Video Lending Service

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Please contact Maureen Squires at Maureen.Squires@illinois.gov or 217-785-8683 if you are interested in borrowing any of the following resources from the Department's library:

Listing of DVDs available for loan:

• Bathing Without A Battle – Creating a better bathing experience for persons with Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders
• Fire Prevention and Safety Practices – For staff members in long term care
• Smart Move – Safe Resident Transfers in Nursing Facilities
• Harassment (Spanish) – How to Prevent Harassment in the Workplace
• Strength in Numbers: The Importance of Nursing Home Family Councils – Made by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care
• Advance Medical Directives, Something to Think About – Describes how to handle wishes for end-of-life care (English and Spanish)
• Cultural Diversity in Health Care – How to assist with developing culturally competent care
• The Why and What of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program: Perspectives on History and Development
• See Me – An Award-winning short film (10 minutes) that provides a unique perspective into the thoughts and lives of elders * suggested viewing for everyone in the Aging Network!!!!! *
• Injury Prevention: Preventing Suicide and Depression – Teaches how to spot signs of suicide and depression. 12 minutes
• May I Help You? – Problem Behavior and Emergencies – Strategies to help feeding assistants boost nutritional intake
• May I Help You? – Proper feeding techniques – Highlights skills needed to provide respectful care and improved communication with residents. 18 minutes
• Abuse: The Resident's Perspective – What is it like to be on the other side of care? 20 minutes
• The Geriatric Nursing Assistant: The Most Important Team Player – The Most Important Eyes. 20 minutes
• The S.E.L.F. Program - Understanding the Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
• A Time to Care: Activities of Daily Living – Practical aspects of every day activities in caring
• Understanding Dementia: The Caregiver's Notebook – Describes what memory loss is normal
• What Every Caregiver Needs to Know About Alzheimer 's disease – 54 minutes
• Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: An Introduction to the Habilitation Approach to Care – 32 minutes

Listing of VHS tapes available for loan:

• A Credo of Support – A four-minute tape set to music which offers support to people who care for someone with a disability.
• Best Boy – An award-winning story about parents and their 52-year-old developmentally disabled son living at home. 105 minutes
• Best Man – An award-winning story about Best Boy (above) 20 years later. 87 minutes
• Wandering: Is it a Problem? – This tape addresses common but often misunderstood behavior patterns of patients with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. 14 minutes
• Behind Closed Doors – Elder Abuse
• It Can Happen to Anyone – Problems with alcohol and medication among older adults. Produced by Hazelden. 26 minutes
• When Gambling is No Longer Fun – Helping Problem Senior Gamblers
• Fall Prevention for Seniors – How to Stay Safe in the Home