Helpful Resources about Memory and Cognitive Disorders

Local and Regional

Alzheimer’s Association – Central and North Florida Chapter

  • Website: alz.org/cnfl
  • 24/7 Helpline: 1-800-272-3900
  • National Office: 1-312-335-8700

Meridian Behavioral Healthcare

  • 24/7 Crisis Hotline: 352-374-5600 or 800-330-5615
  • Website: mbhci.org

ElderCare of Alachua County (UF Health Affiliate)

  • Phone: 352-265-9040
  • Website: eldercare.ufhealth.org
  • Services: Meals on Wheels, Adult Day Health Care, Case Management, Alert Devices

Elder Options (Area Agency on Aging for North Central Florida)

  • Phone: 800-262-2243 or 352-378-6649
  • Website: agingresources.org
  • Counties Served: Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee, Union

Florida Special Needs Shelters

  • Registry: Florida Special Needs Registry
  • Website: snr.flhealthresponse.com
  • Alachua County Emergency Management: 352-264-6500

Al’z Place Adult Day Care (Gainesville)

Easterseals at Altrusa House

  • Phone: 352-377-7708
  • Website: Easterseals Florida Adult Day Services: https://www.easterseals.com/florida/programs-and-services/senior-services/
  • Address: 2002 NW 36th Avenue, Gainesville, FL

Meals on Wheels – ElderCare of Alachua

Gainesville Police Department – Take Me Home Program

  • Phone: 352-393-7582
  • More Info: Email Shelley Postle for the GPD Take Me Home form
  • Info: Initiative that creates a database of community members with conditions like dementia, autism, or mental illness to help first responders assist them if they become disoriented, lost, or unable to communicate.

Statewide and National Resources

Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA)

  • Main Line: 850-414-2000
  • Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative Line: 850-414-2060
  • Fax: 850-414-2002
  • Address: 4040 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL 32399
  • Website: elderaffairs.org

Florida Alzheimer’s Centers of Excellence

  • Overview: Community-based network supported by DOEA and local memory clinics
  • Website: DOEA Alzheimer’s Programs: https://elderaffairs.org/programs-services/bureau-of-elder-rights/
  • FACE Team Care Navigator: Email Jodi Padgett
  • Phone: 407-276-9300

National Institute on Aging (NIA) & ADEAR Center

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

  • Phone: 800-424-3410 or 202-434-2277
  • Address: 1909 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20049
  • Website: aarp.org

55 and Alive / Widowed Persons Service (AARP Program)

  • Phone: 800-424-3410
  • Dept. NB, AARP Program Dept.
    1090 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20049

National Council on Aging (NCOA)

  • Phone: 800-424-9046
  • Address: 409 3rd Street, SW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20024
  • Website: ncoa.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

  • Phone: 800-658-8898
  • Address: 1901 North Moore Street, Suite 901, Arlington, VA 22209
  • Website: nhpco.org

Dementia and Driving Resource – The Hartford