Caregiver Tips 

Resource Guides, Articles, Videos, and Links 

Activities and Engagement:

Meaningful Activities  Dementia Video- Teepa Snow

Creating Moments of Joy DVD- Jolene Brackey

Dementia Friendly:

DayClox Digital Calendar Day Clock 

Weighted Cutlery Set- Good For Parkinson's

Enhanced Dining DVD- Jolene Brackey

Adaptive Clothing- Buck & Buck

Unmet Needs and Triggered "Behaviors":

Managing Challenging Behaviors Video- Teepa Snow

Understanding Frontotemporal Dementias Videos with Teepa Snow 

Understanding Behavioral Changes in Dementia- Lewy Body Dementia Association 

Wandering:

Vinyl Door Bookcase Mural, Fire Rated

Northern Virginia Project Lifesaver Programs by City/County:

Arlington County- Project Lifesaver with SafetyNet Tracking 

City of Alexandria- Project Lifesaver

Fairfax  City/County/City, Herndon & Vienna- Project Lifesaver

Loudoun County- Project Lifesaver

Prince William County- Project Lifesaver

Caregiver Coping, Grief and Loss:

How to Cope with Anticipatory Grief and Ambiguous Loss- Next Avenue

Tips For Coping with the Ambiguity of Memory Loss- Family Caregiver Alliance