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BILLINGS, MONTANA
BILLINGS CLINIC
ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE AND ASK A NURSE

BUTTE, MONTANA
ST JAMES HEALTHCARE

HELENA, MONTANA
HELENA DOCTORS

MILES CITY, MONTANA
HOLY ROSARY HEALTHCARE


MONTANA
MONTANA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS


NATIONAL
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION




ALZ-MT NEWSLETTERS
Winter 2007 Newsletter
 

 

Resources: support groups, internet links, internet sites, books, videos, &  audio CDs

SUPPORT GROUPS

BAKER
Fallon Medical Complex
202 S 4th Street
Mary 406-778-5107

BILLINGS
Billings Clinic (NA)
Senior Assessment
4th Monday-Noon
Diane Kersten  406-238-2878

First Presbyterian Church
2420 13th Street W
4th Wed - 1:00 pm
Teresa   406-252-3434

Highgate Senior Living
3980 Parkhill Drive
Mini Educational Seminars
Call for schedule  406-651-4833

Marquis Vintage Suites
1221 28th St. West
3rd Tuesday-2pm
Denise 652-6989

Parkview Care Center
600 S. 27th Street
2nd Wednesday - 12 noon
Kathy 406-259-8000

St. John's Lutheran Home
3940 Rimrock Road
2nd Monday-2:00 pm
Nancy 406-655-5600

BIG FORK
Lake View Care Center
1050 Grand Ave.
1st Thursday - 6:30 pm
Nici 406-837-5041

BOZEMAN
Bozeman Senior Center (NA)
807 N. Tracy
3rd Tuesday at noon
Donna 406-586-2421

BUTTE
Belmont Senior Center (NA)
615 E. Mercury
Every other Tuesday-2:00 pm
Tami or Cynthia 406-723-7773  
 
COLUMBIA FALLS
Montana Veterans Home
400 Veterans Drive
3rd Wednesday - 11:30 am 
Suzanne 406-892-3256 x 261

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY -HARLEM
Fort Belknap HIS Health Center
2nd Wednesday-12 noon
Julia 406-353-8450 or 353-7109

GLASGOW
Nemont Manor
1100 4th Ave S
3rd Wednesday - 3:00 pm 
Mary Russell  406-228-9751

GLENDIVE
Eastern Montana Veterans Home
2000 Montana Ave
3rd Thursday-Noon
Linda 406-345-3326

GREAT FALLS
Cambridge Court
1109 6th Ave. N.
2nd Tuesday-7:00 pm
Jennifer Storie
406-737-7151

Highgate Senior Living
3000 11th Ave S.
3rd Thursday - 7pm
Sue 406-454-0991

Benefis E Skilled Nursing Center**
1st Tuesday-1:00 pm
406-455-5958

HAMILTON
Valley View Estates
225 N 8th Street
1st Friday-1:00 pm
Brenda 406-363-6354

HARDIN
Heritage Acres
200 N. Mitchell
Verna Santisteven 406-665-2802

Big Horn Hospice
Cindy Upchurch
496-665-2699


HELENA
AARP State Office
30 W 14th St, #301
2nd Tuesday-7 pm and
4th Thursday-7pm
Cindy 406-431-0452, 443-1138

Fireside Coffee House
1446 Euclid
Last Monday-11:30am
Cindy 406-431-0452, 443-1138

KALISPELL
Buffalo Hill Terrace (NA)
40 Claremont St.
3rd Monday-3:00 pm .
Beverly 406-752-9622 

LAUREL

Laurel Support Group
3rd-Thursday-6:30 pm
CJ Dahle 406-697-6933

LIBBY
Libby United Methodist Church 
713 Main Ave.
Tuesdays-2pm
406-293-4522 

MANHATTAN
Century Village Assisted Living
100 Hamilton Court
1st Wednesday - 2:00 pm
Jane   406-282-7448 or 406-222-6102

MILES CITY
First United Methodist Church
24 North 11th
2nd Tuesday-5:30 pm
Antonia 406-874-2687

MISSOULA
St. Patrick's Hospital
C500 West Broadway
4th Monday-7:00 pm
John and Gayle English 406-273-2424
Eunice 406-251-4608
Ray 406-549-2524

POLSON
Evergreen Health and Rehab (NA)
9 14th Ave. West
2nd Wednesday-1:30 pm
Judy 406-883-4378

(NA) Support Group Not Affiliated with the Alzheimer's Association Montana Chapter

Internet Resources

Booklet: Environmental Coping Strategies for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
http://www.homemods.org/library/carhom/toc.htm

 A Guide for People Who Care from The National Family Caregiver Support Program
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/taking_care_of_others/wecare/wecare.asp

National Institute on Aging Caregiver Guide
http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/caregiverguide.htm

Medicare Information
http://www.medicare.gov/

ElderCare Online’s Alzheimer and Dementia Care Channel
http://www.ec-online.net/alzchannel.htm

Alzheimer’s Disease  Education and Referral Center
http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers

 National Center on Native  American Aging
http://www.med.und.nodak.edu/depts/rural/nrcnaa/

Information on Clinical Research Trials
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Web Site
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/index.shtml

Home Care Do’s and Don’ts
http://www.ec-online.net/Knowledge/Articles/homecare.html

Recommended Books, Videos, Audio CD's

TITLE

AUTHOR

  • Nana’s New Home………………………………….

