Respite Care Ministry

Resources

The following resources are available in Respite Care Ministry Office, Room 212c in Pastoral Care and Counseling, or on our mobile Resource Center. Please call to inquire: 913.671.2370.

 Community resource information, including community directories of services and supports

 Caregiving brochures from the National Family Caregivers Association

 Carenotes booklets on a variety of topics

 DVD series: The Educated Caregiver (for check-out)

 Alzheimer’s Disease information

 Preventing Falls information

 The Older and Wiser Driver (brochures from the Foundation for Traffic Safety) 

 Vial of Life and File of Life kits to be placed in home (this is a way to provide vital information to emergency responders when a medical emergency occurs.)

 Emergency cards to be carried in wallet or in car (this is a way to provide emergency contact information and medical conditions when a person of any age is away from home)

 “Caring Conversations” workbook from the Midwest Bioethics Center (for Last Acts of Love planning)

 Village Church guide: “Last Acts of Love: Preparing and Planning for Death”