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Disease Forum, Alzheimer's Disease
A social connectedness platform which brings together individuals impacted by Alzheimer’s Disease to discuss disease related topics. Mutual support groups that schedule virtual “meetings” via the Internet. Included are e-mail listserv groups, bulletin/message boards, newsgroups and chat groups that are devoted to providing support for participants around the disease.
Disease Forum, Alzheimer's Disease
Grantmaking Organization, Alzheimer's Disease
An organization whose primary activity is granting funds to other organizations to achieve their mission. Foundation is often included in the organization’s name. Organizations solicit contributions, endowments and other financial support from public and private sources which are used directly by the organization to provide services for individuals living with Alzheimer’s Disease or their caregivers. Also included are governmental and quasi-governmental entities that manage the allocation of public monies.
Grant-making Organization, Alzheimer's Disease
Grant-making Organization, Alzheimer's Disease
Grant-making Organization, Alzheimer's Disease
Grant-making Organization, Alzheimer's Disease
Grant-making Organization, Alzheimer's Disease
Grant-making Organization, Alzheimer's Disease
Grant-making Organization, Alzheimer's Disease
Grant-Making Organization, Alzheimer's Disease
Grant-Making Organization, Alzheimer's Disease
Legislative Advocacy, Alzheimer's Disease
An organization which engages in political lobbying activities and legislative influence campaigns. The primary mission of these organizations is to affect change via legislation at the local, state, or federal level that achieves the goals of Alzheimer’s Disease patients, caregivers, and the health system.
Legislative Advocacy, Alzheimer's Disease
Legislative Advocacy, Alzheimer's Disease
Legislative Advocacy, Alzheimer's Disease
Legislative Advocacy
Medical Provider, Alzheimer's Disease
A professional medical care organization which provides primary care or specialty care to prevent, diagnose, or treat Alzheimer’s Disease. Routine health care provided by neurologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, internists, family medicine specialists, nurse practitioners, physicians’ assistants or other health care providers who serve as the first point of contact with the health care system. Services focus on the prevention and early detection of health problems through regular physical examinations and other similar procedures as well as therapeutic services.
Medical Provider, Alzheimer's Disease
Provider for Alzheimer's Disease
Memory Care Nursing Facilities
Nursing Facilities that care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
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Long Term Memory Care
Neurological Rehabilitation
Multidisciplinary programs that combine the resources of physical, occupational and speech therapists to help individuals who have diseases or injuries that affect the central, peripheral or autonomic nervous systems including the brain, cranial nerves, spinal cord, spinal nerves, optic nerves and other related structures to recover their mobility and ability to communicate or see or develop alternative approaches or skills. Therapy focuses on helping patients to recover physical strength and control; improve their balance; relearn or replace basic motor skills that are needed for dressing, shaving, housekeeping and other activities of daily living; and overcome expressive and receptive language problems or develop alternatives.
Neurological Rehabilitation
Patient Support, Alzheimer's Disease
An organization whose primary mission relates to Alzheimer’s Disease patient advocacy, education, or direct support programs to address patient specific needs. These organizations may peripherally participate in other activities like legislative advocacy, but patient support is their focus. Programs that help individuals navigate through the maze of the health care system. Personal health care advocates are trained health care workers, often nurses, or volunteers familiar with the health care system who work independently of any health care institution.
Patient Support, Alzheimer's Disease
Patient Support, Alzheimer's Disease
Personal Care
Programs that provide assistance in your home with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, toileting and mobility support that is provided by paraprofessionals. Food preparation and housekeeping services may or may not be provided by personal care assistants.