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Dementia links:

• Australian Alzheimer's Associations

  • National Office
    P.O. Box 108, Higgins, ACT 2615
    Fullagar Crescent, Higgins, ACT 2615
    Ph: (02) 6254 4233 :: Fax: (02) 6254 2522 :: Internat. Ph: +61 2 6254 4233
  • Western Australia
    P.O.Box 1509, Subiaco, WA 6904
    9 Bedbrook Place, Shenton Park, WA 6008
    Ph: (08) 9388 2800 :: Fax: (08) 9388 2739 :: Internat. Ph: +61 8 9388 2800
  • South Australia
    27 Conyngham Street, Glenside, SA 5065
    Ph: (08) 8372 2100 :: Fax: (08) 8338 3390 :: Internat. Ph: +61 8 8372 2100
  • Northern Territory
    P.O. Box 515, Nightcliffe, NT 0814
    18 Bauhinia Street, Nightcliffe, NT 0814
    Ph: (08) 8948 5228 :: Fax: (08) 8948 5229 :: Internat. Ph: +61 8 8948 5228
  • Queensland
    7 Evenleigh Street, Wooloowin, QLD 4030
    Ph: (07) 3857 4043 :: Fax: (07) 3857 3693 :: Internat. Ph: +61 7 3857 4043
  • New South Wales
    P.O.Box 6042, North Ryde, NSW 2113
    Gladesville Macquarie Hospital Campus, Cox Road entrance, North Ryde, NSW 2113
    Ph: (02) 9805 0100 :: Fax: (02) 9805 1665 :: Internat. Ph: +61 2 9805 0100
  • Australian Capital Territory
    P.O. Box 108, Higgins, ACT 2615
    Fullagar Crescent, Higgins, ACT 2615
    Ph: (02) 6254 5544 :: Fax: (02) 6254 2522 :: Internat. Ph: +61 2 6254 5544
  • Victoria
    P.O. Box 5096, Glenferrie South, VIC 3122
    98 Riversdale Road, Hawthorn, VIC 3122
    Ph: (03) 9818 3022 :: Fax: (03) 9818 3940 :: Internat. Ph: +61 3 9818 3022
  • Tasmania
    P.O. Box 1606, Hobart, TAS 7001
    106 Hampden Road, Battery Point, TAS 7000
    Ph: (03) 6224 9095 :: Fax: (03) 6224 9096 :: Internat. Ph: +61 3 6224 9095
  
  

• United States' Sites

  • Washington University's ALZHEIMER Page
    A wonderful resource which includes archived material that can be searched by topic or author from the email contributions of numerous people to the Alzheimer List-server, as well as the Alzheimer List itself, a support group connected by email which comprises caregivers, health professionals, and a few patients, and where questions are posed and answered, and experience shared.
  • Alzheimer's Association
  
  

• Chat rooms

  • Virtual Carer Support Chat
    A chat location supported by CANDID (UK-based) and providing general information, support, and stress relief from experienced caregivers and a few health professionals. Available at any time, but some attempt at structured chat is made once weekly (Monday evening (US time), Tuesday lunchtime (Australian time)) involving a specific topic announced via the Alzheimer List.
  • Bubblehead's Site and Chat Room
    A privately-hosted chat room of similar organization to CANDID, and structured once weekly for the same specific topics as CANDID but a day later (Tuesday evening (US time), Wednesday lunchtime (Australian time)). Very experienced and sensible caregiver as host.
  
  

• Other helpful/interesting sites

  • Alzheimer's Outreach Site
    A superb site with assistance, support and information for caregivers of folk with Alzheimer's disease. Lovingly monitored and hosted by Taylor Austin. A caregiver's lighthouse.
  • Other Dementias Site
    Taylor Austin's other site concentrating more on all of the dementias other than Alzheimer's disease. Vast quantities of information on common and rare dementias, together with the advice and support typical of Tay's sites. Don't miss it.
  • Doug Keck's Home Page
    Doug cares for a family member with Pick's Disease, and distributes the Pick's Disease Support Group newsletters via snail mail to subscribers in the US who are without access to computers. His home page provides information and support for dementia caregivers and contains many links to useful sites. He also has details of a new Voice Chat Line at his site that is rapidly becoming more popular world-wide in the few short weeks it has been operating.