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Helpline
The Alzheimer's Association Helpline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in 140 languages. Our staff is highly trained and knowledgeable about all aspects of Alzheimer’s disease. Call us if you have questions about:
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Alzheimer’s disease or memory loss, medications and treatment options, brain health and care options
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How the Association can help you
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Caregiving tips and respite care options
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Services available in your community and referrals
You can also call us for emotional support –– as often as you need. We know that living with Alzheimer’s can be overwhelming at times. Remember, we are here for you –– all day, every day.
E-mail help
If you prefer, send us a message at midsouthchapter@alz.org. We check the e-mail box daily and will reply as soon as possible.
Care consultation
Our professional staff is dedicated to helping people navigate through the difficult decisions and uncertainties people with Alzheimer’s and their families face at every stage of the disease. We can provide care consultation services to you by telephone, e-mail or in person. These include:
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Assessment of needs
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Assistance with planning and problem solving
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Supportive listening
Contact us for more information:
Phone: 1.800.272.3900
E-mail: midsouthchapter@alz.org
Support groups
We offer a variety of support groups for all individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease. Groups are facilitated by trained volunteers. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, those with early-onset and early-stage Alzheimer’s, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.
Message boards
The Alzheimer’s Association message boards and chat rooms provide an online community for persons with Alzheimer's, caregivers and care providers. Our message boards have thousands of registered members from around the United States and thousands more who refer to the stories and information that is available 24 hours a day.
Join the Alzheimer’s Association online community.
Publications
The Alzheimer’s Association offers dozens of fact sheets and brochures. Click here for a listing.
We also maintain a variety of educational materials (brochures, videos, audiotapes and books) on topics related to Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. To learn more about our library, call us at 1.800.272.3900.
Newsletter
Sign up for our newsletter.
Sign up now. Email midsouthchapter@alz.org and start receiving your free quarterly newsletter!
Educational programs
We offer many educational programs each year that address the specific interests of the general public, individuals with the disease and their families.
Professional training
We offer classroom and Web-based training for healthcare supervisors and direct care workers in assisted living and nursing homes. Many programs allow you to earn CEUs.
Professional training listings.
Multilingual information
Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders that cause dementia know no boundaries. Many individuals and families in ethnic and cultural minority groups are in need of solid information about Alzheimer’s disease and health resources.
MedicAlert + Safe Return®
In a move to significantly improve the safety of individuals with Alzheimer’s, the Alzheimer’s Association and the MedicAlert Foundation have created an alliance to bring you MedicAlert® + Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return®.
Alzheimer's Association Safe Return® is a nationwide identification, support and enrollment program that provides assistance when someone with Alzheimer's or a related dementia wanders and becomes lost. Assistance is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If an enrollee is missing, one phone call immediately activates a community support network to help reunite the lost person with his or her caregiver.
Learn more about our partnership between MedicAlert + Safe Return.
Local resources and referrals
We maintain updated information on home care, adult day care, care coordination, assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, eldercare lawyers and transportation available in the community. Our staff and trained professionals can help assess whether a specific care provider meets the needs of an individual with Alzheimer’s.
For more information, please contact us:
By phone: 1.800.272.3900
Because resources vary widely depending on which office serves your area we recommend you email or call your local chapter
Clinical trials index
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Local clinical trials :
Humboldt
Does your family member have the following symptoms?
Behavior problems
Hallucinations (hearing or seeing things that are not there)
Delusional thinking (holding false beliefs)
This is a research study for an investigational antipsychotic (a medication that treats symptoms of psychosis). The study is approximately 12 weeks in length. Qualified patients will have regular medical and psychological assessments, lab tests, and EVG's during the study at no cost to them. If you would like more information about this research opportunity, contact the research staff at 931-230-7491 in Humboldt, TN.
Memphis & Nashville
Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease by Vitamin E and Selenium (PREADVISE) -The prevention of Alzheimer's disease by Vitamin E and Selenium (PREADVISE) prevention trial is an important addition to the selenium and vitamin E cancer prevention trial (SELECT). As a prevention, PREADVISE is trying to find out if taking selenium and/or vitamin E supplements can help to prevent memory loss and dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. The participant must not currently use any of the following medications: Aricept, Cognez, Exelon, Reminyl or Hydergine. The participant must not have blindness, deafness or language difficulties that may prevent completion of the memory screen.
The study is being conducted at: Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN. Contact Pat Gish at 901-226-0033 or Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN.
