Helpful Videos for Caregivers

The SouthWest Kansas Area Agency on Aging is pleased to make available check out of these videos. These videos are available for group or individual use.

To reserve a video please contact the SouthWest Kansas Area Agency on Aging, Caregiver Coordinator at (620) 225-8230

Videos are due back in one week unless other arrangements have been made. SWKAAA will pay postage to mail the videos to you; however, you must pay the postage to return the videos.

All services, educational programs and materials are available without discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, sex, political belief, age or handicap. Any complaints should be directed to Executive Director, SWKAAA, P. O. Box 1636, Dodge City, KS 67801

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NEW Alzheimer's Resource!

20 Questions, 100 Answers, 6 perspectives

A a compilation of honest answers about Dementia from medical doctors, professional care partners, family of loved ones, and the one who lives it.

Check out a preview HERE!

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NEW Alzheimer's Resource!

The Alzheimer's Project 

The Alzheimer’s Project consists of 4 DVDs. The anchor of The Alzheimer’s Project series is Momentum in Science which features 25 leading scientists, a primetime state-of-the-science report revealing the most cutting-edge research advances.

Check out a preview or watch them in their entirety HERE! You may also borrow the DVD from us.

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NEW Alzheimer's Resource!

The Family Guide to Alzheimer's

The Family Guide to Alzheimer's Disease was created to help families understand what to expect; deal effectively with the challenge of this disease; help their loved ones meet each day more successfully; and enhance the quality of life for all involved.

 Check out a preview for each of the 5 volumes in this set HERE!

1. How to Communicate With Someone Who Has Aphasia
   from Healing Arts Communications
   24 Minutes
   Aphasia is a major adult language disorder that impairs one’s ability to speak and comprehend what is said by others. Aphasia affects over one million people in the United States. Most often aphasia is a result of a stroke to the left side of the brain, which typically houses the language center.
   
   This video defines aphasia and its effects. Techniques on communication developed by speech-language pathologists and others in the field of communication and speech disorders are included. Interviews with family members, people with aphasia, a communication expert, and a speech-language pathologist are featured, providing information about the challenges aphasia presents and how to meet them successfully.
   
   Included with this program are the materials for one hour of continuing education if requested.
2. The Educated Caregiver: Volume 1 - Coping Skills
   From LiveView Resources 1998
   80 Minutes
   
   Providing care for a loved one is one of the toughest jobs anyone can ever have. In this video, you’ll meet others who know what you’re going through – and who share their experiences, fears, feelings, insights, and advice. From these caregivers and from healthcare professionals, you’ll hear valuable strategies on getting support, developing realistic expectations, and especially important, taking care of yourself and your loved one. The video is designed in short, easily viewed sections that deal with the following issues:
   
   • · Challenges of Caregiving
   • · Daily Routine
   • · Natural Feelings
   • · Support Groups
   • · Compassion Fatigue
   • · Preparation for When Your Loved One Leaves Home
   • · Strategies to Cut Stress
   • · Spiritual Questions
   • · Adjusting to Loss
3. The Educated Caregiver: Volume 2 – Hands-On Skills
   LiveView Resources 1998
   
   Through this comprehensive video, you can learn an array of important skills-and hear valuable insights and tips from healthcare professionals and caregivers. The following key skills are covered:
   
   • Giving a Bed Bath
   • Oral Hygiene and Nail Care
   • Changing an Occupied Bed
   • Preparing Meals and Help with Eating
   • Observing for Warning Signs of Medical Problems
   • Walking and Getting Around
   • Dressing
   • Making Your Home Safer
   • Caring for Someone with Visual or Hearing Impairments
4. The Educated Caregiver: Volume 3 – Essential Knowledge
   Life View Resources 1998
   48 Minutes
   
   Through this video you have easy access to an array of essential knowledge – including tips from doctors and other healthcare professionals that you can use every day. The sections include
   
   
   • Communicating Effectively and Honestly with a Loved One
   • Communicating Effectively with Healthcare Providers
   • Giving and Monitoring Medicines
   • Understanding Medication Interactions
   • Avoiding Medication Mistakes
   • Preventing Infections and Using Sterile Techniques
   • Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Providing Wound Care
   • Ensuring That Your Loved One Enjoys Proper Nutrition
5. Home Care by Your Side: Home Care for Older Adults
   State of the Art, Inc. 1997
   36 Minutes (Closed Captioned)
   
