Resources for Families living with AD
Alzheimer’s Association
225 N. Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
24/7 Helpline: 1.800.272.3900
www.alz.org
Research, Advocacy, Caregiver Support, Gen’l Info.
The National Institute on Aging:
Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral (ADEAR) Center:
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907
1.800.438.4380 (8:30 am – 5:00 pm M-F)
www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
Phone: 1.800.438.4380
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
322 8th Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10001
1.866.AFA.8484
www.alzfdn.org
Provides educational materials for people living with AD and caring for those with AD; free quarterly magazine for caregivers; toll-free hot line and referrals to community resoures across the country.
Alzheimer Research Forum
www.alzforum.org
Provides information on the latest scientific and clinical advances.
American Health Assistance Foundation
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
1.800.437.AHAF (2423)
www.ahaf.org
Provides materials on AD and Related Dementias
CareScout
1.800.571.1918
www.carescout.com
Help setting up a team of home health care.
Carter Burden Center for the Aging
1484 First Avenue
New York, New York 10075-2304
1212.879.7400
www.burdencenter.org
Provides a variety of programs and services for the aging, including a day program for older adults living with Early – Mid stage AD.
Demential Advocacy and Support Network International (DASNI)
www.dasninternational.org
Run by and for those diagnosed with dementia worldwide.
Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation
One Intrepid Square
West 46th Street & 12th Avenue
New York, New York 10036
1.800.ALZ-INFO
www.ALZinfo.org
www.ALZtalk.org
Provides information on research, treatment, legal and financial planning.
Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Information
www.mayoclinic.com
practical and in-depth information on Alzheimer’s and related dementias and caregiving. They also have an Alzheimer’s blog.
MedicAlert® +Alzheimer’s
Association Safe Return®
www.alz.org/medicalert
1.888.572.8566
Provides bracelets and live 24-hour emergency response service for wandering and medical emergencies.
Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medicineplus/alzheimersdisease.html
provides the latest research findings from the U.S. National Library of Medicine at NIH.
The Alzheimer’s Store
1.800.752.3238
www.alzstore.com
products for caregivers and those living with AD.
Cultural Programs for Adults living with AD:
JM Journeys at The Jewish Museum, NY, NY http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/jm-journeys
Conversations at The Kreeger Museum, Washington, D.C. http://www.kreegermuseum.org/programs/Conversations-at-The-Kreeger-Museum
Met Escapes at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY
www.metmuseum.org/events/visitorsdisabilities/dementia
Meet Me at MoMA at The Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY
www.moma.org/meetme/
