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Resources for Alzheimer's Professionals

Find organizations that offer training and resources for professionals who help people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Memory Bridge Foundation for Alzheimer's & Cultural Memory

This unique organization "creates programs that connect people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to family, friends, and other people in their local community. We also create programs that reveal to the general public the depths of memory that dementia does not erase."

National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners

The mission of the NCCDP is to "promote, encourage, and enhance the knowledge, skills, and practice of all persons who provide care and/or services to dementia clients by means of requiring excellent standards of education, dementia specific training, and incentives for professional development of those who are dedicated to the ever growing field of dementia care."

Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care

Provides activity training, consultation, and products for adult day care and long-term care settings.

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