Resources

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 The Behaviours in Dementia Toolkit is an online library of over 200 free resources. The goal of the Toolkit is to help you better understand and compassionately respond to dementia-related changes in mood and behaviour 

Shifting focus is a tool to help the families and friends of people with dementia understand behaviour caused by the disease. 

Caregiving Strategies is a collection of educational resources that have been developed and/or curated for family and friend caregivers who provide care and support for seniors experiencing frailty.

Caregiving Strategies resources include:

• The Caregiving Strategies website
• The Caregiving Strategies Handbook
• The Caregiving Strategies online course

Links to online skills based courses, apps, telephone mindfulness and other tools

Live webcasts on dementia related topics. Get your questions answered. 

This handbook is intended to help families understand possible causes of common behavior changes and learn to respond more effectively to behaviors. The book includes strategies for the following: challenges with dressing, eating, bathing, toileting, mouth care; agitation, anxiety, anger and aggression; sleep and sundowning; wanting to go home; wandering, walking or pacing; repetitive behaviors; hallucinations, delusions and paranoia; physical intimacy and sexual behavior. There are also sections about communication and problem-solving, a glossary and an extensive list of other resources.  It costs $ 26.19

A resource that supports clinical best practices for healthcare providers across the sectors of care and includes self-management tools for older adults and their caregivers, on 7 key clinical topics: delirium, mobility, polypharmacy, pain, loneliness, nutrition, and urinary incontinence.

Review articles covering geriatric topics, in the canadian context, for practicing clinicians. 

Downloadable PDF handouts for managing anxiety and link to free mindful app. 

Non medication treatment plans for insomnia.