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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.
E-mail help
If you prefer, send us a message at Helpline@alzstl.org. We check the e-mail box M-F and will respond to your inquiry within 1 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, e-mail or in person. These include:
Contact us for more information:
Phone: 1.800.980.9080
E-mail: Helpline@alzstl.org
Learn More About Care consultations.
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.
Support group listing.
Early Stage Programs
Most people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease still want to, and in many ways, are able to do very normal, everyday things like attend community events, play sports or help others. Early stage programs create inclusive, specialized, meaningful activities and opportunities for them. Here at the St. Louis chapter, we are doing everything possible to make sure those who have been diagnosed early have a support system of their very own.
Learn More About Early Stage Programs.
Follow this link to watch a short video highlighting how our program is helping those in the early stages of dementia
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Respite Care Assistance
The Alzheimer's Association, St. Louis Chapter appreciates your role as a caregiver. We realize that without some time off, your mental and physical health becomes affected. This could reduce the quality of care for your loved one.
Learn More about Respite Care Assistance.
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Family Support Fund
The Alzheimer's Association understands caring for a loved one with dementia can exhaust a caregiver physically, emotionally and financially. Through the Family Support Fund, we hope to ease the burden to families in need by helping with some of the costs incurred through caregiving.
Learn More about the Family Support Fund
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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 .800.980.9080.
Newsletter
Sign up for our newsletter.
You may sign up for our e-Newsletter here.
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.
Education program listing.
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.
2008 Joanne Parrish Knight Caregiver Conference
Thanks to all who attended our 2008 Joanne Parrish Knight Caregiver Conference this past spring. Former Coach and Athletic Director for the University of Arkansas, Frank Broyles, was the keynote speaker. Coach Broyles discussed his book Coach Broyles' Playbook for Alzheimer Caregivers: A practical tips guide. Broyles' book is based on his own experience as a caregiver for his first wife of 59 years, Barbara, who died of Alzheimer's in 2004.
St. Louis Rams Coach Scott Linehan served as emcee for this event titled: Coaching the Caregiver: Play by Play
Check back for information about our 2009 Caregiver Conference!
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MedicAlert®+Safe Return®
Alzheimer's Association MedicAlert®+Safe Return® is a nationwide identification, support, and medical information 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.
The St. Louis Chapter is currently offering scholarships to cover the $49.95 registration fee, plus $4.95 shipping fee (and caregiver bracelet of $25, if desired). For information on how to qualify for FREE MedicAlert+Safe Return enrollment, call the St. Louis chapter's 24-hour Helpline at 800.272.3900
Learn more about MedicAlert+SafeReturn
Community Resources
There are many resouces and services for people with dementia and their caregivers in our 38-county service area. The St. Louis Chapter maintains an updated list of many of these community resources.
Follow this link to Community Resource lists
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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: 800.272.3900
By e-mail: Helpline@alzstl.org
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Chapter Library
Our Library and Family Resource Center is an important part of our growing effort to provide information to help our familes and to professionals who deal with Alzheimer's disease and dementia on a daily basis. The St. Louis Chapter Office has a complete library of more than 1,200 books & videos available for loan and over 40 books for sale. English & Spanish language brochures and handouts are also available. In addition, each satellite office has a smaller library, with the top 50 most requested books, videos, handouts and brochures.
Library hours are Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Resources available:
- Brochures & handouts are available on caregiving and community resources
- NEW! CD-ROM program from AAA on driving health
- Informational and instructional videos, audio cassette tapes for loan
- Topical and narrative books available for loan or purchase
Want to order materials? Click here to view a copy of our latest Book & Brochure Order Form!
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