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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 julie.worley@alz.org. We check the e-mail box daily and will respond to your inquiry within 24 hours during normal working days.
Local resources
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 link below:
Local Resouces and Information
For more information, please contact us:
By phone: 1.800.272.3900
By e-mail: julie.worley@alz.org
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 purchase these additional materials or check with your local library for the following resources:
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Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers by Coach Frank Broyles (Caregiver Recommended!!)
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The 36 Hour Day by Peter Rabins and Nancy Mace
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The Best Friends Approach to Azheimer's Care by David Troxel and Virginia Bell
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The Family Guide to Alzheimer's Disease - a 5 volume video series with host Leeza Gibbons.
Newsletter
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:
Spring 2010
Would you like to receive a quarterly newsletter via email? Email eric.vanvlymen@alz.org.
E-newsletter - Caregiver Focus
Every third monday of the month, the Miami Valley Chapter sends a new information topic relevant to caregivers.
Sign up to receive the monthly e-newsletter.
Coming soon - Download former Caregiver Focus editions:
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February 2010 - Love and Life
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January 2010 - Wandering
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December 2009 - Caring for self
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November 2009 - Surviving the holidays
Would you like to receive a quarterly newsletter via email? Email eric.vanvlymen@alz.org.
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.
Education Programs
We offer many educational programs each year that address the specific interests of the individuals with the disease and their families and professionals.
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.
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.
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.
Individualized Care Plans
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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Family Meetings/Home Visits
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Supportive listening
Respite Care Funding: The state of Ohio provides funds for caregivers to receive limited respite care if they qualify. If qualified, a person will receive 4 hours of in home care per week, 2 half days of adult day care per week or one full day of adult day care per week. The Miami Valley Staff can help families find out if they qualify. Please contact julie.worley@alz.org if you are interested.
Contact us for more information:
Phone: 1.800.272.3900
E-mail: julie.worley@alz.org
Safety Services
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.
Comfort Zone
Alzheimer's Association Comfort ZoneTM is a new Web-based GPS location management service that can help families stay active. Comfort Zone uses the Internet and a device to track the location of a person with Alzheimer's. Set-up safety zones in a Web application and receive alerts. Learn more
Ohio Missing Adult Alert
In response to growing numbers of missing adults with memory impairment, the state of Ohio has passed the "Ohio Missing Adult Alert" program which went into effect June 20, 2008. This alert system is similar to Amber Alert in that emergency personnel across the state will be notified through this system in the event that an adult with a mental impairment has gone missing. To learn more about the program, please click here.
