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- 2. Go to alz.org Whatyou’ll find on alz.org • Patients and caregiver tools and resources • Free online videos and educational programs • Facts and figures about Alzheimer's disease • Clinical Trials and scientific advancements • MedicAlert+Safe Return and Comfort Zone • Where to find our local chapters/programs • And much more
- 3. Alzheimer’s and Dementia CaregiverCenter . Instant access to the information YOU need! Online tools: • Alzheimer’s Navigator • ALZConnencted • Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiver Center • Dementia and Driving Resource Center
- 4. Alzheimer's Navigator™ isa FREE online tool designed specifically to help caregiver and people with demencia evaluate their needs, execute action steps, and connect with local programs and services. Following a brief welcome survey, users complete a set of focused questions to receive a customized action plan detailing next steps and suggested resources. alz.org/alzheimersnavigator.
- 6. Alzheimer’s Navigator Tour Completethe Welcome Survey Estimated time: 5 minutes Answer focused surveys Estimated time: 5 minutes Receive a customized Action Plan Implement your plan with help from local resources Alzheimer’s Navigator can help you map out your future
- 7. Why join ALZConnected? HomePage Post a personal update and read what your connections have to share. Message Boards Share questions and opinions with a diverse community. Solutions Get answers to your questions or support others by offering solutions to their challenges Connections Get connected with others like you. Review and accept our suggested connections or invite your own. Inbox Send private messages to your connections within a secure system. Groups Join public or private groups focused on a topic or shared experience Connect with a community that offers Alzheimer's support. ALZConnected.org
- 8. Get advice fromour caregiver community Caregivers message board forum: How should my family handle suspected Alzheimer’s? HELP! Spouse or Partner Caregiver Forum: How do you do it? Younger-Onset AD or Other Dementia Forum: Teenagers dealing with a parent with EOAD
- 9. CAREGIVER CENTER “ONE STOPSHOP” Get day-to-day help Behaviors Communication Activities Respite care Memory loss Get support Your local chapter Message boards Support groups Your health Care training Legal matters Care options Paying for care Safety Dementia & driving Plan for the future The Caregiver Center provides caregivers and families with complete online resources and information through our Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Center, which features sections on early-stage, middle-stage and late-stage caregiving.
- 10. Online Training Free E-learningWorkshops Take the course in English – Spanish Learn the 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's disease, hear from people who have the disease, and find out how to recognize the signs in yourself and others. Learn about detection, causes, risk factors, stages and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
- 11. The Living withAlzheimer’s For Caregivers Topics covered will include: Developing a care team Legal and financial planning Coping strategies Care and treatment options Communicating and connecting Maximizing independence LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S FOR CAREGIVERS (SPANISH COMING SOON!)
- 12. Online care trainingand certification Both family members and professional care providers can benefit from this program Do you provide care for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's? The Alzheimer’s Association® essentiALZ® certification program is a convenient way for individuals to be recognized for learning quality dementia care practices. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Understanding Behavior Communication Person-centered Care Alzheimer’s and Dementia Understanding Behavior Communication Person-centered Care Making a Connection Eating Well Recognizing Pain Minimizing Falls Rethinking Wandering Minimizing Restraints
- 13. Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch 130+ reasonsfor hope. Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch® provides access to more than 130 promising pharmacological (drug) and non-pharmacological (non- drug) clinical studies being conducted at nearly 500 trials sites across the country. Alzheimer’s related clinical trials include: » Treatment trials » Diagnostic studies » Prevention trials » Screening studies » Quality of life studies I never had the ability to help anyone with Alzheimer’s disease until I got the disease and participated in a clinical trial. It would be hard to overstate the importance of getting involved. Ron Grant Living with Alzheimer’s disease TrialMatch user Access TrialMatch online at alz.org/trialmatch or by calling 800.272.3900 – 7 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST, Monday - Friday
- 14. Safety Services Alzheimer's AssociationComfort Zone® — Comfort Zone is a comprehensive web- based location management that helps family members or friends monitor a person with dementia by receiving automated alerts throughout the day and night when a person has travelled beyond a preset zone. Alzheimer's Association Comfort Zone Check-In™ — Comfort Zone Check-In is a self-service web based location management service that helps families monitor a person with dementia by scheduling each location request or finding the individual when necessary using a web-based application. MedicAlert® + Alzheimer's Association Safe Return® — Our 24-hour nationwide emergency response service for individuals with Alzheimer's or related dementia who wander or who have a medical emergency. Safety Education — Educate the public and professionals who may encounter people with dementia so that they know how to handle situations, such as wandering, safely and effectively.
