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
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TITLE
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AUTHOR
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- Nana’s New Home………………………………….
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Kristi Cargill
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- Safe Return Home………………………………….
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Tom
Batiuk and Chuck Ayers
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- The Comfort of Home………………………………
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Maria M.
Meyer with Paula Derr, RN
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- Spanish Version: The 36 Hour Day………………..
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Nancy
L.Mace and Peter V. Rabins
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- She Never Said Goodbye……………………………
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George
Vernon Ellison and Loy Young
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- Caring for the Caregiver: A Guide to Living With
Alzheimer’s Disease………………………………...
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Parke-Davis
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- The Caregiver………………………………………
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Aaron
Alterra
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- He Used to Be Somebody…………………………...
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Beverly
Bigtree Murphy
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- Through the Wilderness of Alzheimer’s……………
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Robert
And Anne Simpson
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- Validation…………………………………………..
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Naomi
Feil
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- How to Care for Your Parents……………………...
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Nora
Jean Levin
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- Activity Ideas for the Budget Minded……………...
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Debra
Cassistre
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- God’s Love for Us is Sure and Strong……………...
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- Alzheimer’s Making Sense of Suffering……………
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Teresa
R. Strecker, Ph.D.
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- The Validation Breakthrough………………………
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Naomi
Feil
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- Only with the Heart………………………………..
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Sherri
Szeman
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- Gentlecare, Changing the experience of AD in a Positive
Way………………………………………..
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Moyra
Jones
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- Moving a Relative with Memory Loss……………..
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White
& Spencer
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- Taking Care of Aging Family Members: A Practical
Guide……………………………………………….
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Wendy
Lustbader & Nancy
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- Alone…But Not Forgotten: Serving People with Dementia Who Live Alone
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- Finding The Anwers: A Resource Guide For Caregivers…………………………………………..
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Alzheimer’s
Association & Janssen
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- Recognition & Initial Assessment of Alzheimer’s
Disease & Related Dementias………………………
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USDHHS
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- The Education Guide to Spinoza
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- A View From Within: Living with Early Onset
Alzheimer’s…………………………………………
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Thaddeus
M. Raushi, PhD
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- The Forgetting: Alzheimer’s Portrait of an Epidemic……………………………………………
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David
Shenk
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- Keeping Busy: A Handbook of Activities
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James R.
Bowling
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Moyra
Jones
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- Dear Gail…A Collection of Helpful Hints for Daily
Caregiving………………………………………….
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Alzheimer’s
Association
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- Alzheimer’s Making Sense of Suffering……………
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Teresa
R. Strecker, PhD.
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- Counseling the Alzheimer’s Caregiver……………..
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Mary
Mittelman, Cynthia Epstein, Alicia Pierzchala
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- In a Tangled Wood: An Alzheimer’s Journey……...
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Joyce
Dyer
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- Alzheimer’s Disease-The Family Journey
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Wayne A.
Caron, James J. Pattee, Orlo J. Otteson
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- The Forgetting-Alzheimer’s: Portrait of an Epidemic
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David
Shenk
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Rita
Bresnahan
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- Mosaic Moon-Caregiving Through Poetry
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Frances
H. Kakugawa
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- Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
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Mem Fox
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Bob
Artley
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- Journey of Love-The Personal Journal of an
Alzheimer’s Caregiver
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Robert
C. Ross
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- Caring For People with AD: A Manual for Facility
Staff
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Lisa
Gwyther
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VIDEO
- Alzheimer’s Disease: Primary
Care Strategies for Early Intervention
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- Alzheimers: May 29, 1997 The
Power of Nuitrition in Caregiving
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- Alzheimer’s Disease One
Question at a Time…One Day at a Time
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- Alzheimer’s Disease Living
in the Here and Now
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- Safe Return & Law
Enforcement: Saving Lives Together
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- Alzheimer’s Association Safe
Return (.118)
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- Solving bathing Problems in
Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
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- Alzheimer’s Disease…A
Wilderness Explored (Glaxo)
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- #1: Overview Part 1:
Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders
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- #2: Overview Part 2:
Delirium and Depression
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- #3: ABC’s: An Introduction
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- #4: Managing Aggressive
Behaviors: Anger and Irritation, Catastrophic Reactions
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- #5: Managing Psychotic
Behaviors: Language Deficits
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- #7: Managing Personal
Hygiene: Bathing and Dressing
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- #8: Managing Difficult
Behaviors: wandering and Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors
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- #9:Managing Difficult
Behaviors: Depression
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- Identify Alzheimer’s Disease
(IDAD Resource Kit)
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- Utilizing Cholinergic Therapy
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- Moyers On Dying Part 3 (PBS)
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- Moyers On Dying Part 4 (PBS)
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- Alzheimer’s Association
Oklahoma Chapter: Safe Driving
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- Defining Treatment Success:
Real Life Experiences in Managing Alzheimer’s Disease (John Hopkins)
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- Transportation Solutions for
Caregivers: A Starting Point
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- Unforgettable Voices:
ARICEPT Experiences shared by Patient, Caregivers & Physicians
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- Dementia & People with
Intellectual Disabilities: What
Can We Do?
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- Living With Alzheimer’s (3
part series)
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Audio CD
- Friends for Life: Insights
from Caregivers
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- Dementia & People with
Intellectual Disabilities: What
Can We Do?
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For information on ordering books and videos, call 406-252-3053.
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