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.

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. 

Clinical trials index

• Clinical studies – what they are, why participate

• Nationwide clinical trials index

Clinical trials in the North Central Texas area:

• Summer 2008 (on-going as of Spring 2009): The University of North Texas Health Science Center is seeking individuals 50-88 years of age who have a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease to participate in the ICARA (Investigational Clinical Amyloid Research in Alzheimer's) study, an international research study on a new investigational treatment aimed at slowing the progression of the disease.  Participants must have a family member or caregiver who is willing to be involved in the study.  Throughout the 88-week study, participants may receive the investigational drug, study-related physical exams and laboratory services at no charge.  All participants will be monitored by a medical team, including a nurse or study coordinator and a physician. 
  
  For more information click here or call 1.888.818.MEMORY.  (please note that this study is separate from any listed below)

• Summer 2008 (on-going as of Fall 2009): Are you Hispanic and assisting a relative or friend (with some memory loss) who lives at home and who does not live with you?  If so, we wish to hear your voice. 

  •Are you in touch by phone?

  •Do you help your relative or friend remain at home?

  •Do you offer help with safety matters?

  •Do you assist with paying bills or banking?

  •Do you help manage medical care, meals or rides?

  
  If you are doing any of these or other tasks, you might like to take part in a study to help us learn more about the important needs of caregiving from a distance.  We are seeking volunteers to share their experiences in a 35-40 minute phone conversation.  The phone call will be planned at a time that is good for you, and you will be paid for your time.
  
  If you or someone you know wishes to learn more about the study, contact Jane Thomas at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Nursing at 405.271.2428 ext. 49203 or toll-free at 1.877.271.4991.  The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.

• Spring 2008 (on-going as of Fall 2009): 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.  

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