Caregiving is hard. Here are some resources to help you.
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24/7 Helpline from Alzheimer’s Association
800.272.3900
Call anytime day or night, 365 days a year. Free. Specialists and master’s-level clinicians offer confidential support, information, and resources to persons with dementia and their caregivers.
alz.org/help-support/resources/helplineAlzConnected: Online Message Boards from Alzheimer’s Association
A free online community where people living with Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementia, their caregivers, family and friends can ask questions, get advice and find support.
alzconnected.orgElder care Locator
800.677.1116
A public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging connecting you to local services for older adults and their families. Call or do an online search.
eldercare.acl.govFamily Care Navigator from Family Caregiver Alliance
A state-by-state search engine that helps family caregivers locate public, nonprofit, and private programs and services.
caregiver.org/family-care-navigatorARCH National Respite Network – Respite Locator
See what respite services and funding are available in your state.
archrespite.org/respitelocatorOnline Education and Resource
Want to know more about dementia? Feeling unprepared to be a caregiver? If you google "caregiving," you may get lost in all of the sites out there. Here are a handful of credible sites that we recommend.
Alzheimer's Association
alz.orgNational Institute on Aging
nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimersMobile Apps
Other mobile apps that may be useful to you and your family as you provide caregiving.
CareZone
An app to help patients and families manage medications and doctor’s instructions.
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Caring Bridge
Create a personalized website, giving you a centralized, private place to share health updates and request help from family and friends.
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Lotsa Helping HandsLotsa Helping Hands
An app that provides an easy way to organize help for people in need. Use the care calendar to assign meal deliveries and coordinate rides to appointments.
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