PATIENT EDUCATION RESOURCES: GERIATRICS
GERIATRICS & AGING--GENERAL INFORMATION
Ageless body timeless mind the quantum alternative to growing old – New York : Harmony
Books, 1993.
ISBN/ISSN:0517592576
vi, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 95001079 Type: 1 HS
WT 104 C549A 1993
Aging parents and common sense a practical guide for you and your parents - New York, NY :
The Equitable Foundation, 1995.
56 p.
ID number: 96002467 Type: 1 HS
WT 104 A363 1995
Aging sourcebook - Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, 1998.
ISBN/ISSN:078080175X
xiii, 889 p. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 98001762 Type: 1 HS
WT 100 A465H 1998
The American Geriatrics Society's complete guide to aging and health – New York, NY :
Harmony Books, 1995.
ISBN/ISSN:0517595397
xviii, 494 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ID number: 97000878 Type: 1 HS
WT 100 W725A 1995
Coping with loss of independence - San Diego, CA : Singular Publishing Group,
1993.
ISBN/ISSN:1879105608
xiii, 229 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ID number: 95001332 Type: 1 HS
WT 120 S571C 1993
Growing older feeling better in body mind and spirit - Palo Alto, CA : Bull Publishing Company,
1993.
ISBN/ISSN:0923521224
xvi, 246 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ID number: 95001080 Type: 1 HS
WT 100 S286G 1993
Instructions for geriatric patients - 2nd ed. - Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, 1999.
ISBN/ISSN:0721674909
xviii, 427 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
ID number: 20000830 Type: 1 HS
WT 100 S679I 1999
Instructions for geriatric patients CD-ROM - Philadelphia : Saunders, 1999.
1 CD-ROM
ID number: 20000947 Type: 4 HS
WT 100 S679I 1999 CD
Parenting your parents - Waco, TX : Health Edco, 1992.
15 p.
ID number: 95001946 Type: 1 HSF
OA #1 1992 VF
Taking care of aging family members a practical guide - New York : Free Press, 1994.
xii, 356 p.
ID number: 97000073 Type: 1 HS
HV 1461 L947T 1994
Talking with your doctor a guide for older people - Bethesda, MD : National Institute on Aging,
1994.
29 p.
ID number: 96001602 Type: 1 HSF
OA #8 1994 VF
What’s your aging IQ – Gaithersburg, MD : National Institute on Aging, 2003.
24 p.
ID number: 20040528 Type: 1 HSF
OA #14 2003 VF
With the passage of time the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging - Bethesda, MD : US
Department of Health and Human Services, 1993.
52 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
(NIH publication ; no. 93-3685)
ID number: 96001670 Type: 1 HSF
OA #11 1993 VF
GERIATRICS & AGING--GENERAL INFORMATION -- VIDEOCASSETTES
Answers for aging - Pittsburgh, PA : WPXI-TV, 1993.
1 video (90 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 94000843 Type: 2 HS
WT 104 A626A 1993 VIDEO
Forever young - Chicago, IL : Terra Nova Films, 1990.
1 video (58 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 95000556 Type: 2 HS
WT 100 F745 1990 VIDEO
The grand generation - New York : Filmakers Library, 1993.
1 video (30 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 95001666 Type: 2 HS
WT 104 G793 1993 VIDEO
A late frost reflections on aging - Minneapolis, MN : Sunmark Productions, 1993.
1 video (58 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 95000506 Type: 2 HS
WT 104 L351 1993 VIDEO
My mother my father - Chicago, IL : Terra Nova Films, 1984.
1 video (33 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 94000619 Type: 2 HS
HQ 1064 M995 1984 VIDEO
Staying active wellness after sixty - Carlsbad, CA : Spectrum Films, 1985.
1 video (28 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 94000767 Type: 2 HS
WT 100 S798 1985 VIDEO
ACCIDENT PREVENTION & PERSONAL SAFETY
How to prevent falls - New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993.
ISBN/ISSN:0312098251
97 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ID number: 95000939 Type: 1 HS
WT 100 P345H 1991
ACCIDENT PREVENTION & PERSONAL SAFETY -- VIDEOCASSETETS
Crime senior alert - 2nd. - Chicago, IL : Terra Nova Films, 1993.
