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The Alzheimer’s Association can help you in many ways.

Support

Helpline
Care consultation
Support groups
Message boards
Respite
Chapter Ambassadors

Education

Publications
Resource Center
Newsletter
Education programs
Professional training
Multilingual information

Resources

Safe Return®
Local resources and referrals
Clinical trials index

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:

  • Alzheimer’s disease or memory loss, medications and treatment options, and care options

  • How our chapter can help you

  • Caregiving tips and respite 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.

 

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:

  • Assessment of needs

  • Assistance with planning and problem solving

  • Supportive listening

Please contact us for more information:

Phone: 1.800.272.3900

Support groups

There are many support groups in the Greater Iowa area, led by trained volunteer facilitators.

Support group listings

 

 

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

Respite refers to a short time of rest or relief. Respite services can give caregivers time to fulfill personal needs and relax. There are several different ways respite care can be provided:
  • 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, click here or call 515.440.2722.

 

Chapter Ambassadors

Ambassadors serve as representatives of the Alzheimer's Association in their communities and assist efforts to increase access to information and services.  These trained volunteers are available to families, friends and neighbors impacted by Alzheimer's who prefer to talk to someone from their own area rather than staff in a possibly distant office. The Ambassadors have resource materials such as books, DVDs, videotapes and access to support services, as well as information about the disease, Alzheimer's Association services and community resources. 

Please feel free to contact a Chapter Ambassador in your area.

Iowa Ambassadors

County Name City Phone 
Boone Phil Brown Boone 515.432.4684 
Boone  Cindy Flugstad  Boone  515.432.2054 
Cerro Gordo  Darshini Jayawardena  Mason City 641.424.0664 
Cerro Gordo  Jack Musker  Clear Lake 641.357.8396
Floyd  Diane Winter Charles City  641.228.1127 
Greene  Kim Clark Churdan  515.389.3260 
Hancock  Jamey Cassels  Britt  641.843.3835 
Hardin  Susan Eichmeier  Iowa Falls  641.847.3312 
Hardin Carol Lambert Eldora  641.939.3491 
Jasper  Carolyn Hobbs Newton  641.792.2687
Jasper Carl Evans  Kellogg  641.236.8684 
Kossuth  Vesta Berglund Bancroft  515.885.2303 
Marshall  Cynthia Zahnd  Melbourne  641.482.3177 
Marshall Connie Severe  Marshalltown  641.752.0574 
Marshall Jennifer Kern  Mashalltown  641.751.2690
Story  Shirley Stakey Story City 515.733.5169 
Worth Katheryne Strobel Northwood 641.324.1998
 

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 Center

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.

Categories of materials available:

  • Activities
  • Alzheimer's disease and related disorders
  • Caregiving
  • Communication/behaviors
  • Children
  • Facilities and long-term care
  • Family stories
  • Special interests

 

Newsletter

The Greater Iowa Chapter newsletter is available either electronically or printed.  To sign up for our newsletter, either call your local office or email.  Please indicate which type of newsletter you prefer to receive.

Go to newsletter archive


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.

Education program listing

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

 

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.

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 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:
Safe Return® can require significant financial expense, but can be lifesavers for recipients.  There are either initial or ongoing charges for 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 Safe Return please indicate so on your check or verbally when making a donation.

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. 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

 

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