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Australia
- Alzheimer's
Australia. "The peak body providing support
and advocacy for the 500,000 Australians living with
dementia."
Canada
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Alzheimer Society. "Behind every person with
Alzheimer Disease, there are hundreds of people
dedicated to helping. The Alzheimer Society is the
leading not-for-profit health organization working
nationwide to improve the quality of life for Canadians
affected by Alzheimer Disease and advance the search for
the cause and cure. We are located in every province
across Canada and in over 140 local communities.
Since 1978, we've been dedicated to providing help for
people with Alzheimer Disease and their caregivers. That
help comes in many ways."
United Kingdom
- Alzheimer’s
Society. "The Alzheimer’s Society is committed
to maintaining, improving and promoting its unique
knowledge and understanding of dementia.
It seeks to define and develop quality in its care and
core services, to reach out to and include all people
with dementia, their families and the professionals who
work with them and to work in partnership with other
organisations that share its aims."
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Alzheimer's Society Lesbian and Gay Network. "The
Alzheimer's Society's Lesbian and Gay Network is a
telephone helpline service staffed by gay men and
lesbian women.
These trained and skilled volunteers are able to offer
a listening ear to gay and lesbian carers."
United States
- Alzheimer's
Association. "The Alzheimer’s Association, the
world leader in Alzheimer research and support, is a
voluntary health organization dedicated to finding
preventions, treatments and, eventually, a cure for
Alzheimer dementia. Our mission is to eliminate
Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research
and to enhance care and support for individuals, their
families and caregivers.
We provide reliable information and care consultation;
create supportive services for families; increase
funding for dementia research; and influence public
policy changes.
The Alzheimer's Association nationwide network of
chapters offers a broad range of programs and services
for people with the disease, families, care partners and
professional care providers.
Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's disease."
- Alzheimer's
Association-Capital of Texas. "The Alzheimer's
Association-Capital of Texas Chapter is a non-profit
organization that provides family support, community
education, public awareness and supports research for
the prevention, cure and treatment of Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders.
Our mission is to provide leadership to enhance care and
support services for individuals and their families
while supporting the advancement of research to
eliminate Alzheimer's disease.
The chapter serves 17 central Texas counties: Bastrop,
Bell, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Fayette, Hays,
Lampasas,
Lee, Llano, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis,
and Williamson."
- Alzheimer's
Disease Education & Referral Center. "The U.S.
Congress created the Alzheimer's Disease Education and
Referral (ADEAR) Center in 1990 to "compile, archive,
and disseminate information concerning Alzheimer's
disease" for health professionals, people with AD and
their families, and the public. The ADEAR Center is
operated as a service of the National Institute on
Aging (NIA), one of the Federal Government's
National
Institutes of Health and part of the
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. The NIA
conducts and supports research about health issues for
older people, and is the primary Federal agency for
Alzheimer's disease research.
As a public, U.S.
Government-funded resource, the ADEAR Center strives to
be a current, comprehensive, unbiased source of
information about AD. All our information and materials
about the search for causes, treatment, cures, and
better diagnostic tools are carefully researched and
thoroughly reviewed by NIA scientists and health
communicators for accuracy and integrity."
- ElderCare Online.
"ElderCare Online is a beacon for people caring for
aging loved ones. Whether you are caring for a spouse,
parent, relative or neighbor, we are committed to
providing an online community where supportive peers and
professionals help you improve quality of life for
yourself and your elder."
- National
Organization For Empowering Caregivers (NOFEC).
"The mission of the National Organization For Empowering
Caregivers is to provide assistance; education, support
and referrals for informal family caregivers, as well as
to promote public awareness about the realities of those
who care for loved ones. NOFEC is a charitable
non-profit organization deeply committed to helping
family caregivers from all walks of life."
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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center. "Dedicated to
reducing disability due to Alzheimer’s disease and other
age-related conditions through research on the treatment
and prevention of disease for this and future
generations."
Illinois
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Caregiving.com. "Denise
Brown operates The Center for Family Caregivers
and owns and operates Tad Publishing Co., both based
in Park Ridge, Ill. Through her organizations, Denise
helps persons who care for an aging relative. Through
Tad Publishing Co., Denise publishes Caregiving!
newsletter; authors books and manual for family
caregivers and health care professionals; writes a
monthly column for
Pioneer Press,
a group of Chicagoland newspapers; and maintains the
Caregiving.com web site.
In addition, she is
Executive Director and Founder,
The Center
for Family Caregivers. The Center is a non-profit
organization dedicated to helping persons who care for
chronically ill or disabled family members."
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