Resource Category: Health & Wellness

Senior Connection

On the first Thursday of every month from 11 am – 12:30. This group is facilitated by Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley. Additionally, the Senior Connection’s Memory Care Program, Connection Club, is every T/TR from 11 am – 3pm. This program offers enriching activities and engagement for those living with Alzheimer’s and other related dementia’s as well as respite for their caregivers.

Locations:
  • 721 3rd Avenue South, Hailey, ID 83333-8652, USA

Community Health Workers: A Resource for Healthy Aging and Addressing Dementia

This PDF document offers trainings to equip CHWs with specialized tactics to lower the risk of injury, chronic disease, and social isolation among older individuals.

AFTD – The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration

The goal of AFTD is to advance treatment research and better the lives of FTD sufferers. Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), frontotemporal dementia, and Pick’s disease are additional terms widely used to describe FTD. It stands for a range of neurological conditions brought on by the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain deteriorating.

Locations:
  • 2700 Horizon Drive Suite 120, King of Prussia, PA 19406-2726, USA

National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center

The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) aims to provide AoA/ACL and its grantees with professional technical help as well as to make program resources and information accessible to people and groups outside the community of Alzheimer’s donors.

North Idaho Memory Clinic

Provides a team approach to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of memory problems. Each patient is seen and evaluated by a team of memory professionals, consisting of a physician, a neuropsychologist, and medical/clinical social workers. You will be offered tailored treatment, including educational resources to manage day-to-day living as independently as possible. We provide support, education and guidance to individuals and families whose loved ones are struggling with memory difficulty.

Locations:
  • 296 West Sunset Avenue Ste 15, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815-8366, USA

Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia Resources for Professionals

This page provides tools, training materials and resources for healthcare workers and social workers.

IA^2 – International Association for Indigenous Aging

501(c)3 nonprofit focused on improving the health and well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives and other indigenous people as they move through the aging spectrum. They have initiatives specifically targeting indigenous communities on various topics including brain health, dementia friends, wandering, caregiving, elder justice, and cancer prevention.

Locations:
  • New Mexico Office:, 4220 Indian Springs Drive Northeast, Albuquerque, NM 87109-1912, USA

Autism/ Aspergers Support Groups

Parenting Aspergers Community provides families with information that is applicable to all family members. Find a list of the support groups in the state of Idaho on this website.

Locations:
  • 600 North Curtis Road Suite 145, Boise, ID 83706-1451, USA
  • 2714 8th Avenue Suite 8, Lewiston, ID 83501-3320, USA

Idaho Caregivers Unite

An online Facebook group of caregivers who strive to support each other in the struggles that can come with caring for a loved one. This group thrives by showing love, respect, loyalty, and dignity for each member in the group.

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group

An online or in person support group for those that are living with Alzheimers or caring for someone who is. These sessions are led by peers or professionally trained individuals.