Our Office
Please note our office has been re-located within our building. We are now located at the 685 entrance of our building.
Our mailing address is the same.
Our signs are temporarily removed from the building for painting and building renovations. We invite you to visit our office today. Thank you for your patience during this transition. Our new signs are expected to be located on the building in the near future.
“Join the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and make your steps count on May 30, 2010 and join our Walk for Memories”
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The Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland and Labrador is a health charity dedicated to providing help for today and hope for tomorrow though our programs and services. Our core services include awareness, education, support and research.
Awareness We launch various awareness initiatives to create awareness of the disease, of our programs and services available and of community resources. Newsletters We produce a newsletter twice a year to provide information on what’s happening around the province on Alzheimer’s disease and the activities the Society has planned. The newsletter is distributed to all health care facilities, hospitals, home care agencies and members of the Society. For information on how you can receive our newsletter, please contact us or view our online newsletter:
Healthy Brain Program We offer a health brain program that is designed to encourage individuals to practice health brain activities. To learn more about our program click here....
Education Information Packages
Resource Centres
We have established eight Resource Centres located in St. John’s, Clarenville, Gander, Corner Brook, Goose Bay, Grand Falls – Windsor, Port Hope Simpson and St. Lawrence. These centres provide the opportunity to access education on the disease and coping techniques.
Click here to view our Resource Library.
Educational Sessions Our Society provides educational opportunities on Alzheimer`s disease by offering public awareness programs and by sponsoring conferences and workshops. We also organize education forums annually, and educational sessions to business and other local organizations on a monthly basis upon request. Click here for resources for physicians.
Care at Home Course
We offer a 6-8 week “work-at-your-own-pace” educational training certificate course. This course covers all aspects of Alzheimer`s disease from the nature of the disease to communication to working with families. To date approximately 1,000 people have successfully completed the course.
Support Family Support Group Meetings We offer monthly family support group meetings to assist individuals and their families learn ways to cope with their individual journey of Alzheimer’s disease. To view our meetings in your area, please view our calendar of events. Family Support Group
National Safely Home Program Through a national program, we are able to provide effective, accessible, and reliable information to police and others in the search and safe recovery of wandering persons. Safelyhome.ca
Research We work actively to secure funds, which may be contributed toward research efforts to find the cause and cure of Alzheimer`s disease. Click here to learn about Current Research.
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how to deal with various behaviors of Alzheimer`s disease, how to access our Family Support Groups and other caregiving issues related to supporting someone with Alzheimer`s disease.
