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December 2002 Monthly News

2 Medigap Companies Voluntarily Open Enrollment
The Gallagher Alzheimer’s Resource Center
Dear Friend of Elder Services:
Elder Services elects officers at Annual Meeting
From the Director
Elder Services to develop Lee service enriched housing

The Gallagher Alzheimer’s Resource Center

Listed below are just a few of the resources available at The Gallagher Alzheimer’s Resource Center located at Elder Services 66 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA.

THE 36-HOUR DAY by Nancy L. Mace, M.A., and Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H.

KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS ALZHEIMER’S by Jane Crisp.

THE CAREGIVER SURVIVAL SERIES by James R. Sherman, Ph.D.

THE MAGIC OF HUMOR IN CAREGIVING

POSITIVE CAREGIVER ATTITUDES

COPING WITH CAREGIVER WORRIES

CREATIVE CAREGIVING

THE EDUCATED CAREGIVER VIDEO SERIES, Nancy Van Camp, LifeView Resources, Inc.

COPING SKILLS

HANDS-ON SKILLS

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE

Also available at the Resource Center are a variety of free brochures and otherinformation concerning caregiver needs.

OTHER RESOURCES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND WEB SITES

For services in your area call 1-800-AGE-INFO (1-800-243-4636) or visit the web site at www.800ageinfo.com

Elder Services : 1-800-544-5242 and 499-0524; web site: www.esbci.org

National Family Caregiver Support Program: 1-800-667-1116; www.aoa.gov

Family Caregiver Alliance: 1-800-445-8106; www.caregiver.org

http://www.aoa.govNational Family Caregiver’s Association: 1-800-896-3650; www.nfcacares.org

Alzheimer’s Association: 1-800-272-3900; www.alz.org - Massachusetts Chapter: 413-787-1113