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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 teresa.stitcher-fritz@alz.org. We check the e-mail box daily and will respond to your inquiry promptly.
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:
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Assessment of needs
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Assistance with planning and problem solving
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Supportive listening
Contact us for more information:
Phone: 1.800.272.3900
E-mail: teresa.stitcher-fritz@alz.org
Support groups
We offer both peer and professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. All support groups are facilitated by trained individuals. Some locations offer specialized groups for individuals with early-onset and early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.
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.
Care Calendar
One convenient site allows users to:
- share a schedule and needs with everyone who wants to help
- access a community calendar
- post messages on a secure group bulletin board
- send notification and reminder e-mails
Visit Lotsa Helping Hands today.
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 1.800.272.3900.
Newsletter
Read our Winter 2009 newsletter.
Read our Spring 2009 newsletter.
Read our Summer 2009 newsletter which is underwritten by The Independence House.
Read our Fall 2009 newsletter which is underwritten by The Arbors.
Disclaimer--Alzheimer's Association of the Great Plains Chapter does not endorse products, manufacturers or services. Such names appear here solely because they are considered valuable information. The Association assumes no liability for the use or content of any product or service mentioned.
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Annual subscriptions to our quarterly newsletter includes the chapter's quarterly newsletter, use of videos and reduced prices on books and booklets. Annual Individual subscription is $20, Organizational Partner is $150 (includes a one-hour educational program).
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.
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.
Safe Return®
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.
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: 402.420.2540
By e-mail: teresa.stitcher-fritz@alz.org
