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The Alzheimer’s Association is here to help. |
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 info.maryland@alz.org. We check the e-mail box daily and will respond to your inquiry within 24 hours or the following business day.
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 with disease care management (ie. behaviors, placement decisions)
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Creating an individualized care plan
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Supportive listening
Contact us for more information:
Phone: 1.800.272.3900
E-mail: info.maryland@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.
Fact Sheets and Guides
The Alzheimer’s Association offers dozens of fact sheets and guides. Click here for a listing.
Lending Library
We have an extensive library of videos, DVDs and books that are available to rent for free.
Newsletter
Sign up for our free, quarterly newsletter. Send your name and address to info.maryland@alz.org
View the newsletter page.
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 listing.
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.
MedicaAlert + 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 MedicaAlert + 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
By e-mail: info.maryland@alz.org
Clinical trials information
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Clinical studies – what they are, why participate
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Nationwide clinical trials index
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Local contact information
Visit the Clinical Trials page
The Maryland R.O.S.E. Project
The Maryland R.O.S.E. Project is an innovative approach to providing services and support to underserved families, friends and caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other memory disorders. The goal of the project is to facilitate easy access of information, support, education and training early in the course of the disease and to show family caregivers how to develop supportive networks using public and private resources.
Eligible persons include Hispanic family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other memory disorders who reside in Baltimore City and care recipients who reside in the more rural counties of Washington, Kent, Caroline or Talbot. A family caregiver is someone who is not paid to provide care. There are no income, asset or age restrictions. Care recipients must live in a single home or congregate setting. The primary caregiver for the person with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia must agree to participate in all components of the project: Respite, Outreach, Support, and Education.
Eligible participants receive free dementia education and care training, free support group services, and assistance in identifying resources to share the care. It can also provide caregivers with reimbursement or payment for respite services provided on a temporary basis in the home, at an adult day care center or other facility.
The Maryland ROSE Project is made possible through grant funding from the Administration on Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grant to States (ADDGS) Program in partnerships with the Alzheimer’s Association, The Maryland Department of Aging, Baltimore City Commission on Aging and Retirement Education (CARE), the Upper Shore Aging, Inc. and the Washington County Commission on Aging, Inc.
To apply for this program, please call 410-561-9099 or email info.maryland@alz.org. Bilingual assistance is available.
