HEALTH: LIFE CARE AND NURSING HOME : HEALTH CARE: LONG TERM : HEALTH CARE: NURSING HOMES : HEALTH CARE: ORGANIZATIONS: Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
David P. Dillard
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HEALTH: LIFE CARE AND NURSING HOME :
HEALTH CARE: LONG TERM :
HEALTH CARE: NURSING HOMES :
HEALTH CARE: ORGANIZATIONS:
Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
<http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/home.jsp>
About FCA
<http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=509>
FCA has developed a wide array of services and publications based on
caregiver needs and offers programs at local, state, and national levels.
Often described as a "one-stop shopping center for caregivers," Family
Caregiver Alliance programs and services include:
Information:
Families provide 80% of the long-term care in this country,
and the need for information is greatand growing. FCA's publications,
including Fact Sheets, Newsletters, Research Studies, Reports, Policy
Briefs and other materials are widely utilized, as is our expertise in
developing innovative services for families and professional care
providers. Families from all around the country call our toll free number
(800) 445-8106 to request advice.
National Center on Caregiving
Bay Area Caregiver Resource Center
Statewide Information and Support
Corporate Eldercare Consultant
Research & Policy Development
Education & Training
Online Services:
The Internet offers an unprecedented opportunity to
reinvent social services. The award-winning FCA website offers families,
professionals, policy makers, employers and the media information on a
wide range of caregiver issues, services and support.
Site Index
<http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=1997>
Public Polic & Research
National Center On Caregiving
Caregiving Across the States: A State-by-State Resource
Policy Briefs and Reports
Caregiver Alerts/State and National Policy Initiatives
Current State-by-State Legislation
Alerts - Current
Alerts - Archives
Caregiving PolicyDigest
Caregiving Info & Advice
Hot Topics
Fact Sheets and Health Info
Work And Eldercare
Online Discussion Groups
Workshops, Classes and Conferences
SF Bay Area Caregiver Services
California's Caregiver Resource Centers
Research & Clinical Trials
Caregiving FAQs
Caregiver Tips
Personal Stories And Photos
Caregiver Information In Other Languages
Other Web Resources
Interviews
Fact Sheets And Health Information
Newsletters & Subscriptions
Update Current Issue
Update - Archives
Al DA - Current Issue
Al DA - Archives
Caregiving PolicyDigest
Support Groups
Caregiver Discussion Group
Huntington's Disease & Movement Disorders Discussion Group
LGBT Caregiver Discussion Group
Link2Care
Press Room
News Releases - Current
News Releases - Archives
Caregiving Statistics
FCA Publications
Public Policy
Caregivers at Risk
Work and Eldercare
Workshops, Classes and Conferences
Personal Stories and Photos
About FCA
About FCA
Programs and Services
News Releases
Public Policy Statement
Workshops, Classes And Conferences
Grants and Awards
Board and Staff
FCA In The News
Available Positions
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Promising and Innovative Programs Across the US
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Categories:
Creative Expression
Alive! Art and Alzheimer's
Culture Bus Inside and Out
Making Memories
Montessori-based Activity Program
The Raymond W. Holman Jr. Caregivers Portrait Project
StroyCorp's Memory Loss Initiative
TimeSlips
Diverse/Multicultural Communities
Apoyos Para los Cuidadores
Asian American Dementia Care Network
Lifelong Learning & Wellness Program (LLWP) and Drop-In Respite and
Caregiver Cooperative
Quality improvement in Dementia Care
The SAGE Caregiver Program
Teens Teaching Alzheimer's Caregivers To Be Tech Savvy: The Power of
Intergenerational Partnerships
Practical Tools and Resources
<http://caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=2274>
This is a compilation of selected programs and tools (i.e. publications,
trainings and training materials, curricula, audio/video media, and
classes and workshops) that enhance professionals' knowledge and capacity
to support family caregivers.
Categories:
1. Education and Training
Caregiver Education and Support Programs: Best Practice Models
Caregivers Count Too! A Toolkit to Help Practitioners Assess the Needs of
Family Caregivers
Controlling Frustration: A Class for Caregivers
Decisions, Directions, Reflections: If and When Do You Move a Loved One to
a Care Facility?
Difficult Conversations about Difficult Decisions: Talking with a Loved
One about End-of-Life Care
Family Caregiving: State of the Art, Future Trends. Report from a National
Conference.
