Practical resources for the senior care journey.
Guides, checklists, and tools for families, caregivers, and long-term care professionals, organized so you can find exactly what you need, when you need it.
Guides, checklists, and tools for families, caregivers, and long-term care professionals, organized so you can find exactly what you need, when you need it.
Articles, checklists, and short guides you can access at no cost: a starting point for common senior care questions.
In-depth guides, printable toolkits, and planning worksheets, available now right here in the library.
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ENGAGE
A research-informed guide to individualized, person-centered engagement, moving past a full calendar to really knowing the people you serve.
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DEMENTIA
A respectful guide to using doll therapy for comfort, connection, and person-centered support, including how to introduce it and when to pause.
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CAREGIVERS
A caregiver guide to recognize the subtle and urgent signs that more support may be needed, and how to respond with confidence.
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LTC
A plain-language guide to support at home, residential care, memory care, rehabilitation, and nursing care.
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ADVOCACY
A plain-language guide to dignity, choice, care planning, privacy, safety, complaints, and transfer rights.
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ADVOCACY
A one-page, at-a-glance printable covering the core federal nursing home resident rights, plus what to do if you think they're being violated.
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ACTIVITIES
A complete, ready-to-print theme day package: full-day schedule, recipes, six guided activities, bingo, puzzles, conversation cards, and more.
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TRANSITIONS
A family checklist for preparing, moving, settling in, and protecting the person's routines and identity.
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TRANSITIONS
A free fillable answer sheet with the ten questions every family should ask on a facility tour, with room to write down every answer.
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TRANSITIONS
A comprehensive, fillable facility tour and red-flag workbook, featuring the Facility Tour Compass framework, room-by-room checklists, and a side-by-side comparison sheet.
Get This Guide ($17.99)Want to start with a free worksheet? Download Ten Must-Ask Questions.
TRANSITIONS
A condensed, fillable five-page companion to carry on every tour, with quick ratings, the must-ask questions, and a fast side-by-side comparison.
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HOSPICE
A practical first-week guide to comfort-focused care, the hospice team, coverage, equipment, medications, and family support.
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ACTIVITIES
A printable reminiscence activity with reflection prompts and a coloring page, perfect for one-on-one visits, group discussion, or a quiet moment together.
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ACTIVITIES
54 large-print "Name Three" prompt cards for quick-thinking conversation and recall, ready to print, cut, and play, with 9 blank cards to make your own.
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