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Articles from Brenda Dapkus
Brenda Dapkus, is a Certified Activity Director for seniors and co-founder of Alzheimer's Family Help. Her articles on Alzheimer's care topics and dealing with difficult day-to-day issues have been widely distributed.
Videos from Brenda Dapkus
Brenda occasionally posts online video tips. View them here >
Other Helpful Alzheimer's Caregiver Resources
The Alzheimer's Store
The Alzheimer's Store is dedicated to providing unique products and information for those caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease. Every product in the store has been carefully selected to make living with Alzheimer's disease as easy as possible. Visit Store >
Alzheimer's Association
If you need to talk, the Alzheimer's Association's toll-free, 24/7 Helpline provides reliable information, referrals and support in multiple languages. Call us anytime at 1.800.272.3900.
ElderSong Publications
ElderSong Publications is a publisher and distributor of books, videos, and recordings for activity directors, recreation and creative arts therapists, occupational and rehab therapists, and other caregivers who work with older adults. Our mailing list of 25,000 includes family and professional caregivers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and adult day care centers. ElderSong Publications has been in business since 1985. We are your source for creative activity materials for older adults. We recommend "Sing-a-long With Eldersong" Volumes 1-4
Clothing Solutions
Clothing Solutions" features special, adaptive clothing assistance designs. Some of our most popular adaptive dresses include full length back snap openings and other adaptive features, such as long length zipper front openings and wheelchair dress designs. All of these “Clothing Solutions” adaptive dress and duster designs are thoughtfully created to help make the daily dressing need a much easier task. Most importantly, these adaptive clothing features are designed to be nearly impossible to detect from the front and are selected in a variety of “Colors for Dignity” to benefit the wearer’s dignity and to make a caregiver's job much easier
Trusted Local Resources
Families coping with the ravages of dementia have need of specific service providers who understand and "speak" Alzheimer's. Please feel free to contact us for referrals in the following professions:
- Attorneys - Edler Law (Guardianship, Wills, Powers of Atty)
- Counseling
- Accounting Professionals
- Senior Care in Home
- Long Term Service Care Insurance
- Geriatric Care Management for Older Adults and their Families
- Dental Care and Dentures
