Additional Resources

New York State Resources

• NYS Office of the Aging
• NYS Division of Veterans´ Affairs
• Family Members and Caregivers
• NYS Office of Mental Health
• Geriatric Mental Health
• NYS Office of Children and Family Services
• Adult Protective Services
• Preventing Elder Financial Exploitation
• NYS Department of Financial Services
• NY Connects

Resources on Caregiving

• Alzheimer´s Association: Caregiver Center: The Alzheimer´s Association Caregiver Center provides information and support to caregivers.
• AARP: AARP provides a variety of resources on caregiving.
• Eldercare Locator: The Eldercare Locator is a public service of the United States. Administration on Aging that connects older adults and their families to services.
• LongTermCare.gov: LongTermCare.gov is an official United States government website managed by the United States Department of Health & Human Services that provides information and resources related to long-term care planning.
• National Alliance for Caregiving: The National Alliance for Caregiving is a coalition of national organizations focusing on advancing family caregiving through research, innovation, and advocacy.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: VA Caregiver Support: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides a variety of services to family caregivers of Veterans with Alzheimer´s disease or dementia.
• Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP): Take control of your in-home care with Consumer Directed Choices.
• Alzheimer’s Foundation of America: Resources for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers

Resources on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia

• Alzheimer's Association
  The Alzheimer's Association is a leading organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research.
• Alzheimers.gov
  Alzheimers.gov is an official U.S. government website managed by the United States Department of Health & Human Services that provides information and resources related to Alzheimer's disease.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Healthy Brain Initiative
  The Healthy Brain Initiative provides a national public health road map to maintaining cognitive health.
• National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices
  National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices is dedicated towards improving the quality of healthcare for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual disabilities.
• National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA)
  NAPA is a federal law that calls for a National Plan to help change the trajectory of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
• National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
  The ADEAR Center is a service of the National Institute on Aging charged with compiling, archiving, and disseminating information concerning Alzheimer's disease.
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke is an Institute within the National Institutes of Health that aims to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Dementia Care (including Alzheimer's)
  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides care for Veterans with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
• World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization provides information and resources dedicated to combating diseases.
• Voices of Alzheimer’s Early Detection
• Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
  Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) provides support, services and education to individuals, families and caregivers affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias nationwide, and fund research for better treatment and a cure.

Brain Health Resources

• Take Charge of your Brain Health (#14116) (PDF)
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  • Order form (PDF) and instructions (PDF)
• The Alzheimer´s Association: Information on brain health from the Alzheimer´s Association, including 10 Ways to Love Your Brain.
• The Alzheimer's Association: Information on risk reduction strategies
• Lifestyle Interventions Provide Maximum Memory Benefit When Combined, May Offset Elevated Alzheimer´s Risk Due to Genetics, Pollution: Details on brain health-related research reported at the Alzheimer´s Association International Conference, 2019.
• American Heart Association: Brain Health: Information from the American Heart Association on brain health protective factors.
• NIH Brain Health Resource: A comprehensive toolkit for brain health promotion.
• Healthy Brain Initiative (2023-2027) Road Map: The Road Map outlines how state and local public health agencies and their partners can continue to promote cognitive health, address cognitive impairment for people living in the community, and help meet the needs of caregivers.
• National Institute on Health´s Cognitive Health in Older Adults
• 2024 Lancet Commission Report
• The Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act
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