The National Institute on Aging funds a number of Alzheimer’s Disease Centers at medical facilities around the USA. The focus of the centers is to find a cure and prevent Alzheimer’s, but the centers also help families cope with the disease. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, it might be worthwhile to seek out one of these centers.
The centers offer:
- Information, services, and resources
- Help with a correct diagnosis and management of the disease
- Opportunities to participate in clinical research projects, drug trials, and support groups
The Alzheimer’s Disease Centers funded by the National Institute of Aging are currently located in:
| City | Name |
| Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Center |
| Sacramento, California | University of California, Davis |
| Irvine, California | University of California, Irvine |
| Los Angeles, California | University of California, LA |
| Los Angeles, California | University of Southern California |
| San Diego, California | University of California, San Diego |
| San Francisco, California | University of California, San Francisco |
| Jacksonville, Florida | Mayo Clinic in Florida |
| Atlanta, Georgia | Emory University |
| Chicago, Illinois | Northwestern University |
| Chicago, Illinois | Rush University Medical Center |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | Indiana University |
| Kansas City, Kansas | University of Kansas |
| Lexington, Kentucky | University of Kentucky |
| Baltimore, Maryland | The Johns Hopkins University |
| Boston, Massachusetts | Boston University |
| Charlestown, Massachusetts | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Rochester, Minnesota | Mayo Clinic |
| St Louis, Missouri | Washington University at St Louis |
| New York, New York | Columbia University |
| New York, New York | Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| New York, New York | New York University |
| Portland, Oregon | Oregon Health and Science University |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | University of Pennsylvania |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | University of Pittsburgh |
| Dallas, Texas | University of Texas |
| Charlottesville, Virginia | University of Virginia Memory and Aging Clinic |
| Seattle, Washington | University of Washington |
| Madison, Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin |
Several of these centers also have satellite offices to make care available where it’s needed the most.
The support offered by research centers can be invaluable, but the opportunity to participate in clinical trials is just as important. Clinical trials help move research forward, and can help many other people in the long run. The trials allow participants to play a more active role in caring for their health, they can give access to new treatments before those treatments are available to everyone, and gives an opportunity to receive expert medical care.
Travel to and from a research center for Alzheimer’s disease
If you or your loved one needs long distance medical transportation to one of the centers, MED Transport Center will get you there. Our medically equipped coaches are safe and comfortable, and we have more than 30 years’ experience transporting persons with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. An experienced nurse and two professional drivers accompany each transport, and each coach has an onboard kitchen, bathroom, and adjustable hospital bed.