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2017 Middle Tennessee Walk to End Alzheimer's Dates
Clarksville - Saturday October 7th at 8:00am
Nashville - Saturday October 14th at 7:00am
Rutherford County - Saturday November 11th at 8:00am
Congratulations to the 2017 Walk to End Alzheimer's in Tullahoma for meeting their fundraising goal!
October 2017 Education Programs & Services
Awareness- October 4th- 8:00am-12:00pm- Cannon County Health Fair - Cannon County Senior Center- Woodbury, TN
Education- October 5th- 6:00 p.m.- Frontotemporal Dementia- Presenter during Support Group Meeting- Nashville, TN (Contact Vanderbilt for Flyer)
Awareness- October 10th- 10:00am- 11:30am- Franklin County Health Fair - Franklin County Senior Center- Winchester, TN
Early Stage Social Program- October 13th- 10:30 a.m.- Alzheimer's Association Office - Nashville, TN- RSVP Required.
Education- October 26th- 2:00 p.m.-4:00p.m.-Alzheimer's Seminar (Senior Care Conference)- North Boulevard Church of Christ- Murfreesboro, TN
Early Stage- October 27th- 10:30 a.m.- FRIST - Nashville, TN- RSVP Required.
Please call 1-800-272-3900 or email tcloud-mann@alz.org or khyde@alz.org for more information or to register.
If you cannot attend a live presentation, you can watch and listen to all of our presentations at alz.org/training and we now offer webinars. If you are a part of a group that would like to have someone out to speak, please contact us. We have several new presentations to offer on Effective Communication Strategies, Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research & Understanding/Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors.
Save the Date
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What's New?
We have moved!
Our new address is:
478 Craighead St, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37204
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Early Stage Services
Nashville, Murfreesboro & Clarksville Making Memories Together events are being scheduled. Please reach out if you are interested in learning more about these events.
Please see the above dates for the Alzheimer's Associations bi-weekly early stage program Friends Fridays on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month (with exception of those months with FRIST). Call 800-272-3900 for more information.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts-Nashville, TN- Early Stage Social Engagement date: October 27th. Join us for a gallery tour, art making and lunch together.
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Family and Professional Caregivers
Has your loved one's doctor or your doctor suggested you contact the Alzheimer's Association for resources, support & education? If so, please give us a call, day or night, weekday or weekend, 24/7 at 1-800-272-3900. Please let us know if a medical professional referred you to us. Our goal is that physicians in the field will know we are here for you and we have the time to talk.
If you are a medical professional that serves those affected by Alzheimer's/dementia, please refer families affected by Alzheimer's/dementia to us. We have a referral form that we can provide you and then we will follow up with them. Even if you don't have a form on hand, ask your patients if you can have us call them or encourage them to call us when they leave your office.
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Support Groups
We have over 30 support groups in the Middle TN and the South Central TN area. One of which are for those in the early stages of Alzheimer's/dementia. Please go to alz.org/altn or email Tcloud-mann@alz.org or khyde@alz.org for a list of groups.
If you are interested in starting a support group, please contact your local office, 1-800-272-3900.
We are looking for new Support Group Facilitators in all of our areas, but especially in some of our more rural counties. If you are interested in becoming a facilitator please email Katie Hyde at khyde@alz.org. We have the largest need in the following counties: Bedford, Cheatham, Coffee, Dickson, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Perry, Robertson, Stewart and Wayne.
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Research & Trial Match
Trial Match is the Alzheimer's Association free matching service for healthy volunteers and those with the disease to get matched with pharmacological and non-pharmacological studies in their area. We know that finding a cure greatly depends on participants for these types of studies. Some studies may even compensate the caregiver and person with dementia. If you have started a profile, please ensure that it is completed so that you may be matched. Please visit www.alz.org/trialmatch for more information.
Local Research Spotlight
Clinical Research Associates:
1) Early Memory loss study for those that are experiencing early memory loss or Mild Cognitive Impairment. No diagnosis is necessary and will include screenings for memory, MRI and Pet scan at no cost. Compensated research study.
2) Study for those with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and Insomnia. Testing the effectiveness of an existing insomnia medication to help people with insomnia. Please contact Clinical Research Associates at 615-329-2222 or recruiter@cranashville.com.
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Respite Assistance
Grants for in-home care services may be awarded to families living with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia. This opportunity is brought to you by Hilarity For Charity and the Home Instead Foundation. For more information visit the website at HelpForAlzheimer’sFamilies.com.
Grants may be available through your local office for Respite (time of rest) to offer financial short term support to caregivers. Please contact your local office for more information, 1-800-272-3900.
We also still have some respite grant money left in the following counties; Perry, Hickman, Lewis, Wayne, Lawrence, Giles, Maury, Marshall, Lincoln, Moore, Bedford, Coffee and Franklin. Contact Katie Hyde at khyde@alz.org to apply!
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Advocacy News
If you are interested in signing up as an Advocate to ask Congress to make Alzheimer's a priority, please visit alz.org/advocacy.
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Please contact the Alzheimer's Association anytime at 1-800-272-3900. You can sign up to receive our weekly e-news at http://www.alz.org/apps/email_signup.asp (including national and local news in the world of Alzheimer's disease). The Alzheimer's Association provides education, resources & support to those affected by Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. As well we have funded over 300 million in research and continue to advocate for those affected. Our VISION is a world WITHOUT Alzheimer's disease.
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