1 video (21 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 95000587 Type: 2 HS
WT 100 C796 1993 VIDEO
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
About advance medical directives - South Deerfield, MA : Channing L. Bete Company, 2000.
15 p.
ID number: 20020069 Type: 1 HSF
AV #5 2000 VF
Advance directives living wills and health care powers of attorney - Washington, DC : American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2000.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 20010168 Type: 1 HSF
AV #11 2000 VF
Advance medical directives for patients a guide to living wills and powers of attorney for health
care - Chicago, IL : American Medical Association, 1994.
ISBN/ISSN:0899704808
12 p. ; 23 cm.
ID number: 95001329 Type: 1 HSF
AV #3 1992 VF
Advance medical directives protect your right to choose or refuse medical treatment - San Bruno,
CA : Stay Well, 1999.
15 p.
ID number: 20001291 Type: 1 HSF
AV #6 1999 VF
Advanced medical directives something to think about – South Deerfield, MA : Channing L.
Bete, 2000.
15 p.
ID number: 20030680 Type: 1 HSF
AD #4 2000 VF
Dignity in life dignity in death - Harrisburg, PA : Pennsylvania Medical Society, 1993.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96002158 Type: 1 HSF
AV #8 1993 VF
Medicare and advance directives - Bethesda, MD : Health Care Financing Administration, 1993.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96002266 Type: 1 HSF
AV #10 1993 VF
Pennsylvania advance directive guide - New York, NY : Choice in Dying, Inc, 1994.
4 p.
ID number: 96002108 Type: 1 HSF
AV #7 1994 VF
Planning now for tough medical choices you may face in the future - St. Meinrad, IN : One
Caring Place, 1991.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96002197 Type: 1 HSF
AV #9 1991 VF
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES -- VIDEOCASSETTES
In your hands the tools for preserving personal autonomy - Washington, DC : American Bar
Association, 1994.
1 video (10 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 95000584 Type: 2 HS
WT 100 I61 1994 VIDEO
Understanding advance directives - Santa Monica, CA : Pyramid Film and Video, 1992.
1 video (26 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 93000228 Type: 2 HS
W 50 U556 1992 VIDEO
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
The 36 hour day a family guide to caring for persons with Alzheimer disease related dementing illnesses and memory loss in later life - 3rd ed. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
ISBN/ISSN:0801861489
xx, 339 p. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 20000833 Type: 1 HS
WM 220 M141Z 1999
100 questions and answers about Alzheimer’s disease – Boston : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2004.
ISBN/ISSN: 0763732540
ix, 213 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ID number: 20050526 Type: 1 HS
WT 155 S126O 2004
Alzheimer's disease the 10 warning signs - Chicago, IL : Alzheimer's Association, 2000.
12 p.
ID number: 20001118 Type: 1 HSF
BD #77 2000 VF
Alzheimer’s disease unraveling the mystery – Bethesda, MD : National Institute on Aging, 2003.
ii, 48 p. +CD-ROM.
ID number: 20040551 Type: 1 HSF
BD #17 2003 VF
Caregiver guide tips for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease – Gaithersburg, MD :
National Institute on Aging, 2002.
23 p.
ID number: 20040552 Type: 1 HSF
CG #16 2002 VF
Dementia and Alzheimer’s caregiving through the looking glass – Virginia Beach, VA : Coastal
Health Train, 2002.
16 p.
ID number: 20020526 Type: 1 HSF
CG #17 2002 VF
Especially for the Alzheimer's caregiver - Chicago, IL : Alzheimer's Association, 1999.
11 p.
ID number: 20001101 Type: 1 HSF
BD #33 1999 VF
Home safety for people with Alzheimer’s disease – Gaithersburg, MD : National Institute on
Aging, 2002.
37 p.
ID number: 20040529 Type: 1 HSF
BD #17 2002 VF
If you have Alzheimer's disease what you should know what you should do - Chicago, IL :
Alzheimer's Association, 1998.
15 p.
