If you have questions or need support during any time of the day or night, weekends or holidays, please call our 24/7 Helpline: 1.800.272.3900. for additional questions or support, contact the Louisiana Programs Manager, Eileen Moynihan - Jones at [email protected] or by phone at 504-641-4547 Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm. To learn more about how we can help, please visit https://www.alz.org/help-support/
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We are located at 3445 N. Please call before to make sure a staff member is there as we are often in the field. We have both in-person and virtual volunteer-led Caregiver Support Groups throughout the state. You can find a full list athttps://www.alz.org/media/louisiana/documents/Louisiana-Support-Groups-(1)-(1).pdf
The Alzheimer’s Association works on a global, national, and local level to enhance care and support for all those affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. We are here to help. Our professionally staffed 24/7 Helpline (1.800.272.3900) offers information and advice to more than 300,000 callers each year and provides translation services in more than 200 languages. We host face-to-face support groups and educational sessions in communities nationwide. We connect people across the globe through our online message boards, ALZConnected®. Our online community is ready to answer your questions and give you support. We provide caregivers and families with comprehensive online resources and information through our Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Center, which features sections on early-stage, middle-stage and late-stage caregiving. We help people find clinical studies through our free, easy-to-use matching service Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch®. TrialMatch connects individuals with Alzheimer's, caregivers, healthy volunteers and physicians with current studies. Our free online tool, Alzheimer's Navigator®, helps those facing the disease to determine their needs and develop an action plan, and our online Community Resource Finder is a comprehensive database of programs and services, housing and care services, and legal experts. We house the Alzheimer's Association Green-Field Library, the nation's largest library and resource center devoted to increasing knowledge about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Our safety services, Comfort Zone® and MedicAlert® + Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return® provide location management for people with Alzheimer’s who wander. Our annual Walk to End Alzheimer's® is the world's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research. We advance research
As the largest nonprofit funder of Alzheimer's research, the Association is committed to accelerating the global progress of new treatments, preventions, and ultimately, a cure. Visit our online Research Center. We advance the understanding of Alzheimer's through our peer-reviewed research grant program, has invested over $350 million in more than 2,300 scientific investigations since 1982. Our annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference® (AAIC)® is the world’s largest conference of its kind, bringing researchers together to report on groundbreaking studies. Our scientific journal, Alzheimer’s & Dementia®, provides a single publication for the global scientific community to share its diverse knowledge. Our professional society, Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART), is the only professional society designed exclusively for individuals dedicated to Alzheimer's and dementia science. Sign up for our weekly e-newsletter
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We advocate
The Association is the leading voice for Alzheimer's disease advocacy, fighting for critical Alzheimer's research, prevention and care initiatives at the state and federal level. We diligently work to make Alzheimer’s a national priority. Join our cause. We develop policy resources, including Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures and Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer’s Disease, to educate decision makers on the economic and emotional toll that Alzheimer's takes on families and the nation. Our advocates engage elected officials at all levels of government and participate in our annual Alzheimer's Association Advocacy Forum, a march on Capitol Hill to meet with elected representatives. With our chapters, we work to pass legislation at the federal, state and global levels. Our advocacy victories include the passage of the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA), which mandated the creation of a national plan to fight Alzheimer’s. Our history
In 1979, Jerome H. Stone and representatives from several family support groups met with the National Institute on Aging to explore the value of a national, independent, nonprofit organization to complement federal efforts surrounding Alzheimer's disease. That meeting resulted in the April 10, 1980, formation of the Alzheimer's Association with Mr. Stone as founding president. Today, the Association reaches millions of people affected by Alzheimer’s across the globe through our national office and chapters in communities nationwide. We are the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, and research.
