HELPLINE: 800-272-3900
A telephone service that offers emotional support to the caller and provides information about Alzheimer's disease, chapter services and community resources. The Helpline operates 24-hours a day, seven days a week, in 140 languages.

SUPPORT GROUPS
Alzheimer Support Groups are formal gatherings for caregivers, family and friends of people with dementia to talk about Alzheimer-related issues, and are opportunities for mutual emotional support and to exchange information on coping skills and resources.  Most Support Groups meet for about 90 minutes every month.

We offer an Early-Stage Memory Loss program for people in the early stages of dementia and a companion program series for their family members.  Click here to learn about the 10-session program series. 

SAFE RETURN
Safe Return® is a nationwide identification and support program available 24 hours a day to assist in the safe and timely return of people with Alzheimer’s or another dementia who wander and become lost.  When registrant is reporter missing, community support network activates immediately to help reunite the person with caregivers, and Alzheimer's Association staff provides information and support during the search and rescue efforts.  Click here to learn more about Safe Return, how to enroll (available a several languages), and wandering as a behavior associated with dementia. 

Education Programs
We offer programs, workshops, seminars and conferences for family, health professionals and the public on Alzheimer's disease, advances in Alzheimer research, and caregiving strategies.  Click here for our family and public education calendars   Click here for programming for health professionals.

Speakers Bureau
Speakers are available to talk about Alzheimer's disease, advances in Alzheimer research, caregiving strategies, living a brain-healthy lifestyle, and Greater Illinois Chapter programs and services. Please call our Chapter office nearest you for speaker availability.

ADVOCACY
The Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Illinois Chapter is dedicated to influencing policy on the local, state and national levels to increase funding for Alzheimer research, to improve dementia care and services, access to community-based care and quality care in residential settings.  We invite you to join us as an Alzheimer Advocate to speak up on behalf the half million Illinoisans affected by Alzheimer’s disease.