Alzheimer's Association
(Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association)
Central Oklahoma Office

Providing Services for Alzheimer's Families in Communities Across Central and Western Oklahoma

Education:

• We are a resource center for information about Alzheimer's Disease and other dementia disorders
• We provide lists of nursing homes, adult daycare centers, home-health agencies, and respite care sitters
• We send out the National Association's quarterly newsletter to our members, and our Chapter newsletter to interested individuals, families, and institutions across the country
• We sponsor a Speakers Bureau for support groups and community programs, and in-service training for Alzheimer's care professionals

Patient and Family Services:

• We provide a community Helpline to answer questions about coping with Alzheimer's Disease
• We sponsor support groups for care-givers, family members, and friends of Alzheimer patients
• We are your source for information about the Safe Return program, which supplies an identification bracelet for wandering patients, and the Autopsy Assistance Network, which arranges for post-mortem examination of patients for purposes of definitive diagnosis and for research into the causes and possible future treatments of Alzheimer's Disease

Advocacy:

• We act as a watchdog agency for public policy and legislative matters which affect Alzheimer's families and care institutions
• We lobby for research dollars for the study of dementia disorders

The Alzheimer's Association serves thousands of patients and families in Oklahoma. Each year, the Association reaches people through:

• Support groups
• Chapter and national newsletters
• Helpline
• Information packets and other literature and videos
• Speakers Bureau
• In-service training
• Safe Return program
• Autopsy Assistance Network
• Conferences and meetings
• Support group training sessions
• . . . and participation in health fairs and other community programs

OUR SERVICES CONTINUE TO GROW!

If you are struggling to cope with the myriad daily difficulties created by this life-altering disease, please let us help with information, support, and a sympathetic ear.  You don't have to face Alzheimer's Disease alone!