Try: Here are some places that can give you support and advice alzheimer alzheimer’s disease education and referral adear center p o box 8250 silver spring md 20907-8250 phone 1-800-438-4380 www nia nih gov alzheimers the adear center offers information on diagnosis treatment patient care caregiver needs long-term care and research and clinical trials related to ad staff can refer you to local and national resources or you can search for information on the website the center is a service of the national institute on aging part of the federal government government’s national institutes of health alzheimer alzheimer’s association 225 n michigan avenue suite 1700 chicago il 60601 phone 1-800-272-3900 www alz org the alzheimer alzheimer’s association offers information a help line and support services to people with ad and their caregivers local chapters across the country offer support groups including many that help with early-stage ad call or go online to find out where to get help in your area the association also funds ad research alzheimer alzheimer’s foundation of america 322 eighth avenue 7th floor new york ny 10001 phone 1-866-232-8484 www alzfdn org the alzheimer alzheimer’s foundation of america provides information about how to care for people with ad as well as a list of services for people with ad it also offers information for caregivers and their families through member organizations services include a toll-free hotline publications and other educational materials eldercare locator phone 1-800-677-1116 www eldercare gov caregivers often need information about community resources such as home care adult day care and nursing homes contact the eldercare locator to find these resources in your area the eldercare locator is a service of the administration on aging the federal government funds this service national institute on aging information center p o box 8057 gaithersburg md 20898-8057 phone 1-800-222-2225 www nia nih gov the nia information center offers free helpful publications about aging many of these publications are in both english and spanish they can be viewed printed and ordered from the internet the nia along with the national library of medicine also offers a website specially designed for seniors called nihseniorhealth which is available at www nihseniorhealth gov information references "caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging" by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov
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