When you contact the Department on Aging, your questions and concerns will be answered by social workers who can link you with up-to-date information about a wide array of resources available to meet long-term care needs.

You can also email them at agewebinfo@milwaukeecountywi.gov.
In the email include your name and phone number and respond to the following items listed below. This will help the Aging Resource Center better understand the prevalence of memory loss in the community and help them serve you better. You will be connected shortly. Thank you.

Take some time out of your day to discuss lighthearted topics. Join our Dementia Care Specialists in creative conversations online together with other caregivers. Nothing beats a delicious cup of freshly brewed coffee and fun conversation to start the day.

Have you noticed any warning signs of dementia in a loved one? This list is for information only and not a substitute for a consultation with a qualified professional.

This handout goes over the medical, legal, safety and financial steps that you should take as a primary care provider.

Discover organizations, training programs and clinics that provide services for you and your loved one with dementia.

Interfaith’s goal is to ensure seniors have the opportunity to make connections with services that provide necessary support that older adults need to feel healthy, vibrant, safe in their own homes and connected to their communities.

Laureate Cares is designed to provide you with information that can help you better understand independent living, assisted living and the other service choices available in the Greater Milwaukee area, along with referral to services that match your needs.

Connect with social workers at the Milwaukee County Aging Resource Center.

Memory Cafes are places where people with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s or a related dementia can go with their care partners to socialize and have fun with other people with similar experiences.

100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's by Jean Carper

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer's & Other Dementias by Amy Newmark

A loving approach to dementia care : making meaningful connections with the person who has Alzheimer's disease or other dementia or memory loss by Laura Wayman

The 36-hour day : a family guide to caring for people who have Alzheimer disease, other dementias, and memory loss by Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins

Librarians at the North Shore Library will deliver books, DVDs, CDs, and magazines to residents in Bayside, Fox Point, Glendale or River Hills who are homebound because of a permanent or temporary disability.

As part of a national network cooperating with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL) provides audio books and brailled materials to persons, living in Wisconsin, who cannot see regular print or handle print materials.

Choice Magazine Listening is a nonprofit organization that provides audio recordings of memorable articles, stories, interviews, essays and poems from outstanding current magazines, completely free of charge, to blind, visually impaired, physically disabled or dyslexic adults.

Engagement Kits promote memory stimulation, inspire meaningful conversation, and encourage continuing education for individuals who have Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia. Each kit has a coffee table book and accompanying music and movie.

• Laughing with Lucy

• Classic Cars
• The American Drive-In
• Traveling through Europe
• Driving Down Route 66
• Art Lovers
• Classic Broadcasts
• National Parks
• Take Me Out to the Ball Game
• Train Tales