ORGANIZATIONS

  • Dementia Friendly Denton County 
    “As a member of the national dementia friendly community, Dementia Friendly Denton County is committed to integrating Dementia Families into our community. We provide guidance, resource information and training to businesses, organizations, caregivers and persons diagnosed with dementia. Taken together, we are dedicated to making Denton County a welcoming and supportive community for dementia families.” 
  • Alzheimer’s Association 
    “The Alzheimer’s Association forges partnerships with all those with the shared commitment to end Alzheimer’s and other dementia, including Alzheimer’s organizations around the globe, the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, universities, corporations and the pharmaceutical, biotech and device industries.” 
  • Dementia Society of America 
    “DSA is the nation’s leading volunteer-driven all-Dementias awareness organization. DSA provides an information hotline (1-800-DEMENTIA®), many online resources, and an easy-to-use, web-based locator, which can help families and individuals find valuable support near to them.” 
  • The Global Alzheimer’s Association Interactive Network 
    “GAAIN is advancing research into the causes, prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases through a global cooperative of sharing, investigation and discovery.” 
  • Johns Hopkins Memory Disorders Center 
    “The Memory Disorders Programs at Johns Hopkins provide comprehensive, compassionate and timely diagnosis and treatment to patients with memory disorders, including conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Frontotemporal dementia, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Stroke. We are concerned with all aspects of these diseases – from diagnosis and clinical care to improving care through research in brain imaging and laboratory studies.” 
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 
    “NINDS’ mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease for all people.” 
  • National Institute on Aging 
    “NIA, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. NIA is the primary Federal agency supporting and conducting Alzheimer’s disease research.”