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Alzheimer's Links
San
Francisco - Northern California Chronic Care Network for
Dementia
Patients enrolled in two different managed
care plans in San Francisco have a unique opportunity to
participate in a partnership to improve the care of persons
with memory loss and their caregivers. Through the project,
the Alzheimer’s Association and managed care plans work
together to address the special needs of these patients
and their family caregivers with: 1) earlier identification
of dementia; 2) improved continuity of patient care; 3)
family caregiver education and support; and 4) care across
the entire course of the disease.
Local partners: Alzheimer’s Association; Institute
on Aging; Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco; and a group
of Brown & Toland physicians at California Pacific Medical
Center (CPMC). To inquire/participate: San Francisco Brown
& Toland members contact Susan Roth, Institute on Aging
(415-750-4180, ext 180) – or click here. http://www.gioa.org/research/foundation.html
Kaiser Permanente (San Francisco members), contact Eileen
Goldman (415-833-8753) or Catherine Steinbach (415-202-3605).
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| Associations
in the Field of Aging
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| Chinese
Language Resources
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| Disease
Specific Organizations
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LewyNet
Sponsored by the University of Notingham, this site provides
scientific based information on Lewy Body Dementia.
National Alzheimer’s
Association
Our national office web site, filled with useful information
and resources concerning Alzheimer’s disease.
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| General
Interest and Online Resources
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Alzheimer’s
List
E-mail based support group for family caregivers and professionals,
sponsored by Washington University in St. Louis.
Caregiver
Network
Canadian-based information resource for caregivers
Caregiver
Magazine On-Line
Site offers bulletin board for caregivers, e-mail responses
to questions and articles on caregiving.
Elder Web
Information on eldercare and long term care with general
aging related articles.
Family
Caregiver Alliance
Comprehensive web site offered by the California Caregiver
Resource Center serving the San Francisco Bay Area, which
services brain injured adults and their families.
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Administration
on Aging
Site contains aging news, Older American Act programs, statistical
information on older adults.
Health Care
Financing Administration
Federal agency that administers medicare, medicaid (medi-cal
in california) and child health insurance programs.
Medicare
The official US government site for medicare information.
Information on medicare, medigap, health plans, prescription
drugs and a search function for nursing homes.
National Institutes
of Health
Offers information on current disease research projects
and links to health related sites.
Social Security
Administration
Official Government site for the Social Security Administration.
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Dementia Adovcacy
and Support Network (DASN)
A non-profit organization created and maintained by people
with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder,
offering support, information, and adovcacy. Provides online
support groups for people with dementia, and online newsletter,
advocacy information, and links to other sites (local and
abroad).
Alzheimer's
Association
Online Helpline, especially for those in the Greater San
Francisco Bay Area.
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