossroads; Preventing Alzheimer Aggression; Working With The Frail Elderly; The World Of The Mentally Impaired Elderly; When The Day Comes....And The Caregiving Begins; Working Together - Developing a Relationship with Your Doctor; Alzheimer Disease: Early diagnosis and Support; "The Nature of Things" Amanda's Choice and The Many Faces of Alzheimer Disease. These are just some of the videos that are available, free of charge, through the office of the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts. Please call our office if you would like to view one of these videos or a video that perhaps is not listed here.

Some available books for loan are: Alzheimer Disease; Caregivers Speak Out; Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care; Alzheimer's - The Answers You Need; The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer Care; Dementia - New Skills for Social Workers; Developing Support Groups for Individuals with Early-Stage Alzheimer Disease; Don't take my Grief Away from Me; Elder Abuse, the Hidden Crime; Family Hospice Care, -Pre-Planning and Care Guide; Forget Me Not; Gentlecare, Changing the Experience of Alzheimer Disease in a Positive Way; Helping Children deal with Loss and Grief; Help Yourself! Hints From Persons with Disabilities; Let Me Decide;Living with Alzheimer Disease, where to Begin; My Journey Into Alzheimer Disease; Preventing Alzheimer Aggression; Theraputic Caregiving; Through Our Eyes; Understanding Difficult Behaviors; When Love Gets Tough, The Nursing Home Decision; When The Mind Fails, A Guide to Dealing with Incompetency; When Your Loved One Has Alzheimer's, A Caregivers Guide; Working With The Frail and Elderly and Younger People with Dementia. Please contact our office re the free loan of these and other books.

Many pamphlets are available. If you are within the Kenora area please come to our office and select as many as you may need. Please phone the office if you desire that pamphlets be mailed to yourself or your organization. Our phone numbers are: 807-468-1516 / 1-800-682-0245.