Introduction

The Alzheimer's Association offers a variety of informational resources, programs and services for caregivers, families and individuals with Alzheimer's disease.

Resources

You can access many of our publications and other resources on this site:

• Downloadable publications on a variety of topics

• Message boards and live chat to connect with others online

• Information about our programs and services

• Resource lists from our expert Green-Field librarians that cover a variety of topics including caregiver guides and the caregiver experience.

• Alzheimer’s Association CareSource™ is our online suite of resources that will help coordinate assistance from family and friends, locate senior housing, receive customized care recommendations and enhance caregiving skills.

• Senior Housing Finder allows you to search a current list of licensed assisted living residences, nursing homes and other types of senior housing. You can also customize your search by geographic criteria, name of residence, housing type, availability status, license type and care services, including the level of dementia care offered.
  

24/7 Helpline

If you need more information or just someone to talk to, you can call us at 1.800.272.3900 or e-mail us at info@alz.org.

MedicAlert® + Alzheimer's Association Safe Return®

Enroll in MedicAlert® + Alzheimer's Association Safe Return®, our 24-hour nationwide emergency response service for individuals with Alzheimer’s or related dementia that wander or who have a medical emergency.

Web links

Here are some external Web sites that offer caregiving information.

• AARP
  AARP's caregiving section offers information on a variety of caregiving issues.

• Alzheimer’s Caregivers - MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
  This site provides links to information on all aspects of caregiving from several government agencies and nonprofit organizations.

• Ask Medicare
  Medicare's site to help family caregivers — those who are family members or friends who help people with Medicare — access and use valuable health care information, services and resources.

• Caring.com
  Caring.com helps baby boomers care for their aging parents. The site features over 1,000 articles, tips, how-to guides, checklists, Q&A, and tools developed by professional journalists and eldercare experts and covers all aspects of eldercare including health, housing, finances, daily life, and legal aspect of care.

• Caring From a Distance
  A nonprofit organization devoted to helping the long-distance caregiver.

• Eldercare Locator - U.S. Administration on Aging
  This site provides online and toll-free access to listings of local community services, including respite services, home health care and adult day care.

• Family Caregiver Alliance
  This site furnishes a comprehensive collection of full-text caregiver studies, statistics and caregiver materials.

• National Alliance for Caregiving
  This nonprofit organization provides information about and for caregivers. Notable are several caregiver reports on surveys and research.

• National Institute on Aging
  The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is the branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that leads the federal effort on research relating to older adults, including the federal initiative on Alzheimer’s disease. NIA’s Web site provides resources on Alzheimer’s disease and other health issues.