Helpline - 800.272.3900

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 and related dementias. Call us if you have questions about:

• Alzheimer’s disease or memory loss, medications and treatment options, brain health or care options

• How the Association can help you

• Caregiving tips and respite care options

• 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 contact-sewi@alz.org. We check the e-mail box daily and will respond to your inquiry within 24 hours.

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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 though our Care Consultation services. These include:

• Assessment of needs

• Assistance with planning and problem solving

• Supportive listening

Call the Helpline at 800.272.3900 to discuss whether an individual care consultation would be appropriate and beneficial for you or your family, or one of your patients or clients (if you are a healthcare professional). You may also contact us by sending an email to: contact-sewi@alz.org

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Support Groups

We offer numerous support groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease throughout our 11-county region. Groups are facilitated by trained volunteers and provide opportunities to explore feelings and share solutions to the challenges posed by dementia. The chapter sponsors several specialized support groups: all-male and all-female groups, bi-lingual groups, and groups for individuals with early stage Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

Support group listing.

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Education and Training Programs

We offer an extensive array of educational opportunities for various audiences - families and care partners, healthcare professionals, businesses, and the general public. Programs focus on a wide range of Alzheimer's-related topics, and include seminars, workshops, in-service trainings, and conferences.

View a list and calendar of our community Education programs for anyone interested in learning more about various aspects of Alzheimer's disease and caregiver issues.

View the Professional training page for programs designed for healthcare supervisors and direct care workers in assisted living, adult day centers, nursing homes, and other aging-related settings. Many of these programs fulfill continuing education requirements. 
 

MedicAlert® + Safe Return®

Alzheimer's Association MedicAlert + 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.

Regional Services

The chapter's Regional Services Coordiators live and work in the local areas they serve and bring the chapter's core services directly to communities in those counties. Contact the chapter office at 414.479.8800 for the Regional Sevices Coordinator in your area or view a list of staff members and email addresses.

Multicultural Outreach Program

The Alzheimer's Association, Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter is dedicated to meeting the needs of culturally diverse and underserved populations affected by Alzheimer's disease or other dementia-related conditions through its Multicultural Outreach Program.   Multicultural Outreach staff help bring the chapter's core services to diverse communities and develop special programs to better serve constituent needs in collaboration with partner organizations throughout southeastern Wisconsin.

Learn more about the Multicultural Outreach Program.

Workplace Education Program

The chapter launched this innovative education program in late 2005 to help businesses of all types and sizes address the growing challenges posed by Alzheimer's disease.

Learn more about Workplace Education Program.

Resource Center 

The Esther and Sol Blankstein Resource Center at the chapter office houses a collection of books, publications and videos on Alzheimer's disease, related disorders and caregiving strategies. Materials are available for loan and a select variety of books are available for purchase.

To access materials in our collection, visit the Resource Center during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) or call the Helpline.

• For a listing of books available for purchase, contact the Helpline at  800.272.3900.
• For a listing of books available for loan, view our Book Title List.
• For a listing of videos available for loan, view our Multimedia List.
• Download an order form here.

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Publications

The national Alzheimer’s Association offers dozens of fact sheets and brochures about Alzheimer's diease, caregiving, and other issues, which can be downloaded and printed out. Click here for a listing.

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Local Resources and Referrals

We strive to maintain updated information on diagnostic clinics, home care, adult day care, care coordination, assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, eldercare lawyers and transportation available in the southeastern Wisconsin region. 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 the Helpline - 800.272.3900 - or email your request to: contact-sewi@alz.org.

Learn about resources and services available in your county. Find your local county Department on Aging.

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Clinical Trials

Clinical studies – what they are, why participate

Nationwide clinical trials index

Southeastern Wisconsin research/clinical trial opportunities currently recruiting

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