Organizations
Alzheimer’s Association
225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17
Chicago, IL 60601
312.335.8700
(800) 272-3900
E-mail: info@alz.org
www.alz.org
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR)
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
301.495-3311
(800) 438-4380
E-mail: adear@alzheimers.org
www.alzheimers.org
Alzheimer’s Disease International
64 Great Suholk St
London
SE1 0BL
United Kingdom
+44 20 7981.0880 (phone)
E-mail: info@alz.co.uk
www.alz.co.uk
Alzheimer’s Disease Research and the American Health Assistance Foundation
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(301) 948-3244
(800) 437-2423
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
601 E St., NW
Washington, DC 20049
888.687.2277
E-mail: member@aarp.org
www.aarp.org
American Geriatrics Society
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave., Suite 801
New York, NY 10118
212.308.1414
E-mail: info@americangeriatrics.org
www.americangeriatrics.org
American Psychiatric Association
1100 Wilson Blvd., Ste 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-3901
703.907.7300
E-mail: apa@psych.org
www.psych.org
Clearinghouse on Aging and Developmental Disabilities
RRTC on Aging and Developmental Disabilities (M/C 626)
The University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608-6904
800.996.8845
www.iuc.edu
National Council on Aging
1901 L Street, 4 th floor
Washington, DC 20024
202.479.1200
www.ncoa.org
National Family Caregivers Association
10400 Connecticut Ave., #500
Kensington, MD 20895-3944
800.896.3650
E-mail: info@thefamilycaregiver
www.nfcacares.org
National Institute on Aging
Building 31, Room 5C27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
301.496.1752
www.nih.gov/nia
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration on Aging
330 Independence Ave., SW, Room 4759
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 619-0724
www.aoa.gov
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NIH Neurological Institute
Attn: NINDS
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
800.352.9424
http://www.ninds.nih.gov
Alzheimer Support
2040 Alameda Padre Serra, Suite 101
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
800.366.6056
www.alzheimersupport.com
Books, articles and other resources:
Caring for Alzheimer's Patients: Caregivers Practical Help; New York State Office for the Aging, Two Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223
Alzheimer's Disease and Down Syndrome (Fast Facts on Aging #1); The University of Missouri-Kansas City Institute for Human Development, 2220 Holmes Street, Third Floor, Kansas City, MO 64108-2676
Alzheimer's Disease: A Family Survival Guide; Alzheimer's Disease Research, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 140, Rockville, MD 20850
Alzheimer's Disease: A Family Information Handbook; Health and Welfare Canada, c/o Alzheimer Society of Canada, 185 Bloor Street East, Suite 222, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3J3 Canada; (416) 927-1580
Alzheimer's Disease - A Special Report; Harvard Medical School, Health Publications Group, Department ALZ, P.O. Box 380, Boston, MA 02117
A Path for Caregivers; American Association of Retired Persons, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049
Caring for the Alzheimer's Patient at Home: Tips for Coping; Alzheimer's Disease Research, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 140, Rockville, MD 20850
The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses and Memory Loss in Later Life; Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD 21218
Q&A: Alzheimer's disease and people with mental retardation; (1995) The Arc,1010 Wayne Ave., Suite 650, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Alzheimer's Disease and Down Syndrome; Lott, I. (1995). New York, NY: National Down Syndrome Society. Available through the National Down Syndrome Society, 666 Broadway, New York, NY 10012; (800) 221-4602 or (212) 460-9330.
Light, E., and Lebowitz, B.D. Alzheimer's Disease Treatment and Family stress: Directions for Research; DHHS Pub. No. (ADM) 89-1569, Washington, DC: Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1989. (Available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325, GPO S/N 017-024-01365-0, $14.00.)
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