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Resources for Caregivers of Family Member with Dementia/Memory Loss
1) Medi-Alert Bracelet/necklace
It has a personalized identity number in case a family member becomes lost
due to his/her wandering pattern
1-800-432-5378
2) Kaiser caregiver monthly support group
Every second Wednesday of each month
At 2238 Geary Blvd. 5/F Jade room 2-3:30pm
No advance registration is needed
Questions: call Ellie Prentice at 833-2843
Or Sheryl Johnson at 833-3972
3) Kaiser caregiver support group
3 session informational and support group
with 3 consecutive Mondays, 3:30-5:00pm (3 times a year)
At 4141 Geary Blvd, 1/F classroom 2
Encourage to attend the caregiver monthly support group first
Registration: call Marilyn Williams at 833-4486
4) Family Caregiver Alliance
690 Market Street, Suite 600
415-434-3388 or 1-800-445-8106
5) Alzheimer's Association
2065 W. El Camino Real, Suite C
Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 962-8111 or 1-800-660-1933
6) Adult Day Health Center (ADHC)
A comprehensive day program of health, rehabilitation and social services
Covered by Medi-cal or private-paid, from $60-$78 daily, minimum 2 days every
week. Transportation provided and referred by physician. Check ADHC in your
neighborhood, or call Adult Day Health Network at 808-7371
6) Adult Social Day Center or Senior Center
Senior center that provides a hot lunch and some social activities with low
cost,from $1.25 to $1.50 per day. Does not require registration, drop in
center. Check the senior center in your neighborhood; call Senior
Information and Referral at 626-1033
7) Legal and lawyer referral services
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, lawyer referral, call 1-800-474-
1116 State Bar of California, Legal Services, call 1-800-628-4858
Legal Assistance to the Elderly, call (415) 861-4444
Reading List
The 36-hour Day – Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Robins, M.D.
There’s Still a Person in There – Delores Gallagher-Thompson, Ph.D. and Michael Casleton
Available at Kaiser Health Education Library – 833-3450
Alzheimer’s: A Love Story –Ann Davidson
Understanding Difficult Behaviors – Ann Robinson, Beth Spencer and Laurie White
Available at Alzheimer’s Association
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