Alzheimer Organizations
Alzheimer News Sites
Educational Resources
Caregiver Resources
Community Care Durham
www.communitycaredurham.on.ca
Community Care Durham serves adults and their caregivers with needs related to physical disability, aging and/or mental health who live in Durham Region.
Central East Community Care Access Centre (CE CCAC)
www.ce.ccac-ont.ca
CE CCAC helps residents of Durham Region to access government-funded home and community services and long-term care homes. They also provide information about local community support service agencies and can link people to these agencies to arrange services.
Centre For Addiction And Mental Health
www.camh.net
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is the largest mental health and addictions facility in Canada, only one of four such facilities in that field to receive designation from the World Health Organization as a Centre of Excellence.
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
www.ontarioshores.ca
Ontario Shores' services are designed to provide successful treatment, rehabilitation and earliest possible reintegration into the community. Assessment and crisis services are provided, as well as consultation, education and community development. The Centre values service partnerships with consumers and their families, general hospitals, community mental health services and other organizations.
Alzheimer Society Of Canada
www.alzheimer.ca
Alzheimer Society of Ontario
www.alzheimerontario.org
Alzheimer Disease International
www.alz.co.uk
Alzheimer Association (US)
www.alz.org
Alzheimer’s Daily News
www.agelessdesign.com
United States based site with the latest information on Alzheimer Disease research and practical guides for caregivers.
Alzheimer Society Calgary 
www.alzheimercalgary.com
e-Learning resource Dementia BasicsTM
P.I.E.C.E.S.
www.piecescanada.com
The "Putting the P.I.E.C.E.S. Together" education initiative.
U-First!
www.u-first.ca
The U-First! program website offers links to a variety of education resources including Me & U-First!
The Canadian Caregiver Coalition is the national body representing and promoting the voice, needs and interests of family caregivers with all levels of government, and the community through:
- Advocacy and leadership
- Research and education
- Information, communication and resource development
CareToKnow.org is the knowledge exchange and social networking site for the Care to Know Centre of Saint Elizabeth Health Care. CareToKnow.org is founded on a collaborative approach. We seek to create effective relationships and exchange amongst individuals, family caregivers, health professionals, researchers, organizations, policy and management stakeholders about Canadian health care.
We are a unique type of social network designed to make meaningful contributions to a body of evidence that will positively impact the health care experience of Canadians in their homes and communities. Our aim is to connect diverse audiences on CareToKnow.org — individuals/families, professionals, researchers and health care providers — so they can work together to trigger fresh ideas, identify valuable projects, facilitate unique partnerships, inform public policy and improve the point of contact between individuals and the system.
CaregiverStress.comCare for yourself while caring for an aging loved one. This is an educational website for family caregivers created by Home Instead Seniors Care a private provider of in-home care services with offices across North America, including Oshawa.
A website developed by a Canadian occupational therapist to provide resources and tools for families and their aging parents so they can make informed decisions and remain as safe and as independent as possible.
Coach Broyle's Playbook for Alzheimer's CaregiversWebsite based on the wonderful book of the same name created by Frank Broyle, Athletic Director for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, based on his experiences caring for his wife Barbara. The book is very user friendly and organized like a coach's playbook. This website features an interactive playbook that can be read online or a copy can be downloaded and printed. To purchase a print copy, international customers are directed to customer service.
Family Caregiver Alliance
An American website which serves as a clearing house on brain disorders, caregiver assistance and long term care public policy.
Family Caregivers' Network Society
The website for a British Columbia based not-for-profit society established in 1989 whose mission is to inform, support and educate on issues of concern to family caregivers. FCNS is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, 60% of who are or have been family caregivers themselves. FCNS promotes the significance of the family caregiver’s role and contribution in the healthcare system.
Canada's family guide to home health care and wellness solutions. Published quarterly by BCS Communications Ltd. Toronto.
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