2. Outline
Introduction to Alzheimer’s and
Caregiving
Associated Information Needs &
Traditional Library Resources
The Caregiver Experience & Library
Resources
Library Programming for those Living
with Alzheimer’s
6. Warning signs
1. Memory loss
2. Challenges in planning
3. Difficulty completing tasks
4. Confusion with time/ place
5. Spatio-visual difficulty
6. Problems with words
7. Misplacing things
8. Decreased judgment
9. Withdrawal
10. Changes in mood
www.alz.org/10signs
16. Tasks of the caregiver
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Medication assistance
Personal ADLs
Managing behavioral symptoms
Finding and using support groups
Making arrangements for care
Hiring and supervising other caregivers
Managing other health conditions
Managing “getting through the day”
Additional family responsibilities
Providing emotional support
Alzheimer’s Facts & Figures, 2017
28. The list goes on…
o Reading Programs & Storytelling
o Memory Garden
o Memory Connection Ctr.
o Music Programs
o Memory Care & Technology
o Library Tours
o Pets and Stuffed Animals
o …?
http://www.memorablepets.com
www.rcwegman.com
29. RESOURCES
Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org)
IGARD (ALA group,
http://www.ala.org/ascla/interestgroups/igard
IFLA (www.ifla.org)
◦ Guidelines for Library Services to Persons
with Dementia
RUSA (www.ala.org/rusa)
◦ Guidelines for Library & Information
Services to Older Adults
30. RESOURCES
AARP (www.aarp.org)
National Council on Aging (www.ncoa.org)
Reaching Across IL Library System RAILS; and other
local and statewide collaborations
Senior Service Associates
(www.seniorservicesassoc.org)
Senior.com (for facilities location)
Senior Living Source (http://www.seniorlivingsource.org)
Senior Living (www.seniorliving.org)
Visiting Nurses’ Associations
Care Facilities themselves
T. Dickey, Alzheimer’s Fiction and Memoirs Bibliography
T. Dickey, The Science of Alzheimer’s Bibliography