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Australia

  • Alzheimer's Australia.  "The peak body providing support and advocacy for the 500,000 Australians living with dementia."

Canada

  • 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."
    • 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."
  • 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

  • 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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