The Alzheimer’s Association is here to help. Support and Information Programs Resources

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:

• Assessment of needs

• Assistance with planning and problem solving

• Supportive listening

These services extend the scope of our 24/7 Helpline services, and are also offered free of charge.  Please contact us for more information:
Phone: 1.800.272.3900
On-line: Click here to complete a contact request form.  We will usually respond within 24 hours or the next business day.  Please note that direct care consultation is provided over the phone or in person only.

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 and Library Services

The Alzheimer’s Association offers dozens of fact sheets and brochures. Click here for a listing.

Each chapter office also maintains 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 selections, call us at 1.800.272.3900 or contact the office nearest you.  To learn more about our books for sale, please click here.

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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.  The link below provides detailed information about this special program, including registration information and forms.

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

Do you need information in your community?  The chapter maintains updated information on

• home care
• adult day care
• care coordination
• assisted living
• skilled nursing facilities
• eldercare lawyers
• transportation
• medical contacts

Our staff and trained professionals can help assess whether a specific care provider meets the needs of an individual with Alzheimer’s or their caregiver.  

For more information, please contact us:

By phone: 1.800.272.3900
On-line: If you prefer, click here to complete a contact request form. We will respond to your inquiry as quickly as possible, usually during the next business day.