Kristi Cargill

  • Safe Return Home………………………………….

Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers

  • The Comfort of Home………………………………

Maria M. Meyer with Paula Derr, RN

  • Spanish Version: The 36 Hour Day………………..

Nancy L.Mace and Peter V. Rabins

  • She Never Said Goodbye……………………………

George Vernon Ellison and Loy Young

  • Caring for the Caregiver: A Guide to Living With Alzheimer’s Disease………………………………...

 

Parke-Davis

  • The Caregiver………………………………………

Aaron Alterra

  • He Used to Be Somebody…………………………...

Beverly Bigtree Murphy

  • Through the Wilderness of Alzheimer’s……………

Robert And Anne Simpson

  • Validation…………………………………………..

Naomi Feil

  • How to Care for Your Parents……………………... 

Nora Jean Levin

  • Activity Ideas for the Budget Minded……………...

Debra Cassistre

  • God’s Love for Us is Sure and Strong……………...

 

  • Alzheimer’s Making Sense of Suffering……………

Teresa R. Strecker, Ph.D.

  • The Validation Breakthrough………………………

Naomi Feil

  • Only with the Heart………………………………..

Sherri Szeman

  • Gentlecare, Changing the experience of AD in a Positive Way………………………………………..

 

Moyra Jones

  • Moving a Relative with Memory Loss……………..

White & Spencer

  • Taking Care of Aging Family Members: A Practical Guide……………………………………………….

 

Wendy Lustbader & Nancy

  • Alone…But Not Forgotten:  Serving People with Dementia Who Live Alone

 

  • Finding The Anwers: A Resource Guide For Caregivers…………………………………………..

 

Alzheimer’s Association & Janssen

  • Recognition & Initial Assessment of Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias………………………

 

USDHHS

  • The Education Guide to Spinoza

 

  • A View From Within: Living with Early Onset Alzheimer’s…………………………………………

 

Thaddeus M. Raushi, PhD

  • The Forgetting: Alzheimer’s Portrait of an Epidemic……………………………………………

 

David Shenk

  • Keeping Busy: A Handbook of Activities

James R. Bowling

  • Gentle Care

Moyra Jones

  • Dear Gail…A Collection of Helpful Hints for Daily Caregiving………………………………………….

 

Alzheimer’s Association

  • Alzheimer’s Making Sense of Suffering……………

Teresa R. Strecker, PhD.

  • Counseling the Alzheimer’s Caregiver……………..

Mary Mittelman, Cynthia Epstein, Alicia Pierzchala

  • In a Tangled Wood: An Alzheimer’s Journey……...

Joyce Dyer

  • Alzheimer’s Disease-The Family Journey

Wayne A. Caron, James J. Pattee, Orlo J. Otteson

  • The Forgetting-Alzheimer’s: Portrait of an Epidemic

David Shenk

  • Walking One Another Home

Rita Bresnahan

  • Mosaic Moon-Caregiving Through Poetry

Frances H. Kakugawa

  • Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

Mem Fox

  • Ginny-A Love Remembered

Bob Artley

  • Journey of Love-The Personal Journal of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver

Robert C. Ross

  • Caring For People with AD: A Manual for Facility Staff

Lisa Gwyther

VIDEO

  • Alzheimer’s Disease: Primary Care Strategies for Early Intervention
  • Alzheimers: May 29, 1997 The Power of Nuitrition in Caregiving
  • TriAd Starter Kit
  • Alzheimer’s Disease One Question at a Time…One Day at a Time
  • Wander Watch
  • Alzheimer’s Disease Living in the Here and Now
  • Safe Return & Law Enforcement: Saving Lives Together
  • Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return (.118)
  • Solving bathing Problems in Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
  • What Can I Do? (Glaxo)
  • Waves of Stone (Glaxo)
  • Alzheimer’s Disease…A Wilderness Explored (Glaxo)
  • #1: Overview Part 1: Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders
  • #2: Overview Part 2: Delirium and Depression
  • #3: ABC’s: An Introduction
  • #4: Managing Aggressive Behaviors: Anger and Irritation, Catastrophic Reactions
  • #5: Managing Psychotic Behaviors: Language Deficits
  • #7: Managing Personal Hygiene: Bathing and Dressing
  • #8: Managing Difficult Behaviors: wandering and Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors
  • #9:Managing Difficult Behaviors: Depression
  • #10: Caregiver Issues
  • Memory Walk 2000
  • Best Friends
  • Identify Alzheimer’s Disease (IDAD Resource Kit)
  • Utilizing Cholinergic Therapy
  • Moyers On Dying Part 3 (PBS)
  • Moyers On Dying Part 4 (PBS)
  • Alzheimer’s Association Oklahoma Chapter:  Safe Driving
  • Defining Treatment Success: Real Life Experiences in Managing Alzheimer’s Disease (John Hopkins)
  • Transportation Solutions for Caregivers: A Starting Point
  • Unforgettable Voices: ARICEPT Experiences shared by Patient, Caregivers & Physicians
  • Dementia & People with Intellectual Disabilities:  What Can We Do?
  • Living With Alzheimer’s (3 part series)

Audio CD

  • Friends for Life: Insights from Caregivers
  • Dementia & People with Intellectual Disabilities:  What Can We Do?

For information on ordering books and videos, call 406-252-3053.