Resource Center
Resources For Professionals
Respite Training: The training
video "A Respite Journal" is now available for purchase. The
training video shows how to care for an elder through the eyes of a respite
worker. The video is 48 minutes long and is available in VHS format.
The cost is $89.00 and includes shipping and handling.
Dementia Care Training: This program targets people who
work with individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders
to include: respite workers, personal care attendants, care coordinators,
home health workers, adult day, assisted living home, and long-term care
staff. The program offers an overview of Alzheimer’s disease, understanding
the dementia experience, communication skill development and enhancing
activities of daily living in its two-day skill-building workshop.
Distance
Delivery: “Introduction to Alzheimer’s Disease” is an educational
manual designed to provide personal care workers with an introduction
to the topic of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD).
The guide will give rural care providers important information on the
disease they might not otherwise be able to access. The Self-Study Guide
is a way to learn valuable information on Alzheimer’s disease and
related disorders and earn 7.2 CEU’s. You will find this educational
manual helpful as you provide the very important care that our aging population
needs.
To
inquire about any of the materials found here, contact the Education
Department at (907) 561-3313 or email
Education Department.
Resources For Everyone
Some of the publications available for sale include:
To
inquire about any of the materials found here, contact the Education
Department at (907) 561-3313 or email
Education Department.
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Loan Closet
Our
Anchorage office has a loan closet with items that families may borrow.
Inventory of the loan closet changes, but items may include wheelchairs,
walkers, canes, incontinence supplies, etc.
Donating
items - we currently accept:
Wheelchairs (non-electric), incontinence supplies (i.e. diapers, wipes,
rubber gloves, periwash, chuxs), bedside commodes (if cleaned with
bleach and water mixture), shower chairs, tub transfer benches.
Items we
accept, but are not needed at this time: walkers, canes and reachers.
We have an over-abundance of these items. If you know of another agency
that could use walkers, please call. We would be happy to deliver them.
To
inquire about borrowing from or donating to the Loan Closet, contact the
Care Coordination Program Assistant at (907) 561-3313.
Mini Grants
Money for
services and items is available for people with Alzheimer’s disease and
related dementia (ADRD). The mini-grants
must provide to individuals diagnosed with ADRD essential items which
will directly improve their quality of life and increase their independent
functioning. These can include medical, dental, vision, hearing services,
supplies, therapeutic devices, adaptive equipment, and accessibility improvements
or supplies and services not available from any other funding source.
A person may apply for a mini-grant as a Beneficiary (person affected
by the disorder) or as an Applicant (a family member, care coordinator,
or guardian filling out the form on behalf of the Beneficiary). The mini-grant
program is funded by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
1. Submit a completed mini-grant application.
2. Attach a written estimate from the vendor for the cost of the item(s)
or service(s) to request for the Beneficiary.
Click
here
for a mini-grant application.
You must have Acrobat Reader to
view & print
this application.
Complete the application and send it along with
the vendor's estimate to our Anchorage office 1750 Abbott Rd., Anchorage,
AK 99507.
For more information you may also email
Lisa Wawrzonek.
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