- 15. The Alzheimer's Association ComfortZone® and Comfort Check-In® Comfort Zone® is a comprehensive web-based location management service. Families can remotely monitor a person with Alzheimer’s by receiving automated alerts throughout the day and night when a person has travelled beyond a preset zone. Comfort Zone Check-In® is a self-service web based location management service. Families can remotely monitor a person with Alzheimer’s by conducting on-demand "Find Me" function and receiving once daily scheduled location alert Comfort Zone website or call 1.877.ALZ.4850 GPS Location Management Service The Alzheimer's Association offers safety services that use GPS and cellular technology. Comfort Zone® and Comfort Check-In® can help you manage a person's location. Comfort Zone includes MedicAlert + Safe Return. Comfort Zone Check-In website
- 16. MedicAlert® + Alzheimer'sAssociation Safe Return® Necklace Bracelet Bracelet Back STAYING SAFE 24-hour nationwide emergency response service for individuals with Alzheimer's or a related dementia who wander or have a medical emergency. JOIN NOW! Online: medicalert.org/safereturn Call: 1.888.572.8566 Mail: Complete and mail in the enrollment form. Enrollment Form: English | Spanish/Español | Chinese Completed enrollment form and photos can be mailed to: MedicAlert + Alzheimer's Association Safe Return 2323 Colorado Blvd. Turlock, CA 95380 Fax: Registration form to 1.800.863.3429
- 17. Support groups areregularly scheduled in-person or virtual gatherings of persons with Alzheimer's, family, friends or caregivers. Groups can have social, educational and/or support components and are facilitated by trained individuals. Caregiver Support Group Get the emotional support you need
- 18. The Alzheimer’s Association’sTelephone Caregiver Support Group is design to: • Provide emotional, educational and social support for caregivers through regularly scheduled meetings • Help participants develop methods and skills to solve problems • Encourage caregivers to maintain their own personal, physical and emotional health, as well as optimally care for the person with dementia Call 1.800.272.3900 for more information about joining the telephone support group.
- 20. Who Can Join? Alzheimer’shas no boundaries All companies and organization are invited to participate • Communications • Care Industry • Health Agencies • Government Agencies • Hospitals • Pharmaceutical • Membership Organizations • Law Firms • Manufacturing • Insurance • Retail • Sales • Transportation • Utilities • Schools • Churches
- 21. Over 1200 Companies are alreadysigned on!
- 22. • Internal education •Educate your employees by: ─ Providing information on your intranet, ─ Including information in your employee newsletters, posters • Public promotion • Agreeing to educate your members, customers or even the public by: ─ Donating media resources ─ Providing information on your public website ─ Hosting a community lunch and learn ─ Sharing information in your retail outlets and conferences ─ Cause marketing promotion Choose Level of Participation
- 25. Easy to Sign-Upvia Web www.alz.org/AEDA
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- 27. JOIN US INTHE FIGHT AGAINTS ALZHEIMER’S Form a Walk to End Alzheimer’s Team Saturday, September 28, 2013 Unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions. Form a team for Walk to End Alzheimer's, the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's are, support and research.
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Editor's Notes
- #4 The Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiver Center is our new online tool to help people living with Alzheimer's and caregivers make informed decisions when selecting a care provider for home-based or residential care
- #5 Alzheimer's Navigator is an advanced online tool designed for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, their families and caregivers. Alzheimer's Navigator creates customized and complete action plans, based on answers provided through short, online surveys.users complete a set of focused questions to receive a customized Action Plan detailing next steps and suggested resources to approach Alzheimer's. The website will be alz.org/alzheimersnavigator.
