Here's some helpful resources for life!

RESOURCES FOR COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVERS

SUPPORT GROUPS

·         Bereavement Support Group through Parkview Home Health & Hospice. Individual or family sessions are available in Noble and LaGrange Counties. To schedule, call 800-292-9894

·         Alzheimer’s Support Group 

                3rd Monday of each month, 5-6 p.m., Topeka Library, 260-420-5547

                2nd Tuesday of each month, 6-7:30 p.m., Greencroft Center Building, 574-875-8271

                1st Monday of each month, 5-6 p.m., LaGrange Council Aging, 260-237-0847

OTHER HELPFUL ORGANIZATIONS/RESOURCES

·         Indiana assisted living guide:  www.caring.com/senior-living/assisted-living/indiana 

·         LaGrange County Council on Aging, 260-463-4161

·         Aging and In-Home Services, 800-552-3662 or 260-745-1200

·         Alzheimer & Dementia Services (S. Bend), 888-303-0180 or 574-232-4121

·         Alzheimer’s Association (Ft. Wayne), 800-272-3900 or 260-420-5547

·         Elder Law Lawyer, Kurt Bachman, 260-463-4949

·         Parkview Home Health and Hospice, 800-292-9824 or 260-347-8910

·         Homestead Day Service, Allison Sutton, 574-537-4119

IN-HOME SERVICES (non-medical)

·         Firefly, Middlebury, 574-830-6121 (fireflyhomecare.com)

·         Home Instead, 888-368-5766 (homeinstead.com)

·         Caring for Hoosiers, 574-538-4969 (caringforhoosiers.com)

BOOKS

·         *Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade, by Deborah Barr, Edward G. Shaw, Gary Chapman

·         *Nearing Home, by Billy Graham

·         *The 36-Hour Day, by Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins

·         *Necessary Conversations: Between Families and Their Aging Parents, Gerald Kauffman and L. Marleen Kauffman

·         Living Thoughtfully, Dying Well, by Dr. Glen E. Miller

·         The Caregiver’s Book, Caring for Another, Caring for Yourself, James E. Miller

·         Understanding Your Grief, by Alan Wolfelt

·         A Pilgrimage Through Grief, James E. Miller

·         One You Love Has Died, by James E. Miller

*check church library