ADRC’s Resource Library & Download Center
To help supplement our mission of spreading knowledge, hope, and support to caregivers, ADRC’s Resource Library boasts a range of free informational PDFs available for download. Filled with helpful caregiver tips, advice, and newsletters, the Resource Library is a plethora of quick information for caregivers.
The Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resource Center also has an extensive Caregiver Library at our main office for caregivers to come by and check out one of our many books covering caregiving advice, healthy aging, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Our office is located at 1410 Gene Street, Winter Park, FL 32789
We Are Here to Help
For more detailed and personalized care coaching regarding information on local referrals, programs, and resources, please contact family services at (407) 436-7750. The Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resource Center is based in the Greater Orlando, FL area.
If you are not from Central Florida and need detailed and personalized care coaching regarding local information and referrals regarding your specific area, search here for your state’s Elder Services Helpline.
ADRC Board Member Dr. Malisa Agard of Conquest Research discusses the early signs of memory loss and the importance of having a baseline memory screening after 55 for early detection of memory loss. With this knowledge, you can then take preventative measures to help mitigate the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Getting a proper diagnosis
- Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease
- Understanding Memory Loss
- Florida’s Silver Alert
- Florida Brain Bank
- Common Symptoms
- Helpful Websites
- Activities of Daily Living Descriptions
- Keeping Your Brain Healthy
- What Happens Next?
- Can your loved one be left alone?
- Caregiver Skills – Hypothermia
- Caregiver Skills – Moving Loved Ones
- Caregiver Skills – Smell & Taste
- Caregiver Skills – Dealing with Falls
- Caregiver Skills – Grooming
- Caregiver Skills – Care Equipment
- Caregiver Skills – Hoarding
- Caregiver Skills – Household Chores
- Caregiver Skills – Toileting
- Caregiver Skills – UTI’s
- General Caregiving Tips
- Caregivers and Exercise
- Driving Behavior Warning Signs
- Activities for You & Your Loved One
- Helping Young Children Understand
- Residents Rights – LGBT Fact Sheet
- Residents Rights – LTCO Program
- Summary of Agency Services
- Reading List
- Top 10 Communication Tips
- ADRC Support Groups
- Caregiver Skills – Bathing
- Caregiver Skills – Cooking Safety
- Caregiver Skills – Dehydration
- Caregiver Skills – Dressing
- Caregiver Skills – Eating Well
- Caregiver Skills – Swallowing
- Caregiver Skills – Sleep
- Caregiver Skills – Showering
- Caregiver Skills – Medication Management
- NIH – The Dementias Booklet
- NIH – Lewy Body Dementia Facts
- NIH – Alzheimer’s Disease Facts
- NIH – Alzheimer’s Disease & Genetics
- NIH – Unraveling Alzheimer’s
- NIH – Home Safety
- NIH – Legal & Financial Planing
- NIH – Medication Fact Sheet
- NIH – Managing Medicines
- NIH – Money Problems
- NIH – Going to the Hospital
- NIH – End-of-Life Care
- NIH – Coping with Aggression
- NIH – Changes in Sexuality
- NIH – Changes in Behavior
- NIH – Cognative Impairment
- NIH – Hallucinations
- NIH – Sundowning
- NIH – Wandering
- NIH – Rummaging
- NIH – Caring for Yourself
- NIH – Disaster Preparation
Veterans Resources
Aid & Attendance
Benefits
VA Forms www.va.gov/vaforms/search_action.asp
Healthcare
Resources www.orlando.va.gov
Tricare
Resources www.military.com/benefits/tricare
Services
Florida www.floridavets.org
Brevard www.brevardcounty.us/humanservices/veteransservices
Orange www.ocfl.net/familieshealthsocialsvcs/veteransservices.aspx
Seminole www.seminolecountyfl.gov/comsrvs/vetsvcs/index.aspx
Osceola http://www.osceola.org/agencies-departments/human-services/veterans-services/
Volusia www.volusia.org/services/community-services/veterans-services.stml
Other/Special Interest
Caregiver Support www.caregiver.va.gov
Mental Health Information www.mentalhealth.va.gov
SAVA (Spanish) www.savaus.com
Vietnam Veterans Support Group 800-877-VETS
Our Caring Newsletter – Fall 2019
Newsletter Archive
The Caring newsletter has been ADRC’s signature publication for over a decade, regularly discussing helpful caregiving topics and dementia-related articles.
Distributed bi-annually and reaching over 20,000 caregivers across Central Florida, this valuable newsletter covers a variety of helpful subjects like the importance of a healthy lifestyle, advocating for the elderly, community news and current events.
Please feel free dive into our Newsletter Archive and read all of the PDF newsletters available online for you to enjoy! Subscribe to our newsletter mailing list and stay up to date by scrolling down to our Newsletter Signup. Happy reading!
- Caring Newsletter – Fall 2019
- Caring Newsletter – Fall 2018
- Caring Newsletter – Fall 2016
- Caring Newsletter – Spring 2016
- Caring Newsletter – Fall 2015
- Caring Newsletter – Spring 2015
- Caring Newsletter – Fall 2014
- Caring Newsletter – Spring 2014
- Caring Newsletter – Fall 2013
- Caring Newsletter – Spring 2013
- Caring Newsletter – Fall 2012
- Caring Newsletter – Spring 2012
- Caring Newsletter – Fall 2011
- Caring Newsletter – Spring 2011
Dancing with Dementia
Also featured in our Resource Library is Dancing with Dementia, a blog that focuses on covering a wide range of highlighted topics intended to provide caregivers information that will improve their quality of care and understanding of the complexities of Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementia. From providing a basic understanding for the caregiver to mindful food for thought, we at ADRC hope you find the blog topics interesting and the information contained in them useful.
