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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.
Phone: 1.800.272.3900
E-mail help: If you prefer, click here to send a message. We check the e-mail box weekdays and will respond to your inquiry as quickly as possible, usually during the next 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 or in person. These services 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
E-mail: You may send an e-mail requesting care consultation. However, direct care consultation is provided over the phone or in person only.
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 monthly gatherings of family, friends and caregivers, as well as specialized support groups for persons with dementia. Groups provide a forum for learning, socializing, discussing and supporting one another on dementia related issues.
Click here to learn more about the various support groups in our chapter.
Click here to view our support group listing by county.
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
Our chapter newsletter is published 4 times per year and is provided online in PDF format. Click here to read highlights from our most recent issue or to view the latest PDF version. If you would like to receive the newsletter by US Postal mail, please call 1.800.272.3900 for more information. If you would prefer to receive an electronic version, please click here for more information.
Our national organization provides regular e-news. Click here to sign up or to learn more.
Educational programs
We offer many educational programs each year designed to equip the diagnosed individual, family members and professional care providers with the knowledge and skills needed to enhance the quality of life of individuals with dementia.
Click here to learn more about our education programs.
Click here to view our education calendar.
Professional training
We offer classroom and Web-based training for healthcare supervisors and direct care workers in residential, in-home and hospice care settings. 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.
MedicAlert®+Safe Return®
MedicAlert®+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. This program does have a one-time enrollment fee of $49.95 with a $25.00 annual program administration fee.
A MedicAlert®+Safe Return Scholarship Fund has been established to help those who need financial assistance to pay the $49.95 registration fee. To learn more about the eligibility requirements for this Scholarship Fund or about the program and enrollment information, please call any of our offices. If you do not need financial assistance, please consider contributing to the MedicAlert®+Safe Return® Scholarship Fund. Your contribution is tax-deductible. To learn more about the MedicAlert®+Safe Return® Scholarship Fund, please contact any of our chapter offices at 1.800.272.3900
Learn more about MedicAlert®+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: If you prefer, send us a message. We check the e-mail box weekdays and will respond to your inquiry as quickly as possible, usually during the next business day.
Clinical trials index
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Spring 2008 - Just announced: The University of North Texas Health Science Center is conducting a clinical research trial to determine the effectiveness of an investigational medication that may decrease the symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease. If you or your loved ones are 50-85 years of age and are diagnosed with DEMENTIA of Alzheimer's type, you may qualify to volunteer for this study. As a study participant, you will receive all study related care at no charge, including physical exams and tests and will be compensated for travel expense.
For more information regarding this study, please call Barbara Harty, N.P., at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, TX at 817.735.2193. (please note that this study is separate from those listed below). -
The Institute for Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Research at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth is seeking participants in three separate studies.
| 1. The Institute is looking for men and women 50 years of age and older to participate in a memory screening study. This study will take about 1 hour. Volunteers will be reimbursed for their time and travel. |
| 2. Male volunteers are being sought to participate in a clinical research study on the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and genetics. To qualify, men should be age 65 or older and have been diagnosed with problems with memory (dementia). |
| 3. Women 40-60 years old are being sought who have hot flashes, do not have hot flashes or have had hot flashes in the past. Study participants will need to take a short survey. |
For more information please call 817.735.2694 or e-mail Kimberly Brown.
Local Links
We are pleased to provide the following links to various local and state agencies and organizations. For more information, please contact the resources listed directly.
| General Information |  Texas Dept. of Aging (DADS) |
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| Texas Ombudsman |
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| Abilene | AbileneMentalHealth |
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| Area Agency on Aging |
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| InfoAbilene |
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| Fort Worth | Area Agency on Aging - North Central Texas |
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| Area Agency on Aging - Tarrant County |
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| Wichita Falls | Area Agency on Aging |
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