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Caregiver Corners

Caregiver Corner

Region 9 Area Agency on Aging partnered with 29 local libraries (see partnering counties below) to provide family caregivers with resources, tools, and information. Each partnering library has available for checkout caregiver books, dementia toolkits, iPads, and dementia DVD sets. Dementia toolkits help stimulate conversations, keep care recipients engaged, and trigger memories.

The goal of the Caregiver Corners is to improve the quality of life for those with dementia by educating and supporting their caregivers, increasing access to reliable information, reducing caregiver stress, and helping minimize caregiver burnout by providing a break for caregivers, as their care recipient enjoys the environment of the library. 


Partnering Libraries by Counties:

Alpena, Alcona, Cheboygan, Crawford, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Montmorency, Presque Isle, and Roscommon.

Checkout Items Include: 

    

Dementia Toolkit:

  • Reminiscing 1950s America: Memory Lane Picture Book
  • Fidget Blanket 
  • Find it Game
  • Fidget Board 
  • Sensory Bean Bags
  • AquaPaintings with Paintbrush 
  • Tactile Fabric Swatches
  • Lacing Cards
  • Touch N' Match Board 
  • Familiar Faces Bingo Game
  • Maracca 

Books: 

  • Dementia Caregiver's Respite 2-In-1 Value: The Dementia Caregiver's Survival Guide + Dementia Caregiver - Effective Strategies for Dementia Care and Self-Care
  • Dementia Home Care: How to Prepare Before, During, and After
  • Self-Care for Caregivers: A Practical Guide to Caring for You While You Care for Your Loved One
  • Grief Day by Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living
  • Caring for Aging Parents: Your Compassionate Guide to Regain Sanity, Reclaim Peace of Mind, and Restore Life Balance to Avoid 
  • Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Expanding Your View: A Guidebook for the Kinship Caregiver 
  • Things I Wish I'd Known: Cancer Caregivers Speak Out 
  • Living with Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and Caregivers
  • AARP Juggling, Life, Work, and Caregiving 
  • The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People who have Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias 
  • It's OK that You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn't Understand