
RESOURCES
CAREGIVER COMMUNITIES:
Support Groups for family care partners/givers and people living with dementia:
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Alzheimer's Association Search page for virtual and in-person support groups in your area.
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Memory Cafe Directory offers both in-person and virtual get-togethers for care partners and their loved one to participate in.
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Dementia Alliance International has online support groups that serve various countries in Australia, Europe, North America
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Daughterhood Circles support groups are available throughout the USA and Canada. If there isn't one in your area you can launch your own!
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Eldercare Locator, a support database run by the United States Administration on Aging, providing a search feature for a wide range of resources available in your area including support.
Facebook Communities:
Instagram:
TikTok:
Forums:
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Alzconnected Forum
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Dementia Talking Point, Alzheimer's Society, UK, Forum
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Caregiving.com Forum
ALZHEIMER'S & OTHER DEMENTIAS NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Many national organizations offer 24/7 hotlines for care partners/givers, with resources to recommend or just an empathetic ear on bad day.
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Alzheimer's Association, Global Chapters
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Caregiving.com, USA
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Dementia Friends, UK & Dementia Friends, USA
BOOKS
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AlzAuthors with a wide selection of guides, fiction, memoirs
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Somebody I Used to Know: A Memoir, by Wendy Mitchell. Her journey living with young onset Alzheimer's
PODCASTS
TRAINING
Benefits of caregiver support: https://dailycaring.com/8-benefits-of-caregiver-support-groups/
Addressing stigma CDC https://www.cdc.gov/aging/pdf/stigma-and-AD-brief-july-2015.pdf
Caregiving is Essential Work https://forgeorganizing.org/article/caregiving-essential-work-changing-narrative-make-care-work-visible-and-valued
caregiver gifts: https://www.harryanddavid.com/h/holidays-gifts-occasions/caregiver-gifts see email for year-long coupon code
naborforce companionship: https://client.naborforce.com/register/1