Alzheimer’s & Related Disease Resources
Local Family Resources
USC/Leonard Davis family and Caregiver Support Center
USC/Leonard Davis Family and Caregiver Resource Center
LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | Justice • Equity • Hope
California Department of Aging Community Based Adult Services (CBAS)
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) – Department of Public Social Services
Locations in and around Los Angeles offering support groups and counseling:
East Los Angeles Service Center
133 North Sunol Dr, Ste 237
Los Angeles, CA 90063
323-881-0574
San Fernando Valley
21515 Vanowen St, Ste 120
Canoga Park, CA 91303
818-830-8590
Inland Empire
9213 Archibald Ave
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
909-944-9680
National Resources
For Children & Teens
Patient Health & Prevention
Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease: What Do We Know?
Promoting Brain Health – Physical Activity
Tips on how to exercise for a healthy brain, from the California Department of Public Health
Promoting Brain Health – Nutrition
Learn what to eat to support brain health, from the LA County Department of Public Health
Books We Recommend:
Best Friends Approach to Dementia Care
by David Troxel and Virginia Bell, 2016
A Dignified Life: The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimers Care
by David Troxel and Virginia Bell, 2002
Learning To Speak Alzheimers
by Joanne Koening Coeste, 2004
Chicken Soup for the Soul, Living With Alzheimers and Other Dementias; 101 Stories for Caregiving, Coping and Compassion
by Amy Newmark and Angela Geiger, 2014
Still Alice
by Lisa Genova, Simon & Schuster, 2014
The-36 Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimers Disease, Related Dementias and Memory Loss
by Nancy L. Mace, 2012
The Dementia Caregiver’s Survival Guide: An 11-Step Plan to Understand the Disease and How To Cope with Financial Challenges, Patient Aggression, and Depression Without Guilt, Overwhelm, or Burnout Paperback
by Janet Cruz – January 22, 2023
On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s Paperback – August 26, 2014
by Greg O’Brien (Author), Lisa Genova
For Health Professionals
Assessment of Cognitive Complaints Toolkit for Alzheimer’s disease The Assessment of Cognitive Complaints Toolkit for Alzheimer’s disease (ACCT-AD) (PDF) is composed of two components, the instruction manual and the complete toolkit. The ACCT-AD is designed to provide primary care providers with the tools necessary to recognize normal cognition, diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, and identify other cognitive problems requiring specialty referral and must be done in the context of knowing the general health history. Toolkit development was funded by the State of California General Fund (Senate Bill 833 sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association in 2016).
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Alzheimer’s disease Program
Dementia Care Aware Program (DCA)
Resources for Health Care Providers: Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias
