Resources
Organizations
- AARP
Phone: 888-687-2277- Community Resource Finder
- Connect to Affect
- Create the Good
Phone: 866-740-7719 - Friendly Voice
Phone: 888-281-0145 for English; 888-497-4108 for Spanish (leave your information to receive a return call)
- Benjamin Rose
Phone: 216-791-8000 - Eldercare Locator
Phone: 800-677-1116 - Ohio Area Agencies on Aging (O4A)
Phone: 866-243-5678- Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio: Serving Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren counties
Phone: toll free 800-252-0155, or local 513-721-1025 - Area Agency on Aging, PSA 2: Serving Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Shelby counties
Phone: toll free 800-258-7277, or local 937-223-4357 - Agency on Aging 3, Inc: Serving Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam and Van Wert counties
Phone: toll free 800-653-7723, or local 419-222-7723 - Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio: Serving Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Sandusky, Williams and Wood counties
Phone: toll free 800-472-7277, or local 419-382-0624 - Ohio District 5 Area Agencies on Aging: Serving Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca and Wyandot counties
Phone: toll free 800-860-5799, or local 419-524-4144 - Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging (COAAA): Serving Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway and Union counties
Phone: toll free 800-589-7277, or local 614-645-7250 - Area Agency on Aging, District 7: Serving Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton counties
Phone: toll free 800-582-7277, or local 740-245-5306 - Buckeye Hills Regional Council: Serving Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry and Washington counties
Phone: toll free 800-331-2644, or local 740-373-9436 - Area Agency on Aging Region 9: Serving Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum and Tuscarawas counties
Phone: toll free 800-945-4250, or local 740-439-2294 - Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging: Serving Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties
Phone: toll free 800-626-7277, or local 216-621-0303 - Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging: Serving Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne counties
Phone: toll free 800-421-7277, or local 330-896-9172 - Direction Home of Eastern Ohio: Serving Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties
Phone: toll free 800-686-7367, or local 330-505-2300
- Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio: Serving Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren counties
- Ohio Council for Cognitive Health
- Ohio Living
Phone: toll free 800-686-7800, or local 614-888-7800 - Senior Resources
- 211
Phone: National or local dial 2-1-1
Ohio offices
Phone: 888-644-6211- Area Agency on Aging 3
Phone: toll free 866-246-9279, or local 419-222-7723 - Ashtabula County Community Action Agency
Phone: 800-874-8545 - Fairfield County 211
Phone: 740-687-0500 - Help Network of Northeast Ohio
Phone: toll free 330-747-2696, or local 330-424-7767; TTY: 800-750-0750 - HelpLine of Delaware & Morrow County
Phone: toll free 800-684-2324, or local 740-369-3316 and 419-947-2520 - Lifeline, Inc.
Phone: 440-639-4420 - Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
Phone: 614-221-2255 - Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
Phone: toll free 877-795-2111, or local 419-522-4636 - Pathways of Central Ohio 211
Phone: 800-544-1601 - United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Phone: toll free 877-721-8476, or local 513-721-7900 - United Way of Greater Cleveland
Phone: 888-508-4211 - United Way of Greater Toledo
Phone: toll free 800-650-4357, or local Lucas County 419-248-2424 or Ottawa County 419-734-6645 - United Way of Summit & Medina
Phone: 330-762-7601 - United Way of the Greater Dayton Area
Phone: toll free 800-917-3224, or local 937-225-3000
- Area Agency on Aging 3
- Alzheimer’s Association
Phone: National and local 800-272-3900
Ohio regional offices:- Central Ohio
Local phone: 614-457-6003 - Cleveland Area
Local phone: 216-342-5556 - Greater Cincinnati
Local phone: 513-721-4282 - Greater East Ohio
Local phone: 330-966-7343 - Miami Valley
Local phone: 937-291-3332 - Northwest Ohio
Local phone: 419-537-1999
- Central Ohio
- BOLD Centers:
- Dementia Friendly America
- Dementia Friendly Ohio Communities
- Dementia Friends Ohio
- Dementia Friends USA
Email: info@dementiafriendsusa.org - Resources for specific types of dementia:
- American Parkinson Disease Association
Phone: 800-223-2732 - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation
Phone: 800-659-1991 - Huntington’s Disease Society of America
Phone: 800-345-4372 - Lewy Body Dementia Association
Phone: 800-539-9767 - Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Phone: 212-509-0995 - National Down Syndrome Society
Phone: 800-221-4602 - Parkinson’s Foundation
Phone: 800-473-4636 - The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
Phone: 866-507-7222 - Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Information at National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Phone: 301-443-3860
- American Parkinson Disease Association
- UsAgainstAlzheimer’s
Phone: 202-410-5199
- AARP
Phone: 888-687-2277- Caregivers Facebook Group
- Family Caregiver Website
- Friendly Voice
- Phone: 888-281-0145 for English; 888-497-4108 for Spanish (leave your information to receive a return call)
- I Heart Caregivers
- Online Caregiver Community
- National Resources for Family Caregivers
Phone: 877-333-5885 for English, or 888-971-2013 for Spanish - Supporting Caregivers in the Workplace
- Best Practice Caregiving
- Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
Phone: toll free 800-445-8106, or local 415-434-3388 - National Council on Caregiving (NAC)
Phone: 202-918-1013
- Oasis In-home Care
Phone: 909-985-7009 - Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice
Phone: 614-885-0434 - OhioHealth at Home
Phone: toll free 800-300-7075, or local 614-566-0888 - Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio (VNA)
Phone: 216-931-1300
- Benjamin Rose Financial Wellness Programs
Phone: 216-791-8000 - Disability Rights Ohio
Phone: toll free 800-282-9181, or local 614-466-7264; Press 2 to leave a message - ProSeniors
Phone: toll free 800-488-6070, or local 513-345-4160
- Ohio Department of Aging (ODA)
Phone: 800-266-4346, or for TTY, use Relay Ohio: Dial 711 and use 614-466-5500 - Ohio Department of Health (ODH)
Phone: 614-466-3543 - Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Phone: 877-644-6562, or TTY: 614-387-8408 - Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM)
Phone: 800-324-8680 - Ohio Department of Veterans Services
Phone: 614-644-0898
Readings and videos
- 10 Steps to Approach Memory Concerns
- Alzheimer's Disease in People with Down Syndrome
- Dementia Friendly Activities To Do at Home with Your Loved One
- Dementia-Related Behaviors
- How is Alzheimer’s Disease Treated?
- How to Offer Help to Someone with Dementia Who Doesn't Want It
- Next Steps After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
- Staying Independent with Dementia
- Treating Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia Without Drugs
- Using Validation Therapy for People with Dementia