   When an older adult needs assistance with daily living because of a sudden medical crisis or a slow decline in health, the entire family is affected. Who will make the financial and care decisions? Can a nursing home be avoided? What organizations can help us? This program shows the stories of three families who are facing these questions and coming up with positive and resourceful answers. Some of the issues they deal with include:
• The Toll Disease Takes on a Well Spouse
• How Professionals Can Supplement the Love and Care a Family Provides for an Elderly Family Member
• How a Family Can Face End-of-Life Issues with the Support of a Hospice Program
• Networking with Other Families
• Managing Home Care Nurses and Aides
6. My Mom Has Breast Cancer: A Guide for Families
   Kidscope, Inc. 1996
   33 Minutes
   
   Dr. H. Elizabeth King, Ph. D., a breast cancer survivor and mother, offers an honest and empathetic approach to the challenges of families sharing the diagnosis, handling the treatment and helping children cope. The videotape is divided into segments which include:
7. • Sharing the Diagnosis
   • Impact of Treatment
   • Changes in Family Life
   • How Kids Cope
   • Helping Children Cope
   • After Treatment
   The interviews, which provide insight from the children’s perspective, make this videotape especially valuable as a coping tool for kids.
8. Surrounded With Love: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
   Terra Nova Films
   22 Minutes
   
   More than 3.5 million children in the United States are raised by a grandparent. In their own words, three grandmothers explain the reasons for their caregiving/parenting decisions, and share their rewarding experiences raising their grandchildren.
   
   * Dolores, a 48 yr. old married woman, is raising three grandsons after her daughter was murdered.
   
   * Aderian, a 65 year old grandmother, is raising two grandchildren, ages 12 and 6, after a mental illness incapacitated both of their parents.
   
   * Jewel, a 64 year old grandmother, is “happily raising” three grandchildren, ages 18, 13, and 4.
   
   “Surrounded With Love” explores both the positive and negative feelings of the parenting grandparent: the hard work, the challenges and the added responsibilities.
9. The Home Care Companion Caregiving Series: Elder Abuse and Neglect
   Healing Arts Communications
   29 Minutes
   
   This program defines the complexities of elder abuse and the different forms of abuse: physical, sexual, neglect, self-neglect, emotional or psychological, financial, and abandonment. Each form is defined and the signs and symptoms of that form of abuse are identified. Other topics covered include:
   
   • Risk Factors for Abuse Such as Ageism
   • History of Family Violence
   • Learned Behavior
   • Alcohol and Drug Abuse
   • Mental Illness
   • Caregiver Stress
   • Lack of Caregiving Skills
   What you can do to help prevent elder abuse, the importance of reporting abuse, and how to report suspected abuse are also addressed in this program.
10. Aging Parents Planning for the Future
    Produced for PBS Television 1997
    60 Minutes
    
    This video offers reliable information on managing the challenges of life changes. With more people living longer today than ever before – America’s over-65 population is expected to double by the year 2030 – the joys and complications of growing older are felt not only by elders, but also by their children, who often become their parents’ caregivers. This video presents a variety of useful information:
    
    • How to Move Beyond Denial and Fear
    • Role Reversal and Caring for Parents
    • Detailing Differences in Wills and Trusts
    • How to Plan for Aging, Especially if the Family is Geographically Separated
    • What to do if Family Members Disagree About What is in the Parent’s Best Interest
    • Guidelines Parents and Adult Children Can Use in Opening an Often Sensitive Dialogue
    • Creating an Action Plan That Suits Everyone
11. Video Respite Series: Those Good Ole School Days
    Innovative Caregiving Resources 2000
    50 Minutes
    
    Video Respite was developed from valuable research, designed to capture and maintain the attention of those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia through music, light, movement and the recollection of fond memories. The caregiver, in turn, is able to enjoy short periods of “respite” or “time away” from the challenges of caregiving.
    
    In this video the viewer will be reminded of five-mile hikes to school, games, trips to the candy store, and even spoonfuls of castor oil. And, with the help of an energetic, fun host, viewers fondly relive and even laugh at some of the trips down memory lane.
    
    ***This video is also available for purchase. Contact the Area Agency on Aging for more information.***
12. Video Respite Series: Remembering When…
    Innovative Caregiving Resources 2000
    25 Minutes
    
    In this video are songs and memories of “school days” and routines such as reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Includes memories of city and country life as well as a brief recollection of the Roaring Twenties. A cute toddler named Kyle visits.
    
    ***This video is also available for purchase. Contact the Area Agency on Aging for more information.***
13. Video Respite Series: Gonna Do A Little Music
    Innovative Caregiving Resources 2000
    59 Minutes
    
    In this video, while playing the guitar and autoharp, Marianne engages the viewer as she sings familiar songs and discusses memories such as music lessons, family gatherings, and childhood friends. Songs include: “Skip to My Lou”, “Moonlight Bay”, and “You are My Sunshine”.
    
    ***This video is also available for purchase. Contact the Area Agency on Aging for more information.***
14. Video Respite Series: Ladies…Let’s Chat
    Innovative Caregiving Resources 2000
    40 Minutes
    
    In this video, Diane chats about warm topics from family gatherings and meal preparations to dressing up with hats and courtship days. She enjoys a visit from her two grandchildren. Songs include: “Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet”, “Over The River And Through The Woods”, “Eency Weency Spider”, “Mary Had A Little Lamb”, “Hickory Dickory Dock”, and “Old MacDonald”.
    
    ***This video is also available for purchase. Contact the Area Agency on Aging for more information.***
15. Respite Demo
    Innovative Caregiving Resources
    Approx. 9 Minutes
    
    Video respite was developed from valuable research, designed to capture and maintain the attention of those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia through music, light, movement, and the recollection of fond memories. The caregiver, in turn, is able to enjoy short periods of “respite” or “time away” from the challenges of caregiving.
17. A Prescription for Caregivers: Take Care of Yourself
    Wendy Lustbader
    60 Minutes
    
    This video is filmed in front of a live audience of caregivers. The presentation is packed with humor and stories from real life. Topics include:
    
    • Heeding Resentment as a Warning Sign of Doing too Much
    • The Many Varieties of Guilt
    • Options for Self-Care
    • Figuring out How Much Care is “Enough”
    
    Both caregivers and professionals who assist them will find idea on how to make life better for the giver and receiver of care.
18. Coming to Terms with Parkinson’s Disease
    Somerset Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    24 Minutes
    
    This film features James W. Terud, M. D. and Parkinson’s patients explaining some of the effects Parkinson’s has had on their lives. Topics covered include:
    
    • How Parkinson’s Affects the Brain
    • Symptoms of Parkinson’s
    • Treatment of Parkinson’s including Drug Therapy, Diet and Exercise
    • Benefits of Support Groups
    • Coming to Terms with Parkinson’s
19. Coming Home Basic Information for the Home Caregiver
    The Home Care Institute of Kansas and Kansas State University “Home Sweet Home.” This phrase is familiar to all of us. When we don’t feel well, most of us just want to be at home. But sometimes being at home means that we need the help of a caregiver, and most often that caregiver is a member of the family who has little or no experience providing home care.
    
    If you are the caregiver, you may find that your new responsibilities are physically and emotionally draining. You may also find that providing care is a rewarding and meaningful experience.
    
    This video and accompanying booklet provide training to supply the caregiver with the basic tools needed to safely deliver care. Topics include:
    
    • Moving and Transfer
    • Infection Control
    • Nutrition
    • Stress
    • Talking to Your Doctor
20. Transportation Solutions for Caregivers: A Starting Point
    Easter Seals
    13:34 Minutes Closed Captioned
    
    Family Caregivers often rely on trial and error to solve their transportation challenges. This video and accompanying booklet provide tips and safe, creative solutions, devised by both family caregivers and professionals that are designed to ease transportation challenges. Topics covered include:
    
    • Communication
    • Sensitivity
    • Preventing Agitation
    • Dealing with Agitation
    • Providing Physical Assistance
    • Resources for Caregivers
21. Sing Along With Your Old Favorites
    The Timeless Video Collection
    STB Productions
    60 Minutes
    
    Enjoy a memory-packed, fun-filled hour of old favorites sure to brighten everyone’s day. Large on-screen, easy-to-read lyrics and professionally orchestrated accompaniments provide relaxation, entertainment, reminiscence and enjoyment for everyone. Two dozen songs include: Down by the Old Mill Stream, Sweet Adeline, A Bicycle Built for Two, The Band Played On, Amazing Grace, America the Beautiful and many more.
22. Living and Laughing With Cancer, A Comedian’s Journey
    Aquarius Health Care Videos 1998
    40 Minutes
    
    Outfitted with only radical surgery and his keen sense of humor, internationally known comedian, Dave Fitzgerald, not only survived cancer, he endured his ordeal with a smile! Join the hundreds of audiences that have learned how Dave achieved his complete recovery. The magical events in this story will help you, or someone you love, capture the power and the spirit to write your own recovery prescription.
    