ID number: 20001099 Type: 1 HSF
BD #25 1998 VF
Is it Alzheimer's warning signs you should know - Chicago, IL : Alzheimer's Association, 1996.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 20000949 HSF
BD #31 1996 VF
An overview of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias - Chicago, IL : Alzheimer's
Association, 1997.
11 p.
ID number: 20000948 Type: 1 HSF
BD #28 1997 VF
Safe return identification products for Alzheimer’s patients – Chicago, IL : Alzheimer’s
Association, 1998
1 pamphlet
ID number: 20001119 Type: 1 HSF
BD #78 1998 VF
Steps to enhancing communication interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease –
Chicago, IL: Alzheimer's Association, 1997.
11 p.
ID number: 20001102 Type: 1 HSF
BD #22 1997 VF
Steps to enhancing your home modifying the environment – Chicago, IL : Alzheimer’s
Association, 1997.
11 p.
ID number: 20001117 Type: 1 HSF
BD #76 1997 VF
Steps to getting a diagnosis finding out if it's Alzheimer's disease - Chicago, IL : Alzheimer's
Association, 1997.
11 p.
ID number: 20000959 Type: 1 HSF
BD # 67 1997 VF
Steps to understanding challenging behaviors responding to persons with Alzheimer's disease –
Chicago, IL : Alzheimer's Association, 1996.
11 p.
ID number: 20001116 Type: 1 HSF
BD #75 1996 VF
Steps to understanding legal issues planning for the future – Chicago, IL : Alzheimer’s
Association, 1997.
11 p.
ID number: 20001113 Type: 1 HSF
BD #73 1997 VF
You can make a difference ten ways to help an Alzheimer family - Chicago, IL : Alzheimer's
Association, 1995.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 20000960 Type: 1 HSF
BD #68 1995 VF
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE -- VIDEOTAPES
Alzheimer's disease - New York : Time Life Medical, 1996.
ISBN/ISSN:1575770016
1 video (30 min) : sd, cl, VHS
(At time of diagnosis)
ID number: 97000174 Type: 2 HS
WT 155 A478 1996 VIDEO
Alzheimer’s disease pieces of the puzzle – Tuscon, AZ : Biomedical Communications, 1990.
5 videos (119 min) : sd, cl VHS
ID number: 92000210 Type: 2 HS
WM 220 A478 1990 VIDEO
Grace – Baltimore, MD : Video Press University of Maryland, 1991.
1 video (58 min) : sd, cl VHS
ID number: 93001575 Type: 2 VHS
WT 150 G558G 1991 VIDEO
HOME CARE & LONG TERM CARE
About infection control in the home – South Deerfield, MA : Channing L. Bete Company, 2001/
15 p.
ID number: 20020253 Type: 1
HO #4 2001 VF
About patient safety in the home – South Deerfield, MA : Channing L. Bete Company, 2001.
15 p.
ID number: 20020252 Type: 1 HSF
HO #1 2001 VF
Free hospital care nursing home care and care provided in other types of health care facilities
under the Hill-Burton program - Rockville, MD : Public Health Service, 1995.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96001994 Type: 1 HS
IH #10 1995 VF
Steps to finding home care - Chicago, IL : Alzheimer's Association, 1990.
15 p.
ID number: 96002161 Type: 1 HSF
HO #6 1990 VF
When you need a nursing home - Bethesda, MD : National Institutes of Health, 1992.
4 p.
ID number: 96001678 Type: 1 HSF
LT #6 1992 VF
Your guide to choosing a nursing home - Baltimore, MD : Health Care Financing
Administration, 1999.
37 p.
ID number: 20010040 Type: 1 HSF
LT #4 1999 VF
HOME CARE & LONG TERM CARE -- VIDEOCASSETTES
Grace - Baltimore, MD : Video Press University of Maryland, 1991.
1 video (58 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 93001575 Type: 2 HS
WT 150 G558G 1991 VIDEO
HYPERTHERMIA & HYPOTHERMIA
Accidental hypothermia the cold can be trouble for older people - Bethesda, MD : National
Institute on Aging, 1993.
3 p.
