Caregiving Resources
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Many of us will be faced with caring for family and friends as they age and face illness, or we will be faced with issues of our own aging and illness. Helpful information can be found through the library, along with local and national organizations. The following is a sampling of available resources.
Reference Books at the Library
Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities: Your Practical Guide for Making the Right Decision
Books You Can Check Out
Caregiving
Circles of Care: How to Set Up Quality Home Care for Our Elders
Elder Care Made Easier: Doctor Marion's 10 Steps to Help You Care for an Aging Loved One
Eldercare 911 Question and Answer Book
What Do You Do When Your Parents Live Forever? A Practical Guide to Caring for the Elderly
Coping
The Caregiver's Survival Handbook: How to Care for Your Aging Parent Without Losing Yourself
Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents: How to Help, How to Survive
End of Life Issues
Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death
Final Journeys: A Practical Guide for Bringing Care and Comfort at the End of Life
The Needs of the Dying: A Guide for Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final Chapter
Financial Concerns
Health Insurance Resources: Options for People with a Chronic Disease or Disability
Is Your Parent in Good Hands?: Protecting Your Aging Parent from Financial Abuse and Neglect
Long-Term Care: How to Plan and Pay for It
Independent Living / Home Care
Accessible Home: Updating Your Home for Changing Physical Needs
Comfort of Home: A Complete Guide for Caregivers
The Personal Care Attendant: The Art of Finding, Keeping, or Being One
Nursing Homes / Care Facilities
Living Well in a Nursing Home: Everything You and Your Folks Need to Know
Personal Stories / Biographies
Caring for Mother: A Daughter's Long Goodbye
The House on Beartown Road: A Memoir of Learning and Forgetting
My Mother's Hip: Lessons from the World of Eldercare
Local Resources
The following local organizations are wonderful resources for information and support. Contact any, or all of them, to find out what they can do to help you in your caregiving journey.
Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan
1279 Cedar NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503,
616-456-5664 - Information on a wide variety of services available to older adults in a nine county area.
Caregiver Resource Network - "A collaboration of West Michigan organizations dedicated to providing for the needs and welfare of family and professional caregivers within the community." Excellent starting point in the search for information.
Citizens for Better Care
560 Fifth St. NW, Suite 308
Grand Rapids, MI 49504,
616-245-9451
800-782-2918 - With a focus on long term care issues, this independent, non-profit agency provides consumer advocacy as well as information.
Gerontology Network
500 Cherry St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503,
616-456-6135 - Focus is on serving the needs of older adults and their families to enhance quality of life and promote independence.
Hospice of Michigan - Grand Rapids
1260 Ekhart, NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503,
(616) 454-1426
(800) 840-5235 - "Provides specialized health care services for people with a terminal illness and support for their loved ones."
Michigan Resources
Hospice of Michigan 400 Mack Avenue Detroit, MI 48201, (313) 578-5000
Michigan Hospice & Palliative Care Organization 5123 West St. Joseph Way, Suite 204 Lansing, MI 48917-4875, 517-886-6667 800-536-6300
Michigan Office of Services to the Aging P.O. Box 30676 Lansing, MI 48909-8230, 517-373-8230
National Resources
Children of Aging Parents (CAPS) P.O. Box 167 Richboro, PA 18954 800-227-7294
Family Caregiver Alliance 180 Montgomery St., Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94104, 415-434-3388 800-445-8106
Hospice Net 401 Bowling Ave., Suite 51 Nashville, TN 37205-5124
National Alliance for Caregiving 4720 Montgomery Lane, 5th Floor Bethesda, MD 20814
National Family Caregivers Association 10400 Connecticut Ave., Suite 500 Kensington, MD 20895-3944, 301-942-6430 800-896-3650
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization 1700 Diagonal Rd., Suite 625 Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-837-1500 800-658-8898 (helpline) 800-646-6460 (service center)
Additional Web Resources
AARP - Caregiving - Helpful caregiving information, including access to the AARP Caregiving Tool Kit.
Eldercare Locator - Administration on Aging - Connects older adults and their caregivers to state and local agencies providing assistance and other resources, through the web site or by calling 1-800-677-1116.
