Family Caregiver Resources
- Assistance and support
Help Lines
- Aging Disability and Resource Center (ADRC)
- 608-785-5700
- 1-800-500-3910
- Answers aging and disability questions
- Great Rivers 2-1-1
- Offers free, confidential community information and referrals 24 hours/day
- Dial 2-1-1 or (800) 362-8255 to talk to an information and referral specialist
- Crisis Hotline 24/7 - Dial 2-1-1 or (800) 362-8255 to talk to a crisis specialist
- La Crosse Mobile Crisis (24/7)
- 608-784-4357
- Contact for immediate stabilization of an individual
- Greater Wisconsin chapter Alzheimer Association (located in Chippewa Falls)
- 715-861-6174
- Regular business hours
- Alzheimer Association (24/7)
- 1-800-272-3900
- Answers all types of questions
- Alzheimer's Foundation of America
- 1-800-232-8484
- 8 AM-8 PM Weekdays
- 8 AM-4 PM Weekends
- Association for Frontotemporal Dementias
- 1-866-507-7222
- Not a 24-hour line. Leave message and an experienced staff member will respond
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Lewy Body Dementia Association 'Lewy Line'
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1-800-539-9767
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Not a 24-hour line. Leave message and an experienced staff member will respond
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Programs
- SPARK! at Clearwater Farms
- Free cultural program for people living with early to mid-stage memory loss and their care partners
- OASIS Caregiver Respite
- Local Caregiver Dementia Support Groups
- La Crosse Park and Recreation Department Programming (Click on "Parks & Rec Connect Activity" Tab)
- Dementia Support and Education
- Education & Support for Care partners
- For questions please click for phone directory
- Dementia Live
- A high impact, dementia simulation experience for family, business, church or organization
- Immerses participants into life with dementia, resulting in a deeper understanding of what it's like to live with cognitive impairment and sensory changes.
- Contact ADRC at 608-785-5700
- Virtual events for caregivers
- Peer Caregiver Support
Assistance and Support
- Dementia Care Specialist
- 608-785-5700
- The DICE Approach (Describe, Investigate, Create, Evaluate)
- Call ADRC Dementia Care Specialist (608-785-5700) to discuss if this approach is appropriate for your situation
- Tips for Working Caregivers
- The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
- Lewy Body Dementia Association
- Family Caregiver Alliance - National Center on Caregiving
Caregiver Support and Other Resources
- The Guided Light Dementia Newsletter
- Quarterly newsletter to serve as your go-to-guide for local resources, support ad learning all things dementia.
- Subscribe here to receive a digital copy
- Previous editions
- Caring Better and Braver
- Offers caregivers a means to feel recognized, connected, supported and informed
- Wisconsin's Family Caregiver Support Programs
- Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease
- Podcast topics related to seniors and their caregivers (Senior Living Guide)
- Health Literacy
- Improving Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementia Care through Health Literacy
- Strategies
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- Medication Log
- Aging Disability and Resource Center (ADRC)
- Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
- Resources to manage elder care readiness
Conversation between family, significant others, community agencies and medical providers are very important. The items below can help guide the process.
- Resources
- Person Centered Information form (purple form for refrigerator)
- Community Touring Checklist
- Silver Alert
- The DICE Approach (Describe, Investigate, Create, Evaluate)
- Call ADRC Dementia Care Specialist (608-785-5700) to discuss if this approach is appropriate for your situation
- Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease
- Tips for Working Caregivers
- Improving Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementia Care through Health Literacy
- Checklist for Family Caregivers (AARP)
- Dementia Live
- A high impact, dementia simulation experience for family, business, church or organization
- Immerses participants into life with dementia, resulting in a deeper understanding of what it's like to live with cognitive impairment and sensory changes.
- Contact ADRC at 608-785-5700
- Video - This link is an Overview video for a free, 30 minute training course from the Alzheimer’s Association on Dementia Conversations: Driving, Doctor Visits, Legal & Financial Planning. To access the full training, you will need to add the full course to your cart and sign up for a free account with the Alzheimer’s Association. You will then be granted access to the full video training module. Please visit the Training and Education Center for more details.
- Online Training for Family Caregivers
- Monthly La Crosse Senior Life newsletter
- Peer Caregiver Support
- Medication Log
- Agencies
- Aging and Disability Resources Center (ADRC)
- La Crosse County ADRC Resource Guide
- Wisconsin ADRCs
- Alzheimer’s Association
- National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices (NTG)
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin
- Aging and Disability Resources Center (ADRC)
- Financial and legal planning
- Checklist for financial and legal planning
- Before the After (Causeway Caregivers)
- La Crosse County Bar free monthly legal clinic
- Financial Power of Attorney
- Healthcare Power of Attorney
- VA Aid and Attendance
- Legal planning
- Financial planning
- Guardianship Support Center: Information and assistance related to adult guardianship, protective placement, advance directives, etc.
- Planning for care costs
- Cost comparisons of nursing homes
- Resources
- Wisconsin Medicaid Long-Term Care Programs in La Crosse
Assisted funding to provide support to eligible elders and adults with disabilities in their community they call home.
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Date Last Updated: 07/28/2023 1:43 pm