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Our Resource Center offers expert guidance, evidence-informed insights, practical tools, and thoughtfully curated resources for families and professionals supporting older adults and adults with disabilities.

  • Quality of Life MattersSM – our monthly newsletter
  • E-Books & Guides from Sage and The Hummingbird Project specialists
  • Let’s Get Away, Together – exclusive virtual engagement program
  • Media Resources – podcasts, videos, and articles
  • Leading eldercare organizations
  • Topic-based resources
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An exclusive monthly newsletter, Quality of Life MattersSM shares ideas, insights, and resources to improve the lives of older adults.

E-Books and Guides Let’s Get Away, Together Media Associations Other Resources

E-Books and Guides

Proprietary resources developed by Sage and The Hummingbird Project.

E-Book:

10 Activities to Engage People with Dementia

A variety of enjoyable and straightforward activities designed to help older adults rediscover purpose, joy, and meaning. Free.

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Interview Guide:

Evaluating a Home Care Agency

A detailed set of free interview questions that is designed for families as they evaluate the best for their loved one.

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Care Planning Guide:

Guide Your Family in Planning for a Loved One’s Care

Use this free checklist to prepare for a discussion with your family or siblings about your loved one’s care and future needs.

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Joyful Moments:

Meaningful Activities to Engage Older Adults

The Hummingbird Project’s proprietary activity cards (21 in total) gives family members and care providers the tools to re-engage older adults in life—and turn every visit from mundane to memory-making.

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Sage’s Directory for People with Parkinson’s Disease

An exclusive directory from Sage of available virtual programs or in-person in Northern California. Includes a range of exercise options and support groups.

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Sage’s Behavioral Mapping Tracking Log

As a family caregiver or professional, it is helpful to identify patterns and possible triggers of behaviors exhibited by your loved one or client who is living with dementia.

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The Sage PlanSM List of Document Checklist

A checklist of essential documents to gather and organize. These documents represent the key information and records that should be included in our “go-bags.”

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Let’s Get Away, Together

Thanks to generous funding from the Family Caregiver Alliance, Sage and The Hummingbird Project present Let’s Get Away, Together, an interactive experience offered free to participants throughout the year. Weekly Zoom programs offered on Tuesdays from 1 pm to 2 pm (Pacific time), transport participants on uplifting virtual journeys spanning the globe and featuring historic and cultural icons, music, fashion, science, natural wonders, and more.

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Media Resources

Podcasts

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Podcast:

Aging Life Care Manager® Discussion

with Nina Herndon and Steve Guerney of ProAging Community

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Reimagining Dementia Care

How the Hummingbird Project Sparks Joy, Connection, and Purpose

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Podcast:

Holistic QOL

A Conversation with Kari Rogenski & Katie Wade about Holistic Quality of Life

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Podcast:

Meaningful Activities for Dementia

Why Individualized Connection Restores Purpose & Joy

Articles

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Book:

Handbook of Geriatric Care Management

Chapter 10: Supporting Clients’ Quality of Life

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Article:

Hummingbird Project Virtual Therapeutic Activity Sessions

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Article:

How to Approach the Final Stage of Alzheimer’s

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Article:

GG’s Journey: Reflection During Covid-19

Videos

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Sage Eldercare Solutions Home Care

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Sage Eldercare Solutions Care Management

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Hummingbird Project Activity Program

Associations

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A membership organization that provides educational and resource information to both caregivers and professionals. Includes a national Aging Life Care Expert database to help you find an Aging Life Care Professional.

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Tips and resources for caregivers and individuals with Alzheimer’s, answers to frequently asked questions, referrals to support groups, and information on the latest research.

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Resources for caregivers, how to identify burnout, and steps to take.

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Information to assist lawyers and an online referral directory of attorneys who specialize in elder law.

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Includes a directory of professional fiduciaries in CA

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Medicare’s official website offers an interactive database with detailed information on Medicare health plan options.

Other Resources

Dementia Care

Dementia Care Philosophy

Many of our eldercare experts have devoted their careers to dementia care. To learn more about the best practices and forward thinking that have informed our Dementia Care Philosophy, please see:

Engagement Resources

TimeSlips Storytelling

Includes a free TimeSlips Friends & Family Training is designed for anyone looking to learn new ways to connect with a loved one experiencing cognitive changes

Alive Inside

Connecting through music in dementia care

Alzheimer’s Poetry Project

A nonprofit focused on facilitating creativity through poetry for people living with dementia

Medical Clown Project

Delivers therapeutic programming, creating lighthearted spaces, to spark joy for patients in hospital of all populations

Ruth’s Table

A Front Porch program committed to increasing access to creative opportunities for older adults and adults with disabilities

Home Care Agencies

Free Interview Guide: Evaluating a Home Care Agency

A detailed set of interview questions that is designed for families as they evaluate the best home care resource for their loved one.

Research a Home Care Organization

California Department of Social Services (CDSS) website:

If you want to learn how Sage Eldercare Solutions or The Hummingbird Project can provide expert solutions for someone you know dealing with any eldercare issue, please schedule a free consultation here.

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The Hummingbird ProjectSM is a division of Sage Eldercare Solutions—dedicated to promoting quality of care and quality of life by providing comprehensive eldercare services to help keep older adults as safe, independent, engaged, and well as possible.

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