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Dementia Darling’s Favorite Resources for Dementia Caregivers!

Writer: Carrie Aalberts
Carrie Aalberts
Aug 16, 2024
2 min read

Updated: Aug 25



Dementia Darling’s Favorite Resources

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Dementia Education/Caregiver Support:

  1. Be Light Care- www.belightcare.com (Speech Language Pathologist and Dementia Educator)

  2. Hilarity for Charity- www.wearehfc.org (Resources, support groups, brain health education, respite grants, etc)

  3. Teepa Snow- www.teepasnow.com (Positive Approach to Care, Gems stages model)

  4. Dementia Careblazers- www.careblazers.com 

    1. https://www.youtube.com/c/DementiaCareblazers

  5. National Council of Dementia Minds- https://dementiaminds.org (Board of individuals living with dementia, incredible resources)

  6. The Association of Frontotemporal Dementia- www.theaftd.org

  7. Alzheimer's Association www.alz.org

  8. The Lewy Body Dementia Association  (LBDA)- https://www.lbda.org

  9. Cruetzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc.- https://cjdfoundation.org/

  10. Leeza’s Care Connection- https://leezascareconnection.org/home

  11. Family Caregiver Alliance- https://www.caregiver.org

  12. AARP Caregiving Resource Center- https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/

  13. Cleveland Clinic- Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health https://events.clevelandclinic.org/

  14. ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center- https://archrespite.org

  15. Lorenzo’s House- www.lorenzoshouse.org (young-onset dementia family support)

  16. Dependable Daughter- www.dependabledaughter.com

  17. Care Mobi App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nyu.caremobi&hl=en

  18. Creative Connections in Caregiving https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS4VN9Fd2vzVX1yIObcX8mg

  19. tendercare: https://trytendercare.com/

  20. The Dementia Education, Engagement, and Research Program (DEER) https://deerprogram.org/

  21. Dementia Self-Management Free Resource for People Living with Dementia https://deerprogram.org/dementia-self-management/

  22. Jessica Guthrie Consultancy https://www.jessicacguthrie.com/

  23. The Dementia Guru https://www.thedementiaguru.com/

  24. A Sweeter Course https://asweetercourse.com/

  25. The Death Deck, End of Life Deck, Dementia Deck: https://thedeathdeck.com Use code Darling15 for 15% off

  26. Ianacare: ianacare.com- GUIDE program provider 

  27. Grief Unlocked- Free support worksheet-https://thegriefunlocked.com/how-can-you-support-me-guide?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Your%20grief%20support%20kit%20-%209569102


Caregiver Podcasts:


Care Tools:

  1. Zealacare- www.zealacare.com 

  2. QuickChange- https://quickchange.com/

  3. PeelAways-https://peelaways.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoquJ4C7fMiqo4SkZYVl8ZOJP9YWDIYIiCHf1Z86iI3uNxQZNGR4

  4. Viking Pure- (all natural/safe cleaning products for senior living)- www.vikingpure.com

  5. The Blue Hug (shower garment for dignity and comfort) - www.thebluehug.com

  6. Clothing Protectors- https://eugeria.care/products/pashmina-clothing-protector-for-adults-bib?variant=46591438717209

  7. Athena Uraguard- Women’s incontinence/UTI liners- https://www.athenauraguard.com/

  8. Velma-Cognitive Care via phone- https://heyvelma.com/

  9. Jelly Drops for hydration- https://www.jellydrops.us/


Engagement:

  1. Rendever- VR for seniors/dementia care, dementia and empathy virtual reality training  https://www.rendever.com/ 

  2. Eugeria- www.eugeria.care 

    1. Hug by Laugh: https://eugeria.care/products/hug-by-laugh

    2. Relish painting set https://eugeria.care/products/aquapaint

  3. Zinnia TV- www.zinniatv.com use code DARLING15

  4. Nana’s Books- www.nanasbookseries.com 

  5. Mirador Magazine- www.miradormagazine.com 

  6. Mindful Libraries- www.mindfullibraries.com

  7. SingFit- www.singfit.com–  use code DD20

  8. Joy for All/Ageless Innovations- www.agelessinnovation.com

  9. Aegeliss: https://www.aegeliss.com/

  10. Relish- www.relish-life.com

  11. Spiritual Elder Care- www.spiritualeldercare.com

  12. Caits Dollies- ​​https://caitsdollies.com/products/comfort-claire-doll?variant=49492052967717

  13. Music Mends Minds https://www.musicmendsminds.org/

  14. Harmony in Dementia https://www.harmonyindementia.com/

  15. Diidii: Dementia Care Engagement app https://diidii.app/

  16. Day By Day Project: https://www.daybydayproject.org/

  17. Singing at Home with Alexis/Bridgetown Music Therapy-https://www.bridgetownmt.com/singingathome

  18. Remento- https://www.remento.co/

  19. Senior Tech Connect- tech tutoring for seniors- https://srtechconnect.com/


Do you have questions about these resources or need navigation to something specific? Email me at info@dementiadarling.com 

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