Working Towards a Dementia-Friendly Alabama
If you are an Alabamian facing the challenges of dementia, you are not alone! Did you know that…
- In 2025, more than 110,000 Alabamians will have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease.
- In 2021, there were more than 211,000 Alabamians providing care to someone with Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Alabama caregivers provided over 230 million hours of care that year!
- Alabama caregivers report that they need more support and information about dementia and caregiving.
If you are one of the many people in Alabama impacted by dementia, this website is designed to help you!
What is Alabama Caregiver Connect?
Alabama Caregiver Connect was created by researchers, providers, and caregivers, to help Alabama caregivers get information they need about dementia and caregiving. Through our work, caregivers across the state tell us:
- They need more support.
- They need information about dementia and caregiving.
- They want to know what services and supports are available and how to access them.
- Using the internet to find what they need is overwhelming – they want a resource that is more focused on their needs.
In many cases, information and support are available, but caregivers don’t know about it. The goal of Caregiver Connect is to provide a hub where caregivers can get information that they tell us they need.
How Can Caregiver Connect Help You?
Alabama Caregiver Connect supports families impacted by dementia in Alabama a number of ways:
- Use our Caregiving 101 page to find answers to common questions that caregivers in Alabama ask.
- See what Alabama researchers are doing to develop new information about dementia and support caregivers.
- Information posted on Caregiver Connect is trustworthy. It comes from the leading experts in the field and dedicated service providers in our state.
Tell us what information you would like to see on Caregivers Connect.
About Alabama Caregiver Connect
Alabama Caregiver Connect is an initiative started by Dr. Nicole Ruggiano, a Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Alabama. She is also an affiliated faculty member with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
The goal of Alabama Caregiver Connect is to make research findings about dementia and caregiving available and understandable to those who would benefit from them the most.
The content on this website is based on what caregivers report they want to learn more about. It’s also informed by researchers, like Dr. Ruggiano, who have personal experience with dementia and caregiving. To learn more about her work, click here.
Alabama Caregiver Connect is partially supported by NSF grant 1951974, part of the National Science Foundation’s Smart and Connected Communities Program.
Disclaimer: This website provides information and support for families caring for someone with dementia. It is not a replacement for medical care or advice.