Audio-visual
Materials
Please contact your local Alzheimer Society for information on DVDs and videos available to borrow or purchase within your community.
Title: The
Alzheimer Journey (4 modules)
Description:
The Alzheimer Journey is a resource for family caregivers.
It consists of four videos and accompanying workbooks
that follow the three stages of Alzheimer's disease. Note:
Module 4 is useful for both the person with Alzheimer's disease and the family caregiver.
Format:
VHS
Length: 16-18 mins.
Year: 1998, 2002
Producer: Alzheimer Society of Canada
Vendor: Alzheimer Society
of Canada
Cost: $100 + GST for series
Materials: Accompanied by workbook
Module
1: The Road Ahead -- topics include: The
Nature of Alzheimer Disease; Dealing With the Diagnosis;
Planning for the Future; Changes; Day-to-Day Issues;
Caring for Yourself; and a Resource List.
Module
2: On the Road -- topics include: The Middle Stage
of Alzheimer Disease; Communication; Personal Care
Strategies; Maintaining an Alzheimer-Friendly Environment;
Challenging Behaviours; Caring for Yourself; and a
Resource List.
Module
3: At the Crossroads -- topics include:
The Later Stage of the Alzheimer Disease; Is It Time
to Stop Caregiving?; Caregiving Options; Changes; Communication;
When the End is Near; and a Resource List.
Module
4: Understanding Alzheimer Disease: The Link Between
Brain and Behaviour -- explains how the brain functions
and what happens when the different regions of the
brain are affected by Alzheimer's disease.
Title: A
Thousand Tomorrows: Intimacy, Sexuality And Alzheimer's
Description:
Through candid interviews with spouse caregivers, and
when possible the spouse with Alzheimer's disease, this
program reviews issues such as the blurring roles between
caregiver and "intimate partner" as the need
for caregiving increases.
Length: 30 mins.
Vendor: Canadian Learning Co., 95 Vansittart Ave., Woodstock,
ON N4S 6E, Tel: 1-800-267-2977, Fax: (519)537-1035, www.canlearn.com
Cost: $179.95
Title: Working
Together: Developing a Relationship with Your Doctor
Description:
People in early stage Alzheimer's disease share strategies
and tips about how to work together in partnership with their
doctor to ensure they receive ongoing support.
Format: VHS
Length: 20 mins.
Producer: Pfizer Canada Inc.
Materials: Workbook and video
Available through your local Alzheimer Society.
Title: Songs
for the Soul, Songs from the Heart
Description:
Performances, senior interaction and onscreen lyrics
of old and newer favorites to sing.
Format:
DVD
Year: 2004
Producer:
Melody Lane Productions, www.melodylane.ca
Title: The
Family Guide to Alzheimer’s
Disease
Description:
A five-video/dvd series for family caregivers. Topics
include understanding the disease; behaviour issues;
daily life; family caregiving; transitions.
Format:
DVD and VHS
Year: 2004
Producer:
LifeView Resources Inc. Contact your local Alzheimer
Society to view the material.
Title: Through the Eyes of her Grandson, D.J.
Rodie
Description:
The 2005 Lyons Lecture presented at the Alzheimer Society
National Conference featuring D.J. Rodie. A moving tribute
to his grandmother and his family’s
experience through the Alzheimer journey.
Format:
DVD and VHS
Year: 2005
Producer:
Alzheimer Society Of Saskatchewan, info@alzheimer.sk.ca.
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