Find Wisconsin state Alzheimer’s organizations, end of life resources, hospice and palliative care, support groups, legal advocacy, and more.
2014 Alzheimer’s Facts: Wisconsin State
- Number of people with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis: 110,000
- Expected increase in diagnoses by 2025: 30.0%
- Number of Alzheimer’s Care Unit Beds: 2,663
Top Cities in Wisconsin offering Memory Care
Milwaukee | Madison | Green Bay | Kenosha | Sun Prairie | Wauwatosa | GraftonAll Cities in Wisconsin offering Dementia Care
Monthly costs in neighboring states
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Resources
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin
The expert staff of the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin (ADAW) understand that every person touched by Alzheimer’s or other dementia will need support to help them navigate the course of the disease.
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin
The Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin is a nonprofit organization that is specifically designed to provide a link to resources for people with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias.
The Alzheimer’s Family and Caregiver Support Program
Typical services have included in-home help, respite care, adult day care and transportation. Goods provided have included nutritional supplements, security systems, specialized clothing, home delivered meals, hobby equipment and chair lifts.
Alzheimer’s Research Centers
University of Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Investigators at the Wisconsin ADRC conduct basic, clinical, and behavioral research. The Center also offers training to scientists and health care providers who are new to Alzheimer’s research.
Hospice and Palliative Care
The Hope of Wisconsin
The Hospice Organization and Palliative Experts of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/rl_dsl/hospice/HospiceIntro.htm
Information about hospice care in Wisconsin
Provider Directory of Wisconsin
http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/bqaconsumer/healthcare/HospiceDir.pdf
Directory compiled by the state of different hospice companies.
Agrace
http://www.agrace.org/
Care and Support through the stages of serious illness.
Area Agency on Aging
- Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa – Red Cliff Elderly Program – Bayfield
- Stockbridge-Munsee Community-Elderly Services – Bowler
- Forest County Potawatomi Community – Crandon
- Lac Courte Oreilles – LCO Elderly Services – Hayward
- Menominee Aging Division – Keshena
- Oneida Elderly Services – Oneida
- St. Croix Tribal Aging Unit – Webster
- Milwaukee County Department on Aging – Milwaukee
- Area Agency on Aging of Dane County – Madison
- Bureau of Aging & Disabilty Resources – Madison
- Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc. – Madison
