Resources

These resources are happily made available to you free of charge to help you and your loved ones.

Family Support Group

Heritage Green Lending Library

Executive Director's Picks:

• Caring For The Parents Who Cared For You by: Kenneth P Scileppi, MD
• Alzheimer's: Finding The Words; A Communication Guide for Those Who Care by: Harriet Hodgson
• Learning To Speak Alzheimers by: Joanne Koenig Coeste

Other helpful selections include:

• Taking Care of Mom and Dad by: Mike Rust
• Nutrition in Aging by: Eleanor Schlenker
• Alzheimer's and Dementia by: Jennifer Hay
• Portraits of Huntington's by: Carmen Leal
• Speaking of Life by: Jabber F. Gubrium
• Living with Grief After Sudden Loss by: Hospice Foundation of America
• Eldercare 911 by: Susan Beerman, MS, MSW
• Alzheimer's and Caregiving by: Mayo Clinic
• The Positive Interactions by: Nissenboim & Vroman
• Nutrition in Aging by: Eleanor D. Schlenker
• Taking Care of Mom & Dad by: Mike Rust
• Eldercare 911 by: Beerman & Rappaport
• Children of a Certain Age by: Vivian E. Greenberg
• Living with Grief After Sudden Loss by: Kenneth J. Doka
• Living with Grief When Illness Is Prolonged by: Kenneth J. Dok
• Speaking of Life by: Jaber F. Gubrium
• Long Term Care - A Consumer Guide by: VA Health Information
• When Love Gets Tough by: Doug Manning
• The Home Care Experience by: Gubrium & Sanker
• Portraits of Huntington's by: Ruth Hargrave
• The 36-Hour Day by: Nance I. Mace &
  Peter Rabins
• Alone But Not Forgotten by: District of Columbia
  Office of Aging
• Someone you love is dying. How do you cope? by: Charles A. Corr, Ph.D.
• Social Competence of Centenarians by: Belle Beard Beard, Ph.D
• A Kaleidoscope of Life by: Kathleen Melton Shilanick
• Resource Directory for Older People by: U.S.Department of Health and Human Services
• Nutrition in Aging by: Eleanor D. Schlenker
• Alzheimer's - A Caregiver's Guide and Resourcebook by: Howard Gruetzner
• Practical Dementia Care by: Rabins, Lyketsos, Steele
• Successful Management of Alzheimer's Disease in the Long-Term Care Arena: A Video Series
• For assistance making end of life decisions you will find our Five Wishes booklets and video helpful.
• Read stories from the field of Assisted Living in Moments, Memories and Mission and find one of our DayBreak Care Assistants, Lorren Sumner's prize winning story, "His Eye is On the Sparrow."