    “This program offers helpful advice on dealing with a cancer diagnosis, sorting through treatment options, and making an effort to get better. Patients and their families may find peace and solace in the levity and lessons from one who’s been there.”
    
    --Booklist
23. Managing Stress Through Humor with Loretta LaRoche
    Aquarius Health Care Videos 1997
    50 Minutes
    
    A one-of-a-kind specialist in stress management, Loretta helps you get a handle on your stress. Behind her irreverent, unconventional, and just plain funny style, Loretta has successfully found a way to make cognitive therapy (rethinking the way you think) accessible, and in so doing, help put your life back into perspective. Have fabulous fun as you are enlightened and enriched.
24. Nursing Homes: Quality Information Counts
    Kansas Foundation for Medical Care 2003
    5 Minutes
    
    Making decisions about nursing home care for you or your loved one can be a difficult process. Medicare has published information on its website, www.medicare.gov, to help you in this process. By clicking on “Nursing Home Compare” on the Medicare website, you can learn about the quality of care in the nations 17,000 nursing homes. This quality information, combined with other options such as visiting nursing homes and talking with administrators and staff, can help you make a more informed decision about nursing homes.
    
    This video produced by KFMC, your Medicare Quality Improvement Organization in the state of Kansas, is specially designed to help Kansans understand how to use Medicare’s quality information, as well as how to navigate the Medicare website. Support materials are available with this video for instruction.
25. Front Row Seat – Sing Along with Barbara
    B.Jacobs PRODUCTIONS 1998
    45 Minutes
    
    Front Row Seat is a sing-along program for caregivers, activity directors and anyone wishing to bring music in to the lives of others. Barbara’s sing along class performs 20 favorite songs from the early 1900’s including Let Me Call You Sweetheart, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Down By the Old Mill Stream, Over There, Shine On Harvest Moon, You Made Me Love You and more. Large print lyrics are included and easy to reproduce. Taped at Drake Terrace Retirement Community, San Rafael, CA.
26. Front Row Seat – Sing Along with Barbara – More Oldies
    B.Jacobs PRODUCTIONS 2001
    45 Minutes
    
    Front Row Seat is a sing-along program for caregivers, activity directors and anyone wishing to bring music into the lives of others. Includes 17 songs including Hail, Hail the Gangs All Here, A Bicycle Built For Two, Ida Sweet as Apple Cider, When You Were Sweet Sixteen, For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow, and more. Includes large print reproducible lyrics.
27. Front Row Seat – Sing Along with Barbara – Songs of the Holiday Season
    B.Jacobs PRODUCTIONS 1999
    45 Minutes
    
    Front Row Seat is a sing-along program for caregivers, activity directors and anyone wishing to bring music into the lives of others. This video includes 16 favorite songs of the Holiday Season including Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Deck the Halls, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, O Christmas Tree, and My Dreidel. Large Print Lyrics are easy to duplicate.
28. The Parkinson’s Care Series – Introduction
    The following 8 tapes deal with Parkinson’s disease in a video series from The Parkinson Foundation of the Heartland. The tapes may be checked out individually or as a set. The tapes are also available for purchase either individually or as a set. Contact the Area Agency on Aging for information.
    This video will introduce you to Parkinson’s disease; it’s physiology, symptoms, diagnostic criteria and treatments. You will gain a basic understanding of the special challenges face by people with Parkinson’s disease and begin to understand the many ways you can help to improve their quality of life. Subsequent videos in the series will give you specific suggestions and strategies for managing and caring for the Parkinson patient.
    
    Content: An Introduction to Parkinson’s Disease:
    
    • Anatomy and Physiology
    • Risk Factors
    • Cardinal Symptoms
    • Secondary Symptoms
    • Diagnostic Criteria
    • Atypical Parkinson Syndromes
    • Medications
    • Surgical Treatments
    • Patient Participation and Responsibilities

32. The Parkinson’s Care Series – Treatment
This video will give you a thorough working knowledge of the various medications, surgeries and alternative therapies available to treat Parkinson’s disease. You will understand the importance of carefully controlling and maintaining dosages and the difference between generic and branded pharmaceuticals in Parkinson treatment.

