Links / Resources

Publications

• Download our list of publications, with order form. (pdf format)

• Recommended Family Reading List (pdf format)

• Anger Tips
  A brochure of tips for when anger gets too much.

• Hit Pause: Helping Dementia Families Deal with Anger
  For professionals or aging staff working with Alzheimer's or dementia families:

• Holiday Visiting Tips: A Message for the Faith Community and Friends of Alzheimer's Families
  A collection of tips to make your visits with Alzheimer's families pleasant for all:

• The Household Employer's Tax Guide, IRS Publication 926(.pdf format)

• NEW - Alzheimer's Coping and Stress Reduction Skills - The Williams Lifeskills Caregiver Coping Study

Suggested Websites

• AARP Caregiver Information www.aarp.org/families/caregiving

• Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org
  (800) 272-3900 (Find local groups)

• Join Alzheimer's Advocacy for Research

• Alzheimer's Association CareFinder™

• Benefits Eligibility Check Up www.benefitscheckup.org
  (National Council on Aging)

• Duke Aging Center www.geri.duke.edu
  (919) 660-7500

• Duke Bryan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center http://adrc.mc.duke.edu
  Toll-free: (866) 444-2372

• Duke Staff and Family Programs:www.hr.duke.edu/family/elder.html

• Eldercare Locator: www.eldercare.gov
  (800) 677-1116 Find services anywhere in the US.

• Family Caregiver Alliance www.caregiver.org
  

• Medicare information www.medicare.gov

• National Institute on Aging Alzheimer’s information www.alzheimers.org
  (800) 438-4380

• NC Care options for all ages and disabilities www.NCcareLink.gov

• NC Division of Aging www.ncdhhs.gov/aging/fcaregr/fchome.htm
  Family Caregiver Support Program

• NC Family Caregiver information www.fullcirclecare.org

• NC Elder Law Consumer Information www.law.wfu.edu/eclinic

• NC Seniors Health Insurance Program www.ncshiip.com
  (800) 443-9354

• NC hospice, end-of-life care, advanced care planning www.carolinasendoflifecare.org
  (800) 662-8859

• NIH Senior Health Information: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/index.html
  Current reliable information on conditions and care.

• US Administration on Aging Caregiver information www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/caregivers.asp