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- Alzheimer’s
Disease Education & Referral
(ADEAR) Sponsored by the National Institutie on Aging (NIA). Provides
press releases about current Alzheimer’s disease publications,
Largely research oriented; information on clinical trials; large bibliographies
database. Links to sites of other federal agencies with information
about Alzheimer’s disease.
- Alzheimer’s
Disease International
Umbrella organization for 50 international Alzheimer’s Associations.
Provides printed information about Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving
in several languages.
- National
Organization for Rare Disorder
Federation of voluntary health organizations helping people with rare"orphan"
diseases. Includes information about medical equipment, products and
services and medication assistance programs.
- Health
Care Financing Administration
Website for Medicare information. Includes a Nursing Home comparison
list with information about staffing, resident characteristics, history
of complaints and more.
It provides assistance
whether a person becomes lost locally or far from home. Assistance is
available 24 hours, every day, whenever a person is lost or found.
To register the individual
with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, you will need to
provide the name, address, phone number, date of birth, height, weight,
eye and hair colors, race, medical conditions like diabetes or allergic
reactions, critical medications that must be taken to sustain life and
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