The New York City Department for the Aging's Alzheimer's and Caregiver Resource Center has experts in dementia and long-term care issues who are available to help you develop a plan of care that can benefit both you and your loved one.

These professionals are well versed in community services and care options, and will also assist with case consultations. Educational sessions and trainings are available to the public, senior groups and community-based organizations.

All services provided by the Alzheimer's and Caregiver Resource Center are free of charge and strictly confidential. They include:

• Assessment of needs
• Individual and family counseling
• Referral to community services
• Education and training
• Entitlement information
• Assistance with the nursing home placement process
• Information on housing alternatives such as assisted living, enriched housing, etc.

The NYC Department for the Aging provides a wide array of programs and services to older New Yorkers who helped build this great city. The Department is the place to turn for answers about government benefits and services, assistance with applications and other special services.

See the timeline of the Progress in Alzheimer's Disease.

2008 Conference on Alzheimer's Disease

Plenary Session

• Alzheimer's Drugs - Pipeline or Pipe dream?
• Next Step in Care
• A Unified Approach To Providing Care

Workshop I

• Pain Assessment for Older Adults
• Pain Management and Cognitive Impairment: Reading the Cues - Susan Caccappolo
• Pain Management and Cognitive Impairment: Reading the Cues - Della Frazier-Rios
• Pharmacologic Managemen of Pain

Workshop II

• Alzheimer's Disease and the Facility Stay: The Hospital Perspective

Workshop III

• Avoiding discharge challenges
• Preparing for Home Care

Workshop IV

• Shift in Independence: Practical Solutions
• Clinical Stages of Alzheimer's disease
• Alzheimer's Disease & Shifts in Independence
• Alzheimer's Disease & Shifts to Independence: Pratical Solutions

Workshop V

• 2009 Medicare Updates