- #6 TURN IT OVER TO JANET
- #9 ALZConnectedis the first social networking community for people with Alzheimer's, their caregivers and others. Through this platform, users can connect and communicate, pose questions and offer solutions to dementia-related challenges, and create public and private groups organized around a dedicated topic. The website is alzconnected.org.Connect online with others facing Alzheimer's.
- #10 The Caregiver Center provides caregivers and families with complete online resources and information through our Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Center, which features sections on early-stage, middle-stage and late-stage caregiving.
- #11 Provides caregiving skills and practical advice.Basics of Alzheimer’s:overview of needed knowledge and tools to build an understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias so that participants will know what to expect, what they should learn and what to do next. It will also provide participants with an understanding of the benefits of early detection and tools for seeking the right diagnostic tests, doctors and treatment optionsKnow the 10 Signs: Provides awareness of the warning signs of Alzheimer's and the benefits of early detection and early diagnosis.LWA:
- #12 Program provides answers to the questions that arise in the Early, Middle and Late Stages of the disease. • Developing a care team• Legal and financial planning• Coping strategies• Care and treatment options• Communicating and connecting• Maximizing independence
- #13 This online program offers individual training in dementia care, from HealthCare Interactive, Inc., as well as individual certification by the Alzheimer's Association to recognize those who complete the program and demonstrate knowledge of quality dementia care practices. Both family members and professional care providers can benefit. Requirements/pricingIndividuals 18 years and older can qualify to take essentiALZ online certification exams upon successful completion of select CARES online dementia care training courses. Purchase and completion of the CARES ® Dementia BASICS™ and CARES® Dementia Advanced Care™ online training provides immediate access to the appropriate essentiALZ exam at no additional cost.essentiALZ: This certification can be earned after taking the approved prerequisite training, CARES® Dementia BasicsTM (4 hours of training) jointly developed by the Alzheimer's Association and HealthCare Interactive. Topics covered include the basics of Alzheimer's and dementia care, behavior, communication and person-centered care.essentialALZ advanced: This certification can be earned after taking the approved prerequisite training, CARES® Dementia Basics and Advanced TrainingTM (10 hours). The essentiALZ advanced certification exam covers basics of Alzheimer's and dementia care, behavior, communication, person-centered care, eating well, recognizing pain, minimizing falls, wandering and minimizing the use of restraints.
- #14 Using Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch® is easy.» Step 1: Access TrialMatch online at alz.org/trialmatch or by calling 800.272.3900. » Step 2: Complete a brief questionnaire, either online or over the phone, to create a profile.» Step 3: The Alzheimer’s Association will compare your unique profile to its comprehensive, continually updated clinical trial database.» Step 4: With your permission, a TrialMatchspecialist will contact you to provide a list of trials that match your specific eligibility and criteria. Specialists will not recommend any particular trial.Alzheimer’s related clinical trials include:Treatment trials- test new treatments or combinations of treatments.»Diagnostic studies- find new tests or procedures for diagnosing a disease or condition.»Prevention trials- investigate ways to prevent the onset of diseases.»Screening studies- test methods to identify diseases or conditions at the earliest stages.» Quality of life studies- explore different ways to improve quality of life for individuals who have a chronic illness, their caregivers and family members.
- #20 Work backward on the acronym to really help sell AEDAThis is an alliance – there are many companies involvedEarly Detection – this is a free and easy way to get to an issue that is impactful for many employeesAlzheimer’s – The Alzheimer’s Association is a trusted name that can provide this consistent service to an organizationFor employees in the workplace, the true value is in the promotion of Know the 10 SignsEmployees may not know their company is AEDA, but will know if they had an opportunity to take one of the Alzheimer’s Association coursesThat is very positive in how employees will recognize our brand and our program They will recall that are filling a need by providing this service
- #23 Member – Internal EducationChampion – External Education
- #24 Example of Tools
- #25 Companies can align their brand with the Alzheimer’s Association using the tools in the AEDA toolkit
- #26 Encourage company to register onlineWhen they take the initiative, they are more likely to follow through on the commitment to educateSigning up is easy
- #27 Share this link with companiesThis page provides easy links to education courses, forming walk teams, signing up for one day fundraising, making a donation, or finding a local chapter