Alzheimer Society Southwest Partners - Middlesex Office - Finding Your Way/MedicAlert Program - SW Stroke Network

Application

Call * no referral required

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

People with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and their caregivers

Fees

See MedicAlert website for details

Contacts

Susan Oster - Public Education Coordinator
519-680-2404 ext 233 * susan.oster@alzswp.ca

Languages

English ; French, Portugese, Italian, Tagalog, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi, Urdu, Arabic, Tamil

Language Note

Finding Your Way available in many languages * MedicAlert available in English and French

Area(s) Served

London and Middlesex

Description of Services:

Finding Your Way - multicultural safety awareness program for persons with dementia * intended to raise awareness of risks of people with dementia going missing and prevent such incidents * resources on a number of safety-related topics * available in multiple languages

Medic-Alert Foundation- Nation-wide program * provides emergency contact information and critical health information about registered participants * participants wear engraved identification * emergency 24-hour hotline staffed by medically trained specialists * 24/7 access for emergency responders to subscriber information

Call toll-free number to sign up, update record or for more information * Include recent photo with registration