Content:

• Medications

1. Carbidopa/Levidopa
2. Dopamine Agonists
3. COMT Inhibitors
4. Selegiline
5. MAOB Inhibitors
6. Amantadine

• Patient Relationship with Pharmacist
• Generic Drugs
• Patient Responsibility
• Surgery

1. Ablative Techniques
2. Deep Brain Stimulation

1. The Parkinson’s Care Series – Exercise
   This video will explain the importance of regular exercise in Parkinson’s disease. You will be able to design and implement an exercise program specifically geared to Parkinson’s patients.
   
   Content:
   
   • The Importance of Exercise
   • Optimizing the Exercise Routine
   • The Exercise Program
   1. Stretching
   2. Strengthening
   3. Conditioning
   4. General Guidelines
   • Daily Activities with Therapeutic Value
2. The Parkinson’s Care Series – Nutrition
   This video will give you a complete understanding of the special nutritional needs of people with Parkinson’s disease. You will learn specific strategies to help the patient achieve and maintain good nutrition.
   
   Content:
   
   • The Importance of Good Nutrition
   • The Food Groups
   1. Bread, Cereal and Rice
   2. Fruit and Vegetable Group
   3. Dairy Group
   4. Protein Group
   5. Fats and Sweets Group
   • The Role of Vitamins and Supplements
   • Proteins and Parkinson Medications
   • Constipation
   • Water Consumption and Parkinson’s Disease
   • Osteoporosis
   • Vitamins and Minerals
3. The Parkinson’s Care Series – Emotional Health
   This video will provide you with a thorough understanding of the sleep and emotional disorders that often accompany Parkinson’s disease. You will learn specific strategies to help the patient battle depression and insomnia.
   
   Content:
   
   • Parkinson’s and Depression
   • Diagnosis and Causes of Depression
   • Treatment of Depression in Parkinson’s Disease
   • Causes of Sleep Disturbances
   • Changes in Daily Living Routines to Counteract Insomnia
   • Medications and Sleep Disturbances
   • Parkinson’s Symptoms and Sleep Disturbances
   • Combating Sleep Disturbances
4. The Parkinson’s Care Series – Daily Living
   This video will give you an in-depth understanding of the toll Parkinson’s disease takes on those who suffer from it and the many activities of daily living (ADLs) that are affected. You will learn specific strategies to help people with Parkinson’s lead full, active and dignified lives.
   
   Content:
   
   • The Effects of PD on ADL’s
   • Optimizing the Parkinson’s Patient’s Abilities:
   1. Freezing
   2. Drooling and Salivation
   3. Sleeping
   4. Stress
   5. Dressing
   6. Shopping
   7. Writing
   8. Sitting and Standing
   9. Gripping
   • Optimizing Environments
   1. Bedroom
   2. Kitchen
   3. Bathroom
   4. Living Room
5. The Parkinson’s Care Series – Speech
   This video will give you a thorough understanding of the anatomy and physiology of speech disorders and swallowing problems caused by Parkinson’s disease. You will understand how to help prevent further deterioration in the patient’s speech.
   
   Content:
   
   • Parkinson’s Disease and Speech
   1. Respiration
   2. Phonation
   3. Resonation
   4. Articulation
   • Speech/Swallowing Assessment Tools
   • Speech Therapy
   • Vocal Strategies
   • Swallowing
6. The Parkinson’s Care Series – Fall Prevention
   This video will acquaint you with the very real danger Parkinson’s patients’ face when ambulating. You will gain insight into ways to ensure that your home or facility is suitable for people with Parkinson’s disease, and understand the safest ways to help patients transfer and move about their environments.
   
