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Helpline
Contact us by telephone: toll-free at 1-800-272-3900 or 703-359-4440. Helpline staff and volunteers listen 24 hours a day, 7 days week. Call us if you have questions about:
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Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, Diagnosis, progression, medications, current research, and clinical trials
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Caregiving, Communication, driving, safety, dealing with difficult behaviors, personal care, activities, caregiver stress, agitation, sleep, legal issues, ethical issues, and literature
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Chapter programs, Support groups, Safe Return, educational programs for caregivers, conferences, the Chapter library, professional training, public policy, and chapters across the United States and Internationally
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Community Resources, Respite care, adult day care, area agencies on aging, social services, home health care, professionals such as geriatric care managers, elderlaw attorneys and physicians, hospice care, residential care, and Medicare and Medicaid
We can also provide written information by mail and/or can direct you to information on the internet that is specific to your request.
We do not recommend professionals, agencies or facilities. Each individual and family are unique and have different needs and expectations. We discuss guidelines and considerations and will provide a list and/or several possible options.
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
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Supportive listening
Contact us for more information:
Phone: 1.800.272.3900 or 703-359-4440.
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.
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. To learn more about our library, call us at 1.800.272.3900.
Newsletter
Current Newsletter - Spring 2007 (PDF format)
Sign up to be on the mailing list for our newsletter.
Sign up now for our e-newsletter.
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 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. 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.
Request a Safe Return Brochure
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: Contact us by telephone: toll-free at 1-800-272-3900 or 703-359-4440.
