Helpful Websites
Brain & Life - How to keep loved ones with dementia safe from firearms, by Paul Wynn
TCG - The Caregiver's Guardian, LLC - The Caregiver's Guardian is a Denver Colorado-based consulting service supporting, encouraging, and advocating for the family caregiver founded by Nadine Roberts Cornish in 2009.
- Dr. Macie Smith, Licensed Social Worker, Speaker, Author - Dr. Macie P. Smith is a Licensed Gerontology Social Worker and an award-winning Alzheimer's and Dementia educator and author with more than 20 years of experience working with aging and vulnerable populations.
- ReadClear: A digital reading aid for people with neurological visual impairment, or brain-related visual impairment (PCA). Download the app on the AppStore or get it on Google Play.
- Do I See What You See? Is a short film, directed by Simon Ball, about the experiences of people living with Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), a rare form of dementia which affects the visual areas of the brain. Featuring 6 personal stories, this animated film recreates what it feels like to live with the knowledge that your brain might be playing tricks on you and that you are seeing differently from everyone else. Everyday tasks are beset with obstacles, but their stories also force us to question our own perceptions and whether we are truly seeing the world around us the way others do. Funded by Created Out of Mind and Alzheimer's Society, supported by Wellcome. Credit music by Valerie Blumenthal and Sound Design by Zai Tang.
- Alzheimer’s And Cognition Center – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: Click Here
- NIH NeuroBioBank – Information for Potential Brain Donation: Click Here
- Lewy Body Dementia Association: Click Here
- Clinical Trials – Alzheimer’s And Cognition Center: Click Here
- FINGER Study: Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability – FINGER Study: Click Here
- Home Safety Checklist – Alzheimer’s Association: Click Here
- Fraying at the Edges – Article Published in The New York Times: Click Here
- Colorado Talking Book Library: Click Here
- Colorado Center for the Blind: Click Here
- National Federation of the Blind – Free White Cane Application: Click Here
- Audio Information Network of Colorado: Click Here
- Beyond Sight, Inc. - Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado: Click Here
- MaxiAids: Click Here
- Youcan Home Medical: Click Here
- AppAdvice – Apps for Blind and Visually Impaired: Click Here
- AppleVis (AV) – Empowering Blind and low-vision users of Apple Products and Related Applications: Click Here
- Charlie Rose – The Brain Series, by Eric Kandel: Click Here
- Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) – Why It Should Always Be The Season For Exercise: Click Here
- MedlinePlus – Seniors’ Health: Click Here
- Summit Resilience Training – Dementia Education for Caregivers by Jill Lorentz, President: Click Here
- Freedom Service Dogs - Click Here
- Canine Partners of the Rockies - Click Here
- Mountain High Service Dogs - Click Here
- Colorado Care Planning - Click Here
- Seniors Mobility- Click Here
- Adaptive Plates and Utensils - Click Here or Here
- Medical Durable Power of Attorney (MDPOA) - Click Here
To complete this in your electronic medical record (My Health Connection):
- Go to uchealth.org
- Click on "My Health Connection" in the upper right red banner
- Login
- Hover over "Health Record" to the right of your name in the top red banner
- Click on the first option, "Advance Care Planning"
- To the right, click on the blue circle with "MDPOA" next to it
- Click "I agree"
- Complete the document and save
- Advance Directives- Click Here
- Living Will Documents
- Five Wishes- Click Here - Five Wishes is a complete approach to discussing and documenting your care and comfort choices. It's about connecting families, communicating with healthcare providers, and showing your community what it means to care for one another
- MOST Form - Click Here - The Colorado Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) form has medical decisions about certain life-sustaining treatments