Caregiver Publications & Videos

Caregiver Toolbox

The 7 Toolbox topics – which follow this paragraph – address everyday challenges that may be experienced by someone caring for an older adult or person with a disability. COAAA caregiving experts can present individual topics or the entire series. The full Caregiver Toolbox booklet can be downloaded from the COAAA resource guides page, or COAAA can send a hard copy to you.

Accessing Aging Services
Caring for a loved one? Learn about resources and services that can help older adults and their family and friends assisting them with everyday living.

Planning Ahead with Important Documents
Discusses several kinds of important documents that every older person and their family in Ohio should consider implementing to plan for care while still alive and after death. Provides resources on accessing and downloading the templates for these documents.

Navigating and Advocating with the Health Care System
Provides some suggestions for more successful visits with health providers and then discusses 12 Rights of Caregivers when interacting with the health care system.

Preventing Burnout in Caregiving
Looks at common symptoms of caregiver burnout as well as risk factors. Discusses several ideas to prevent or treat caregiver burnout.

Caregiving Over the Holidays
Provides suggestions for caregivers during holiday gatherings and activities. Emphasizes the basic belief there are ways to keep the holidays memorable while caring for ourselves and other family members.

Dementia Basics
Discusses the meaning of the word "dementia." Looks at what it is and what it is not and provides some descriptions of conditions that can cause brain failure. Also discusses resources for families and ways that families can adapt their behaviors to calm and comfort people with dementia.

Brain Health
Examines what makes a healthy brain as we age and changes that are, and are not, typical. Provides some ideas about how to adapt our behaviors to maintain and foster a healthy brain as we age.

Caregiver Workshops & Training

Caregiver workshops are available free of charge in COAAA’s eight counties. County partners may offer training and education sessions as well. For a list of topics view our Educational Presentations Brochure. Contact us at caregiver@coaaa.org to find out if trainings are currently scheduled in your county or to make arrangements for caregiver workshops for your group.

COAAA offers free training for first responders that highlights tips and resources for interacting with older or frail adults and their caregivers. One of the topics includes interactions with people with sensory impairments, cognitive impairments, and dementia.

Caregiver Publications

COAAA Resource Guides cover a variety of topics. Guides can be downloaded or ordered free of charge from COAAA. Topics include caregiving, housing and downsizing, utility assistance, transportation, and more.

A few key Resource Guides are listed below and more can be found on our Guides & Publications page.