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Local Resources
Aging and Disabilities Resource Center
- Ph: 253-798-4600 or 1-800-562-0332
- Services:
- Information and referral to appropriate services.
- Includes case management, in-home care programs, respite programs, day health, housing and more.
Good Samaritan MultiCare ElderCare
- Ph: Anita Kent 253-697-8575
- Fx: 253-697-3731
- Services: Home visits to assess and give advice to family members on making client / family safer and more comfortable. Also operates several support groups and facilitates respite placement for up to 10 days in an Adult Family Home, an Assisted Living facility or a Skilled Nursing Facility if caregiver is unable to provide care (provided funding available).
Alzheimer's Resource Centers
- Pierce County Aging and Disability Resource Center
- 1305 Tacoma Avenue, Suite 104; Tacoma, WA 98402
- Ph: 253-798-4600
- Good Samaritan Older Adult Services / Eldercare
- 325 E. Pioneer Ave., Puyallup
- Ph: 253-697-8575
Family Caregiver Support Program
(Pierce County Aging and Disability Resources)
- Ph: (253) 798-4600
- Service: Program aims to support the primary, unpaid family caregiver.
- Provides respite service as needed on a sliding fee scale.
- Makes available counseling for older adults raising children.
- Offers housework and errands service.
- Provides supplemental services including:
- nursing service
- medical consultation
- specialized transportation
- caregiver counseling
- bath assistance
- minor adaptive equipment
VA Geriatric Memory Disorders Clinic
(for Veterans only)
- American Lake VA Hospital
- Contact: Julie Moorer, RN
- Ph: (253) 583-2008
- Services: Assessment and consult services for memory loss in Veterans over 50 years old.
Associations
Alzheimer's Association, Western & Central Washington Chapter
- Location:
- 635 Andover Park W., Suite 202, Tukwila 98188
- Ph: (800) 363-5500
- Website
- Service:
- Provides Alzheimer's information to individuals, family caregivers, professional caregivers and health and human services professionals
- 24-Hour Helpline
- More than 100 support groups in western and central Washington
- Education and training for professional caregivers
- Community presentations
- Newsletter
- Access to testing, treatment options and new medical advances
- Free care consultant available to Tacoma / Pierce County residents
- Resource Center and lending library with books, videos, brochures, articles on a variety of topics related to Alzheimer's disease and related memory loss disorders
Facilities & Supportive Services
This listing is a guide to services or provider that can assist with the care and/or support specific to Alzheimer's Disease.
DuPont
- Patriots Landing,
1600 Marshall Cir, DuPont 98327- Ph: 253-964-4900
Edgewood
- The Cottages at Edgewood,
2510 Meridian Avenue E., Edgewood 98372- Ph: 253-881-1435
Gig Harbor
- Brookdale Harbor Bay,
9324 N. Harborview Dr., Gig Harbor 98332- Ph: 253-858-7790
- Olympic Alzheimer's Residence,
3025 14th Ave NW, Gig Harbor 98335- Ph: 253-851-5306
Lakewood
- Greater Lakes Mental Health,
9330 59th Ave SW, Lakewood 98499- Ph: 253-581-7020
Puyallup
- Brookdale Puyallup South,
8811 176th St., E., Puyallup 98375- Ph: 1-877-712-9796
Sumner
- Memory Haven,
5107 Parker Rd., E., Sumner 98390- Ph: 253-750-0552
Tacoma
- Active Day Adult Day Health & Memory Care,
246 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma 98402- Ph: 253-242-6406
- Cascade Park Gardens,
4347 S. Union Avenue, Tacoma 98409- Ph: 253-475-3702
- Catholic Community Services (in-home care)
- Ph: 253-502-2614
- Franke Tobey Jones,
5340 N. Bristol Street, Tacoma 98407- Ph: 253-752-6621
- Franke Tobey Jones Memory Care Merrill Gardens at Wright Park Garden House
5 South G St., Tacoma, WA 98405- Ph: 253-205-8600
- MultiCare Adult Day Health,
6442 S. Yakima Ave., Tacoma 98408- Ph: (253) 564-4542
- People's Retirement,
1720 E. 67th Street, Tacoma 98404- Ph: 253-474-1741
- Pioneer Place Memory Haven,
11519 24th Ave E., Tacoma 98445- Ph: 253-539-3410
- Narrows Glen,
8201 6th Avenue, Tacoma 98406- Ph: 253-564-4770
- North Ridge Memory Care Living at Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community,
1301 N. Highlands Pkwy, Tacoma 98406- Ph: 253-756-7562
- The Weatherly Inn,
6016 N. Highlands Pkwy, Tacoma 98406- Ph: 253-752-8550
University Place
- Hearthside Manor;
3625 Drexler Dr., University Place 98466- Ph: 253-460-3330
- Cottages at University Place;
5417 64th St. W, University Place 98467- Ph: 253-301-3817
National Resource
Education Resources for People with Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
Alzheimer's Disease Overview: Diagnosis, Causes, Signs & Symptoms, Treatment (DrugWatch.com)
Products for People with Dementia and their Caregivers
The Alzheimer's Store
- 'Products that make a difference.'
- Ph: (800) 752-3238
- Website