   Content:
   
   • Parkinson’s Disease and Risk Factors for Falls
   • Reducing Falls While Walking and Transferring
   • Reducing Environmental Fall Hazards
   1. Bathroom
   2. Kitchen
   3. Hallways and Passageways
   
   
   This is the end of the Parkinson’s Care Series
7. The Caregivers’ Journey – The Journey Begins
   With Dr. Geila Bar-David
   
   This is the first of a five part “video workshop” that helps caregivers cope and heal. Ideal for both starting and enhancing support groups as well as for individual viewing, “The Journey Begins” features caregivers sharing common experiences in becoming a caregiver.
8. The Caregivers’ Journey – The Toll
   With Dr. Geila Bar-David
   
   “The Toll” acknowledges the emotional costs of being a caregiver.
9. The Caregivers’ Journey – Surviving
   With Dr. Geila Bar-David
   
   “Surviving” sees caregivers share wise advice on how to cope with emotional, mental, and physical strains.
10. The Caregivers’ Journey – Healing
    With Dr. Geila Bar-David
    
    “Healing” reveals caregivers’ feelings of loss and their eventual healing.
11. The Caregivers’ Journey – Quiet Triumphs
    With Dr. Geila Bar-David
    
    “Quiet Triumphs” is a moving testament to the human spirit, showing how caregivers stretch their capacity for patience and caring.
12. The Healing Power of Nature
    Aquarius Productions, Inc.
    
    Views of nature have powerful healing potential and can play an important role in helping to reduce everyday tension and stress. This video was created specifically as “visual therapy” to help promote relaxation and general wellness.
    
    Research has shown that long-term exposure to images of nature, such as these, can help lower blood pressure, ease muscle tension, reduce anxiety and create a more positive sense of well-being. This tape, which is meant for repeated viewing, is accompanies by carefully selected musical compositions designed to help you relax and reconnect with nature. The combination of stunning visuals and soothing sounds will delight your senses, quiet your mind, and leave you feeling more in tune with the beauty of the natural world.
13. Eliminating Negative & Abusive Interactions: Preventing & Reducing Negative & Abusive Responses
    Terra Nova Films, Inc.
    26 Minutes
    
    This program provides the caregiver with effective ways of dealing with caregiver stress. The tape reviews a series of situations that can precipitate inappropriate caregiver responses. Appropriate and positive management for each situation is presented.
14. Choosing a Long-Term Care Facility
    Social Work Media Group, School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas
    
    Careful preparation and research can make choosing a long-term care facility less difficult. You need to know what questions to ask, where to find answers, and what to look for.
    
    In this video we visit two facilities providing long-term care: one rural, the other urban. By interviewing staff and residents in both settings, by asking questions, and by walking through the facilities with an observant eye, we give a sense of what life in a long-term care facility is like—and what one needs to know in choosing a facility for oneself or for a loved one.
15. Caregiver Wellness
    Healing Arts Communication
    32 Minutes
    
    This video provides tools and resources to help caregivers transform stress and maintain wellness. Topics include:
    
    • The importance of maintaining wellness as a caregiver
    • Acknowledging and defusing difficult emotions
    • Goal-setting and action plans as agents for positive change
    • Simple, effective exercises for relaxation and renewal
    • Activities that foster self-esteem and well-being
    • The role of respite and caregiver support groups
16. Serving the Victim of Elder Abuse
    Terra Nova Films
    21 Minutes Long
    
    This video demonstrates how a team of professionals from diverse disciplines work together to resolve complex cases of elder abuse.
17. Louie, Louie: A Portrait in Parkinson’s
    Media Projects, Inc
    
    This is a documentary about one man’s struggle with Parkinson’s disease and the challenges his family faced caring for him, particularly about his children handling caregiving after the death of their mother.
18. When Your Parent Needs You: Caring for an Aging Parent
    Aquarius Health Care Media
    35 Minutes
    
    This video offers insight and advice from two specialists in caregiving and aging issues.
19. Respite Care: Caring for the Caregiver
    Aquarius Health Care Media
    25 Minutes
    
    This video discusses the value of scheduled respite for caregivers. Caregiver support groups, retreats, adult day care and anger management groups are just some of the tools that enable caregivers to cope.
    
    
    
    The following tapes are available in Spanish language:
20. Como Atender a Quien Guarda Reposo en Cama/Bedrest
21. Como Ayudar a una Persona en Silla de Ruedas sin Lastimarse a si Mismo/Wheelchair
22. Lucha contra la Infeccion/Infection Control
23. Como Administrar Los Medicinos/Medications
24. La Prevencion de Incendios/Fire Safety
25. Precauciones para Evitar Caidas/Fall Prevention
26. El Cuidado Personal/Personal Care
27. Como Comunicarse con alguin que padece de Alzheimer
    There is also a book associated with the tapes titled: Consejos para Cuidadores de enfermos/Quick Tips for Caregivers.