We are here to help you:

• Phone #: 1-800-272-3900
• Email us: helpline@alznyc.org

The Helpline is available around the clock, 365 days a year. Calls are answered by staff and specially trained volunteers who offer information, referrals, and support to family members, professional caregivers, people with dementia, and anyone in need of services regarding dementia. Translation services are available in 140 languages. The Helpline responds to over 400 calls per month.

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The Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter offers support groups in many community settings at no charge. Before joining a group we recommend that you:

• Attend an Understanding Dementia Meeting at the Chapter Office. Contact our 24-hour Helpline at 800-272-3900 to register for the meeting.
• Call the support group leader and schedule a personal interview. An interview gives you the opportunity to ask questions and determine if the group is right for you.
• Select only one group and attend 3 meetings before you decide if it is the right group for you.

Over 130 support groups for caregivers provide a consistent and caring place for group members to discuss the challenges and problems of caregiving, share their feelings and find emotional support as well as exchange information and educate themselves about Alzheimer's disease. A pioneer in the movement to provide services to persons in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease, the Chapter offers support groups for this growing population.

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For a complete listing of our upcoming meetings please visit our Calendar.

• Understanding Dementia for Caregivers - These sessions are designed for family members and friends who are new to Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. The Understanding Dementia meetings are conducted in English and Spanish. They offer a safe, comfortable place to learn about dementia and the resources and services that can help families cope with present challenges and plan for the future.

• Understanding Dementia for Professionals - These meetings provide an overview of dementia, a discussion of common caregiver concerns, and descriptions of available community resources and services.

• Monthly Featured Topic Educational Meeting

• Legal & Financial Seminars - Volunteer elder law attorneys conduct meetings that are designed to acquaint the Alzheimer's family with legal and financial issues associated with planning for long term care.

• Medicaid Home Care Seminars - At these sessions caregivers are guided through the application process for medicaid home care service in New York City for the person with dementia.

• Easing the Transitions - If you have questions about placement in nursing homes and other residential care facilities.
  

• Meeting the Challenges of Alzheimer's Caregiving - These meetings are two-part workshops designed for family members.

These informative meetings and educational seminars are conducted in each of the boroughs, and address important topics relating to Alzheimer's disease. Subjects include diagnosis, home care concerns, patient management, research updates, caregiver health and well being, nursing home placement and end-stage care giving issues.

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The Chapter provides individual short-term counseling and support for family caregivers and persons with the disease, through phone and face-to-face sessions. Our care consultant helps families coordinate services and assists in care planning.

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MedicAlert^® + Alzheimer's Association Safe Return^® is a nationwide wanderer's safety program created by the Alzheimer's Association that assists in the safe and timely return of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias who wander and become lost. Persons with dementia enroll in the program and receive ID bracelets, wallet cards and other identifiers. MedicAlert + Alzheimer's Association Safe Return provides assistance whether a person becomes lost locally or far from home, and whether or not the individual is registered in the program.

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Diversity and Outreach efforts are designed to extend Chapter programs and services to under-served populations, including education, information, referrals and support to Latino families, and other ethnic groups.

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Through analysis of issues and grassroots advocacy efforts, the Chapter address federal, state, and local government legislative, regulatory, and policy initiatives.

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Our experienced training staff offer programs to sensitize professionals and paraprofessionals to the special needs of the Alzheimer's person and family. We offer individualized training to staff of adult day care programs, nursing homes, assisted living residences, community based social service agencies, pastoral ministries, and others.

• Dementia Home Care Workers Training - An innovative program specially designed to equip home and personal care workers with the skills and knowledge they need to provide their clients with the highest quality of dementia care. To enroll, pleace call Nancy Hendley, Dementia Care Trainer at 646- 744-2930

• Support Group Leaders Training - An intensive, 4-day workshop designed for professionals and former caregivers who wish to lead family and early stage support groups. This program employs a didactic and experiential approach to training new group leaders in support group leadership.



• Family Caregiver Workshops To enroll, pleace call Amy Trommer at 646- 744-2913.

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This initiative works to minimize the trauma of placement for patients, ease the transition for families, and train/support the staff. The program aims to improve treatment of residents through changing the culture of care in nursing homes and other residential facilities.

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This program is a cooperative undertaking which combines the efforts of the Chapter with New York City hospice providers. It provides in-home or institutional hospice care for persons with end-stage Alzheimer's and their families.

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The Chapter provides information to families who are considering autopsy for the confirmation of the Alzheimer's diagnosis. Information on brain donation programs is also available.

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