Helpful Links
WASHINGTON:
AARP – Family Caregiver Resources for Washington: https://states.aarp.org/washington/caregiver-resources
A Caring Closet: www.acaringcloset.org
Aging and Long-Term Support Administration: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/home-and-community-services/caring-person-alzheimer%E2%80%99s-disease-or-other-dementia
Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of SW Washington: www.helpingelders.org
CDM Caregiving Services – Day Center: www.cdmcaregiving.org/
Cohen Caregiving Support Consultants LLC: https://cohencaregivingsupport.com/
Community in Motion: https://communityinmotion.org/services
C-Van: https://www.c-tran.com/c-tran-services/paratransit-service or call 360-695-8918
Dementia Action Collaborative: www.dshs.wa.gov
Dementia Friends Washington: https://depts.washington.edu/mbwc/resources/dementia-friends-wa
Dementia Legal Planning Toolkit: www.washingtonlawhelp.org
Dementia Roadmap – Washington: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/ALTSA/stakeholders/documents/AD/Dementia%20Road%20Map%20-%20A%20Guide%20for%20Family%20and%20Care%20Partners.pdf
Dementia Support Northwest: dementiasupportnw.org
Frye Art Museum: www.fryemuseum.blog & fryemuseum.org
Meals on Wheels: https://www.mowp.org/what-we-do/meals-on-wheels/
Northwest Justice Project: https://nwjustice.org/home
Rippl Care: https://www.ripplcare.com/
SHIBA – State Health Insurance Benefits Assistance: https://www.shiphelp.org/about-medicare/regional-ship-location/washington
SMART 911: https://www.smart911.com/
University of Washington Brain & Wellness Center: depts.washington.edu
Villages Clark County: https://villagesclarkcounty.org/
Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging: https://www.agingwashington.org/home-page
OREGON:
AARP – Family Caregiver Resources of Oregon: https://states.aarp.org/oregon/caregiver-resources
Aging & Disability Resource Connection: https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/aging-disability-services/pages/default.aspx#:~:text=Call%20a%20local%20ODHS%20office%20to%20talk%20with%20someone%20about%20your%20needs.&text=You%20can%20also%20contact%20the,is%20855%2D673%2D2372
City of Salem – Brain Health & Respite Care Program: https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/seniors-and-center-50/brain-health-and-respite-care-program
Dementia Directive: https://dementia-directive.org/
Dementia Roadmap – Oregon: https://oregoncarepartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Oregon-Dementia-Road-Map_ODHS_ADRC.pdf
Lake Oswego Adult Community Center – Caregiver Respite & Dementia Friendly Program and other Resources: https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/acc/caregiver-respite-dementia-friendly-program
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: https://oltco.org/oltco/
OHSU Brain Institute: https://www.ohsu.edu/brain-institute/alzheimers-disease-and-aging
Oregon Care Partners: https://oregoncarepartners.com/
Oregon Department of Human Services – Aging & Disability Services: https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/aging-disability-services/pages/default.aspx
Oregon Law Help: https://oregonlawhelp.org/
Resources for Person-Centered Dementia Care in Long-Term Care Settings: https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/se0935.pdf
SHIBA – Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance: https://shiba.oregon.gov/Pages/index.aspx
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL:
AARP – Dementia Resource Guide: https://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/dementia-resource-guide-digital-edition.html
Alzheimers.gov: https://www.alzheimers.gov/
The Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org
Alzheimer’s Disease International: https://www.alzint.org/
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America: www.alzfdn.org
Alzheimer Society of Canada: https://alzheimer.ca/en
Alzheimer’s Society – UK: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Alzheimer’s Speaks: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration: www.theaftd.org
Brain Injury Association of America: www.biausa.org
Dementia Alliance International: https://dementiaallianceinternational.org/
Dementia Australia: https://www.dementia.org.au/
Dementia Directive: https://dementia-directive.org/
Dementia Friendly America: https://dfamerica.org/
Dementia Society of America: https://www.dementiasociety.org/
Family Caregiver Alliance: www.caregiver.org
Huntington’s Disease Society of America: hdsa.org
I’m Still Here: imstillhere.org
Lewy Body Dementia Association: www.lbda.org
Lorenzo’s House: lorenzoshouse.org
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys: https://www.naela.org
National Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resource Center: https://nadrc.acl.gov/home
National Council of Dementia Minds: https://dementiaminds.org/
National Institue on Aging: https://www.nia.nih.gov/
National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities & Dementia Practices: https://www.the-ntg.org/
Rare Dementia Support: https://www.raredementiasupport.org/
SAFETY in dementia: https://safetyindementia.org
VA Caregiver Support Program: https://www.caregiver.va.gov/
World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dementia
YES! (Young-Onset Dementia Education & Support): https://yessupport.org/