Get help now — free helplines

You can call any of these for free. You do not need a diagnosis, an appointment, or a crisis to call — questions and plain exhaustion are reasons enough.

  • Alzheimer's Association 24/7 Helpline 800-272-3900 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Free, confidential support and information for people with dementia, caregivers, families and the public. Master's-level clinicians. Also Spanish.
  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 988 24/7 Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. For anyone in emotional distress or a mental-health crisis, including caregivers.
  • Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) Helpline 866-232-8484 9:00 am - 9:00 pm ET, seven days a week Licensed social workers providing support, info and referrals. Also text message and web chat. Text: 646-586-5283

In a medical emergency, call 911. More numbers, and what each line does, on the help page.

Newest in this topic

  1. Community-engaged intervention mapping for developing the DIGNITY program: Supporting decision-making in aging and dementia for autonomy in rural nursing homes 2026-01-01
  2. Herpes zoster as risk factor for dementia: a matched cohort study over 20 years in a 10-million population in Italy 2025-04-12
  3. Incidence and prevalence of dementia associated with transient ischaemic attack and stroke: analysis of the population-based Oxford Vascular Study 2019-02-12

Studies

3 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2019 to 2026

Top journals

  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 1
  • The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease 1
  • The Lancet. Neurology 1

Newest first, then by address. Each study has a usefulness score out of 100 (rubric version 4.0); tap a score to see what makes it up. Tags were assigned automatically from each study's title and summary. The same studies as a filter in the library.

  1. Community-engaged intervention mapping for developing the DIGNITY program: Supporting decision-making in aging and dementia for autonomy in rural nursing homes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 2026-01-01 Disparities

    A total of 53 stakeholders participated in focus groups and engagement sessions.

  2. Herpes zoster as risk factor for dementia: a matched cohort study over 20 years in a 10-million population in Italy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease 2025-04-12 How common it is

    We identified 132,968 individuals, of whom 12,088 with severe Zoster, 60,440 matched controls among the general population, and 60,440 matched controls among the hospitalised population.

  3. Incidence and prevalence of dementia associated with transient ischaemic attack and stroke: analysis of the population-based Oxford Vascular Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2019-02-12 Caregiving

    Incidence of dementia is nearly 50 times higher in the year after a major stroke compared with that in the general population, but excess risk is substantially lower after transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke.

All topic tags with their study counts