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The Alzheimer’s Association can help you in many ways. |
Alzheimer's Association 24/7 Helpline
The Alzheimer's Association 24/7 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. Please call us if you have questions about:
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Alzheimer’s disease or memory loss, medications and treatment options, and care options.
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How our chapter can help you.
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Caregiving tips and respite 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.
Care Consultation
Our dedicated professional staff help 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
Support Groups
There are many support groups in the Greater Iowa Chapter area, led by trained volunteer facilitators. These support groups are for caregivers as well as many areas offer early-stage or younger-onset support groups for people with Alzheimer's or dementia.
Message Boards
The Alzheimer’s Association message boards and chat rooms are your online communication forum. Our message boards have over 9,000 registered members from around the United States, and many more people who simply browse the stories and information that is offered 24 hours a day.
Join the Alzheimer’s Association online community.
Respite
- In-home respite care
- Adult day centers
- Residential respite care
- Informal respite care
- Respite care for emergency situations
The Greater Iowa Chapter can provide assistance with accessing respite services. Please call us for information on selecting services and payment options. The Greater Iowa Chapter may be able to assist with some fees associated with respite through scholarships, when available.
Due to the vital need for respite and ongoing costs associated with these services, we are also always accepting donations specifically to help provide scholarships to caregivers for respite. For more information, call 515.440.2722.
Publications
The Alzheimer’s Association offers dozens of fact sheets and brochures. Click here for a listing.
Click here for the Greater Iowa Chapter brochure.
Resource Library
The Alzheimer's Association Green-Field Library is a national, privately funded resource facility providing information, materials and services on Alzheimer’s disease. We are the nation’s largest library and resource center specifically devoted to increasing knowledge about the clinical, scientific and social aspects of Alzheimer's and related dementias. We fulfill thousands of inquiries a year serving a variety of audiences including the general public, educators, healthcare professionals and families living with Alzheimer's disease.
Our library can help:
- answer questions about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
- search for materials on topics
- locate statistics
- find a certain article or book title
- connect you with resources
What you'll find in our Virtual Library:
- Use the Online Catalog to find out if we have the materials you're looking for in our collection.
- Explore Popular Searches, Resource Lists, Databases and Links to find even more resources and materials that interest you.
- Go to Association Publications to access over 140 brochures, fact sheets and reports on Alzheimer's disease.
- Keep track of your favorite books, videos and Web sites through Social Bookmarking.
- Learn How to Borrow materials from the Green-Field Library or yours.
How to Order from our Library:
Newsletter
The Greater Iowa Chapter newsletter is available either electronically. Sign up for our e-newsletter.
Community Education 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 training for health care supervisors and direct care workers in assisted living and nursing homes. Many programs allow you to earn CEU’s.
Professional Training Listings - view the RED on this listings for professional trainings
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®
Alzheimer's Association MedicAlert + 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 locally or far from home. Assistance is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If an enrollee is missing, one call immediately activates a community support network to help reunite the lost person with his or her caregiver.
Program Specific Donations:
MedicAlert + Safe Return® can require significant financial expense, but can be lifesavers for recipients. There are either initial or ongoing charges for MedicAlert + Safe Return and the Alzheimer's Association is proud to offer scholarships to provide these programs free or at greatly reduced price for caregivers and people living with Alzheimer's in need. To continue to provide these scholarships, we must solicit donations specifically for this program. If you would like your donation to support MedicAlert + Safe Return please indicate so on your check or verbally when making a donation.
Learn more about MedicAlert + Safe Return.
Alzheimer's Association TrialMatchTM
Ground-breaking research is going on that could have a measurable impact on the lives of current and future Alzheimer's patients. But a lack of volunteers for Alzheimer's clinical trials is significantly slowing down this research and the development of new Alzheimer's treatments. Recruiting and retaining trial participants is now the greatest obstacle, other than funding, to developing the next generation of Alzheimer's treatments.
Participation in clinical studies provides an opportunity to advance and accelerate medical research and to contribute to the better health of future generations. Use the Alzheimer's Association TrialMatch service above to find a clinical trial now.
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. Our staff and trained volunteers can help assess whether a specific care provider meets the individual needs of a person with Alzheimer’s.
For more information, please contact us:
By phone: 1.800.272.3900
By email: Greateriowa@alz.org
