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Alzheimers Australia SA
Address
27 Conyngham St, Glenside, SA 5065 Australia
Telephone
08 8372 2100 Office
1800 100 500 National Dementia Hotline
1800 100 500 National Dementia Hotline
Fax
08 8338 3390
Email
Website
- Mount Gambier - tel. 8723 9255, vick.pickles@alzheimers.org.au
- Port Lincoln - tel. 8682 2177, jill@westcoasthomecare.com
Hours
Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm
Eligibility
People suffering from Alzheimers disease or related dementias, their families and other interested people
Access
For wheelchairs, including toilets
Comment
Aims to support people with dementia and their families in their caring role, to raise the awareness of government and community and the medical and caring professions, and to stimulate research into prevention/control of the disease
Services
- Advocacy
- Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service
- Counselling - telephone and face-to-face
- Support groups, programs and workshops for various ages and stages of care
- Regional support and carer education
- Professional education and training
- Public education and awareness
- Resource centre - audio and book material for loan, reserve collection for research, multicultural resources and information kits for families, professionals and students
- Give It A Go - people with dementia participate in a range or activities at various venues in the southern area
- Living With Memory Loss program and workshops for people with early-stage dementia
- Safe Return - provides identification, through a personalised numbered bracelet that is linked to the SA Police state-wide database, for people with dementia who wander, become confused and lost
