Helping You

The Alzheimer’s Association is here to help.

Support

Helpline
Care consultation
Support groups
Message boards

Education

Publications
Newsletter
Education programs
Professional training
Multilingual information

Resources

Safe Return®
Local resources and referrals
Clinical trials index

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:

Alzheimer’s disease or memory loss, medications and treatment options, brain health and care options
How the Association can help you
Caregiving tips and respite care options
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 julie.worley@alz.org. We check the e-mail box daily and will respond to your inquiry within 24 hours during normal working days.

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:

Assessment of needs
Assistance with planning and problem solving
Family Meetings/Home Visits
Supportive listening

Respite Care Funding: The state of Ohio provides funds for caregivers to receive limited respite care if they qualify. The Miami Valley Staff can help families find out if they qualify. Please contact julie.worley@alz.org if you are interested.

Support groups

We offer a variety of support groups throughout our nine counties for all individuals and families living with Alzheimer’s disease. Groups are facilitated by trained volunteers. Some goups meet during the day, others at night. Some provide respite care through a local Adult Day Program. If you have any questions regarding our groups please contact eric.vanvlymen@alz.org. Visit our list below to find a group near you.

Support group listing.

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. These materials can be found in our library at our Dayton office which is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To learn more about our library, call us at 1.800.272.3900.

You may also want to check with your local library for the following resources: The 36 Hour Day by Peter Rabins and Nancy Mace, The Best Friends Approach to Azheimer's Care by David Troxel and Virginia Bell, and the 5-volume video series The Family Guide to Alzheimer's Disease with host Leeza Gibbons.

A fairly new book to check out is a football-style playbook for Caregivers designed and written by Coach Frank Broyles, former Athletic Director of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. After he cared for his late wife, Barbara, who had Alzheimer's disease, he developed the Playbook and it is an engaging, how-to guide written for those who care for someone with Alzheimer's. The Playbook is his personal perspective on caregiving. To order your free copy of Coach Frank Broyles' "Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers" or learn more about the book, click on this link.

Interested in receiving our newsletter? We provide current information on recent science updates, advoacy, tips for caregiving, and local news and interests. To read our newsletters online, please click the link(s) below:

May 2008
Our apologies for several memorials that were inadvertently left off our May 2008 Newsletter. To view the names left off, please click here.

Would you like to receive a quarterly newsletter via email? Email whitney.taverna@alz.org.

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.

Education program listing.

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.

Medic-Alert+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 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 a listing of specific resources within the Miami Valley, please click on the links below:

Physicians

Eldercare Attorneys

In-Home Care Services

Assisted Living Facilities

Adult Day Care Centers

Skilled Nursing Facilities

Hospice Care Agencies

To view our complete Information & Referral Guide, please click here .

For more information, please contact us:

By phone: 1.800.272.3900
By e-mail: julie.worley@alz.org