Navigating the Care System: A Guide for Providers to Help Family
Caregivers
Caregiver Health Education Program
Caregiving Awareness through Resources and Education for Professionals
(C.A.R.E.- Pro)
CARES
Caring for You, Caring for Me: Education and Support for Family and
Professional Caregivers
Caring to Help Others: A Training Manual for Preparing Volunteers to
Assist Caregivers of Older Adults
Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
Communicating Effectively Workshops
Dementia Care Training for Team Leaders: Successful Supervision
Eldercare at Home
ElderStay @ home Certified Home Caregiver Training Program
Family Caregiving Program
Guidelines for Initiating Meaningful, Quality Home Visits with People Who
Have Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia
Help for Caring for Older People Caring for an Adult with a Developmental
Disability
Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Savvy Caregiver
STAR-C
Working with Your Older Patient: A Clinician's Handbook
2. Selected Evidence Based Interventions
Caregiver Nursing Protocol: Integrating Nursing Intervention with Social
Work Services
ConsultGeriRN.org
Coping with Caregiving. REACH I
Maintenance of Effects of the Home Environmental Skill-Building Program
for Family Caregivers and Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease and Related
Disorders
National Guideline Clearinghouse
New York University Caregiver Intervention
Reducing Anxiety in Alzheimer's Disease Family Caregivers: The
Effectiveness of a Nine-week Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention
Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiving II (REACH II)
The COPE Intervention with Caregivers of Hospice Patients with Cancer
3. Focusing on the Caregiver
Assessment
Caregiver Assessment: Volume I: Principles, Guidelines and Strategies for
Change, Volume II: Voices and Views from the Field
Caregivers Count Too! A Toolkit to Help Practitioners Assess the Needs of
Family Caregivers
How to Try This
Respite
Camp for Caregivers
ARCH National Respite Network
Respite Services: Enhancing the Quality of Daily Life for Caregivers and
Care Receivers
Caregiving Well-Being
Caregiver Depression: A Growing Mental Health Concern
Caregiving and Depression
Controlling Frustration: A Class for Caregivers
Helping Families Make Everyday Care Choices (for Providers)
Caregiver Health Education Program
New York University Caregiver Intervention
Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Reducing Anxiety in Alzheimer's Disease Family Caregivers: The
Effectiveness of a Nine-week Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention
Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiving II (REACH II)
4. Daily Care
Driving
Dementia and Driving
Older Driver Safety Project
Physician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers
Transportation Solutions for Caregivers Toolkit
Transitional Care
Advanced Practice Nurse Transitional Care Model
Care Transitions Intervention
Improving Care Transitions Projects from the California Healthcare
Foundation (CHCF)
Caregiving Well-Being
Caregiver's Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors
Caring for Adults with Cognitive and Memory Impairments
Communicating Effectively Workshops
STAR-C
End-of-Life
Difficult Conversations about Difficult Decisions: Talking with a Loved
One about End-of-Life Care
End-of-Life Choices Fact Sheets: CPR & DNR; Feeding Tubes and Ventilators;
Holding on and Letting Go; Decision Making
Caregiving at Life's End
Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
The COPE Intervention with Caregivers of Hospice Patients with Cancer
Other Web Resources
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Resource Topics Covered
Aging
Caregiver Resources
Directories and Resource Locators
Disease Specific Organizations
(Diseases Covered)
ALS
Ataxia
Brain Injury
Brain Tumor/Cancer
Cerebral Palsy
Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
Epilepsy
HIV/AIDS Dementia
Huntington's Disease
Hereditary Disease Foundation
Huntington's Disease Society of America, Inc.
Hydrocephalus
Mesothelioma & Asbestos
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke
Tourette's Syndrome
Other Disease Related Organizations
Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
American Academy of Neurology
American Chronic Pain Association
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Human Genome Project Information
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Elder Abuse
Federal Government Agencies
Health Resources
Legislation and Advocacy
Long-term Care
Technology
Content Sample
From Health Resources:
ClinicalTrials.gov - comprehensive registry of clinical trials for serious
illnesses. Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, the database has
4,000 studies at 47,000 sites across the country.
Healthfinder - a mega site for health information sponsored by the
Department of Health and Human Services. Excellent links section.
MEDLINEplus - comprehensive coverage of over 600 health topics. Features
include: newswire updates, tutorials with sound and pictures, medical
encyclopedia, drug information, directories of health facilities and
professionals, and more.
MedicineNet - information for diseases, treatments, procedures, drugs and
more.
National Organization for Rare Disorders - a federation of voluntary
health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan"
diseases.
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Temple University
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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:58:41 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: HEALTH: LIFE CARE AND NURSING HOME : HEALTH CARE: LONG TERM : HEALTH
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About FCA <http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=509>
Information:
National Center on Caregiving
Statewide Information and Support
Corporate Eldercare Consultant
Research & Policy Development
Education & Training
Online Services:
Site Index
<http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=1997>
Public Polic & Research
Caregiving Info & Advice
Newsletters & Subscriptions
Support Groups
Press Room
Programs and Services
=======================================
Categories:
Creative Expression
Making Memories
Montessori-based Activity Program
TimeSlips
Diverse/Multicultural Communities
Apoyos Para los Cuidadores
The SAGE Caregiver Program
Categories:
1. Education and Training
Caregiver Health Education Program
CARES
Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
Communicating Effectively Workshops
Eldercare at Home
Family Caregiving Program
Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Savvy Caregiver
STAR-C
ConsultGeriRN.org
National Guideline Clearinghouse
How to Try This
Respite
Camp for Caregivers
ARCH National Respite Network
Caregiving and Depression
Caregiver Health Education Program
Powerful Tools for Caregivers
4. Daily Care
Driving
Dementia and Driving
Older Driver Safety Project
Care Transitions Intervention
Communicating Effectively Workshops
STAR-C
Resource Topics Covered
Aging
Caregiver Resources
Directories and Resource Locators
Disease Specific Organizations
(Diseases Covered)
Other Disease Related Organizations
Elder Abuse
Federal Government Agencies
Health Resources
Legislation and Advocacy
Long-term Care
Technology
Content Sample
From Health Resources:
Many thanks to Brian Zimmerman and David Mitchell at
the Institute for Disabilities at Temple University for
sharing information regarding this online resource.
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