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Alzheimer's Community Care was founded to provide specialized services and resources for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers within the community. The goals of Alzheimer's Community Care are to maintain quality of life after a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, and to assist caregivers in caring for their loved ones at home for as long as possible, thus delaying or avoiding nursing home placement. Our strategic principle is “We place a safety net around patients and caregivers every day”.
That safety net of services and resources includes direct patient care, support for the caregiver, and community education:
· Specialized Alzheimer's Day Care Programs which include health monitoring and specially designed activities for cognitive and social stimulation · Family Nurse Consultant Program which provides caregivers with the guidance, support, education and link to services so critical to coping with and caring for an Alzheimer’s patient · Alzheimer’s 24-Hour Crisis Line staffed by registered nurses, available to caregivers, police and the community · Caregiver Support Groups · Case Management · Prescription Assistance Program · Professional and Community Education · Specialized Disaster Preparedness In our vision, we pledge ourselves to: · Be the ultimate resource that specializes in dementia-specific care throughout the disease process and provides a safe haven for both caregivers and patients · Be change-agents so that human dignity becomes a fundamental aspect of all dementia-specific treatment · Maintain a leadership role in providing Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders services and resources. The Alzheimer's Community Care model of care is founded upon evidence-based, dementia-specific principles that are integrated into every aspect of the organization, beginning with the mission statement. All staff members receive specialized training regardless of their job responsibilities in order to gain an understanding of the needs of those affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Both patients and caregivers are viewed as primary recipients of care.
Alzheimer’s Community Care advocates on a local, state and national level for the establishment of a dementia-specific system of care within the larger health care system. The agency recognizes that education is key to quality care, and provides specialized education to health and social service professionals as well as caregivers.
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