Alzheimer’s Association Online Tools

(Alzheimer’s Association) A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s raises many questions. The Alzheimer’s Association has several free, online tools to help you find answers, local resources and support.

		Alzheimer’s Navigator^® Alzheimer’s Navigator is an innovative online tool designed for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, their families and caregivers. Alzheimer’s Navigator creates customized and comprehensive action plans, based on answers provided through short, online surveys.
		ALZConnected^® ALZConnected is the first dedicated online social networking community for anyone impacted by Alzheimer’s disease. It provides a safe place for people to connect with others in similar situations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, at no charge.
		Caregiver Stress Check Take our caregiver stress check and get resources to help you cope and be a healthy caregiver.
		Care Team Calendar The Alzheimer’s Association Care Team Calendar, powered by Lotsa Helping Hands, is a free, personalized group calendar that helps organize family and friends who want to help with caregiving duties and tasks, such as providing rides, preparing meals or providing companionship.
		Community Resource Finder Community Resource Finder provides access to comprehensive listings of local Alzheimer’s resources, community programs and services. Finding reliable resources close to home can make a difference in quality of life and planning for the future. This comprehensive database makes it easy to search, find and access the support you need quickly.
		E-Learning Workshops Free online workshops for caregivers and people living with Alzheimer’s. Gain caregiving skills and practical advice by taking courses such as Know the 10 Signs; The Basics of Alzheimer’s; Legal and Financial Planning; and the Living with Alzheimer’s series for caregivers in each stage, for people with Alzheimer’s and for younger-onset. Each workshop contains videos of people affected by the disease and has an accompanying tips brochure. Some courses are in Spanish.
		essentiALZ Individual Certification Alzheimer’s Association® essentiALZ® is an online individual dementia care certification program that provides recognition for knowledge of quality dementia care practices.
		TrialMatch® Find clinical trials through Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch®. Our free and easy-to-use clinical studies matching service connects individuals with Alzheimer’s, caregivers, healthy volunteers and physicians with current studies.
		Virtual Library The Virtual Library is an extension of the Alzheimer’s Association Green-Field Library, located at our national office in Chicago, Ill. Search the online catalog, view resources chosen by experts, email our librarian questions and learn how to borrow materials.
		CARES® Training Online dementia care training programs for families and professionals. The modules offer many practical and invaluable strategies to common caregiving situations and features video interviews with family caregivers, people with dementia, and dementia experts.CARES training is offered by HealthCare Interactive® and jointly developed with the Alzheimer’s Association.
		Alzheimer’s Caregiving App — CareZone CareZone is a free Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiving mobile app. The app helps you coordinate care, manage important health info, track meds, and access helpful Alzheimer’s Association resources — all from your phone.