LINKS
Virginia and BeyondPARTNERS
- Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services: www.vadars.org
- Virginia Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Commission: www.vda.virginia.gov/boardsandcouncils.htm
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Gerontology: https://gerontology.chp.vcu.edu/
- World Events Forum, Inc.: www.worldeventsforum.com
TOP RESOURCES
- Alzheimers.Gov: alzheimers.gov
- Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org
- Eldercare Locator: www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Index.aspx
- National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center: https://nadrc.acl.gov/
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center (NIH ADEAR): www.nia.nih.gov/health/about-adear-center
- Senior Navigator: www.virginianavigator.org/sn
- Lindsay Institute for Innovations in Caregiving: caregivinginnovations.org
VIRGINIA-SPECIFIC LINKS
- Virginia Senior Navigator: www.seniornavigator.org/virginiaNavigator/IndexSN.aspx?.f=1
- Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services(DARS): https://www.vadars.org/
- Virginia Division for Community Living, Office for Aging Services: www.vda.virginia.gov
- Virginia Department of Health (VDH): https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/
- Virginia Department of Social Services: www.dss.virginia.gov
- Virginia Department for Behavioral Health and Developmental Services: www.dbhds.virginia.gov
- Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services: www.dmas.virginia.gov
- Virginia Easy Access: www.easyaccess.virginia.gov
LOCATE SERVICES AND PROVIDERS IN VIRGINIA
- 2-1-1 Virginia : https://www.211virginia.org/consumer/index.php
- Alzheimer’s Association Chapters: www.alz.org/apps/findus.asp
- Eldercare Locator: eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Index.aspx
- Directory of Licensed Adult Day Centers: www.dss.virginia.gov/facility/search/adc.cgi
- Directory of Licensed Assisted Living Facilities: www.dss.virginia.gov/facility/search/alf.cgi
- Directory of Licensed Nursing Facilities: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/licensure-and-certification/
- Virginia Senior Navigator: www.virginianavigator.org/sn/senior-navigator-home-page
- Virginia Easy Access: www.easyaccess.virginia.gov
VIRGINIA ASSOCIATIONS
- Virginia Adult Day Health Services Association: vadhsa.org
- Virginia Assisted Living Association: www.valainfo.org
- LeadingAge Virginia: leadingagevirginia.org
- Virginia Association for Home Care and Hospice: www.vahc.org
- Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging: www.vaaaa.org
- Virginia Association of Hospices and Palliative Care: www.virginiahospices.org
- Virginia Community Healthcare Association: vacommunityhealth.org
- Virginia Health Care Association: www.vhca.org
- Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association: www.vhha.com
- Virginia Public Health Association: vapha.org
- Virginia Rural Health Association: www.vrha.org
VIRGINIA ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND INITIATIVES
- Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech: https://liberalarts.vt.edu/research-centers/center-for-gerontology.html
- Eastern Virginia Medical School Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology: www.evms.edu/education/centers_institutes_departments/internal_medicine/divisions/geriatrics/about
- Lynchburg College Beard Center on Aging: www.lynchburg.edu/academics/academic-community-centers/beard-center-on-aging
- Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health: www.riversideonline.com/cealh
- Virginia Center on Aging: https://vcoa.chp.vcu.edu/
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Gerontology: https://gerontology.chp.vcu.edu/
- Virginia Center for the Aging’s Virginia Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund: https://vcoa.chp.vcu.edu/programs/dementia-research/
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Parkinson’s Disease Center: www.parkinsons.vcu.edu
- University of Virginia, Institute on Aging: www.virginia.edu/aginginstitute
- University of Virginia, Cognitive Aging Laboratory: faculty.virginia.edu/cogage
RESEARCH RELATED LINKS
- Alzheimer’s Association Trialmatch: www.alz.org/research/clinical_trials/find_clinical_trials_trialmatch.asp
- Alzheimer’s Prevention Registry: www.endalznow.org
- ROAR (Recruiting Older Adults into Research): www.nia.nih.gov/health/recruiting-older-adults-research-roar-toolkitwww.researchmatch.org/?rm=p_roar
- Virginia Center for the Aging’s Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund: https://vcoa.chp.vcu.edu/programs/dementia-research/
- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research: www.michaeljfox.org
- DS-Connect©: dsconnect.nih.gov
- Global Alzheimer’s Foundation Platform: globalalzplatform.org/about/trial-ready-cohort
- Join Dementia Research (UK): www.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk
- Brain Health Registry: www.brainhealthregistry.org
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- AARP: www.aarp.org
- Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org
- Alzheimer’s Foundation of America: www.alzfdn.org
- Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration: www.theaftd.org
- Dementia State Plans from other states: act.alz.org/site/PageNavigator/state_plans.html
- Huntington’s Disease Society of America: www.hdsa.org
- Lewy Body Dementia Association: www.lbda.org
- National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center: ltcombudsman.org/
- National Parkinson’s Foundation: www.parkinson.org
- National Resource Center on LGBT Aging: lgbtagingcenter.org
US FEDERAL LINKS
- Administration for Community Living (ACL): www.acl.gov
- ACL Brain Health Resources: www.acl.gov/node/293
- Alzheimer’s Disease Supportive Services Program (ADSSP): https://www.acl.gov/programs/support-people-alzheimers-disease/support-people-dementia-including-alzheimers-disease
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov
- CDC Healthy Brain Roadmap: www.cdc.gov/aging/healthybrain/roadmap.htm
- Long Term Care: longtermcare.gov
- Information & Support for In-Home Dementia Caregivers developed by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Rural Health: www.ruralhealth.va.gov/vets/resources.asp#support
- National Alzheimer’s Project Act: aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/napa
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center: www.nia.nih.gov/health/about-adear-center
- NIA Talking with Your Doctor Toolkit: www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/talking-your-doctor-presentation-toolkit
- National Institute of Health: www.nih.gov
- National Institute on Aging: www.nia.nih.gov
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: www.va.gov
- Veterans Affairs Caregiver Support: www.caregiver.va.gov
TRAINING RESOURCES
Click here to review the Dementia Care Training Crosswalk.
(Crosswalk was developed by CMS and provided to AlzPossible staff in January 2014)
CMS | Hand in Hand Toolkit | Nursing facilities | Free |
Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation | Various | Nursing facilities | Free |
Johns Hopkins University | DICE | Health professionals, students, family caregivers, and others | Free |
University of Iowa | IADAPT | Clinicians, providers, and consumers | Free |
National Dementia Initiative | White Paper | Clinicians, providers, and consumers | Free |
Advancing Excellence | Medication Management Tool https://www.nhqualitycampaign.org/goalDetail.aspx?g=med#tab1 | Leadership, consumers, staff | Free |
CMS/SCG | Mandatory Surveyor Trainings | State and federal long-term care surveyors | Free |
HealthCare Interactive and the Alzheimer’s Association | Cares | Health professionals, students, family caregivers, first responders, and others | $24.95, $39.95 and $49.95 |
Various Groups/Experts | Promoting Positive Behavioral Health: A Non-pharmacologic Toolkit for Senior Living Communities | Senior living community staff | Free |
AMDA | Dementia CPG for Prescribers; Dementia CPG for Non-Prescribers | Prescribing and non-prescribing clinicians | Free |
MISCELLANEOUS
www.alzmindthief.com : https://www.alzmindthief.com/
Without Warning—Supporting those with Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease: https://www.without-warning.net/