ID number: 20010117 Type: 1 HSF
BTP #2 1993 VF
Hyperthermia a hot weather hazard for older people - Bethesda, MD : National Institutes of
Health, 1989.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96000647 Type: 1 HSF
BTP #1 1989 VF
IMMUNIZATION
Older adults need shots - South Deerfield, MA : Channing L. Bete, 2000.
7 p.
ID number: 20010181 Type: 1 HSF
IZ #15 2000 VF
MEDICARE & SOCIAL SECURITY
2000 guide to health insurance for people with Medicare - Baltimore, MD : Health Care
Financing Administration, 2000.
104 p.
ID number: 20010042 Type: 1 HSF
IH #14 2000 VF
Basic facts about social security - Washington, DC : Social Security Administration, 1995.
17 p.
ID number: 96002070 Type: 1 HSF
SOS #2 1995 VF
Medicare and advance directives - Bethesda, MD : Health Care Financing Administration, 1993.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96002266 Type: 1 HSF
AV #10 1993 VF
Medicare and you 2000 - Baltimore, MD : Health Care Financing Administration, 2000.
56 p.
ID number: 20010041 Type: 1 HSF
IH #2 2000 VF
Medicare and your physician's bill - Bethesda, MD : Health Care Financing Administration,
1993.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96002265 Type: 1 HSF
FC #2 1993 VF
Medicare home and community based services – Washington, DC : US Department of
Education, 2001.
iv, 29 p.
ID number: 20020194 Type: 1 HSF
DI #12 2001 VF
Medicare Q and A 85 commonly asked questions including a special section on Medicare and
coordinated care plans - Baltimore, MD : Health Care Financing Administration, 1993.
28 p.
ID number: 96001999 Type: 1 HSF
IH #12 1993 VF
MEDICATIONS
Aging and how it affects your response to medicine - Baltimore, MD : Elder Health, 1992.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 95001998 Type: 1 HSF
OA #2 1992 VF
The care givers medication guidelines - Baltimore, MD : Elder Health, 1992.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 95001999 Type: 1 HSF
OA #3 1992 VF
OTCs over the counter medicines choosing the right not wrong non-prescription medicine –
Baltimore, MD : Elder Health, 1992.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 95002001 Type: 1 HSF
OA #5 1992 VF
Questions you may have about generic drugs - Baltimore, MD : Elder Health, 1992.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 95002000 Type: 1 HSF
OA #4 1992 VF
MENTAL HEALTH
Coping with loss of independence - San Diego, CA : Singular Publishing Group, 1993.
ISBN/ISSN:1879105608
xiii, 229 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ID number: 95001332 Type: 1 HS
WT 120 S571C 1993
If you're over 65 and feeling depressed treatment brings new hope - Rockville, MD : Department
of Health and Human Services, 1990.
12 p.
ID number: 95002010 Type: 1 HSF
OA #7 1990 VF
NUTRITION
Eat well food tips for older adults - Washington, DC : Food Marketing Institute, 1995.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96002210 Type: 1 HSF
OA #12 1995 VF
Food facts for older adults information on how to use the dietary guidelines - Bethesda, MD :
National Institute on Aging, 1993.
68 p.
ID number: 96001603 Type: 1 HSF
OA #9 1993 VF
Vitamins are not enough a nutritional and vitamin guide for older adults - Baltimore, MD : Elder
Health, 1992.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 95002002 Type: 1 HSF
OA #6 1992 VF
OSTEOPOROSIS
Osteoporosis - Bethesda, MD : National Institutes of Health, 2000.
40 p.
ID number: 20010468 Type: 1 HSF
BN #4 2000 VF
Osteoporosis and bone loss – San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 2002.
15 p.
ID number: 20030301 Type: 1 HSF
BN #9 2002 VF
Osteoporosis in men - Bethesda, MD : National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and
Skin Diseases, 2000.
13 p.
ID number: 20010200 Type: 1 HSF
BN #1 2000 VF
Preventing osteoporosis - Washington, DC : ACOG, 1997.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 95001742 Type: 1 HSF
BN #2 1997 VF
GERIATRICS -- WEB SITES
AARP
Alliance for Aging Research
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
The US Administration on Aging (AoA)
