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Education

Staff members of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center (RADC) have offered more than 800 educational presentations, training workshops and conferences to health care professionals and family caregivers. Educational services include development of special care programs for people with Alzheimer’s disease in residential care facilities and adult day care centers. The RADC sponsors an ongoing education program for staff of areas nursing homes and retirement communities through its ASSIST (Alzheimer’s Staff Support Information) networks.


Resources

  • Rush Manual for Caregivers: The Rush Manual for Caregivers is a comprehensive guide for people who care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.
    • To download the most recent issue of  the Rush Manual for Caregivers in PDF format click on the link to your right under “Related Topics.” (Please be aware that the manual is comprehensive and is over 100 pages long.)
  • The Primary Provider Newsletter provides support, education and research opportunities to clinics, outpatient diagnostic centers and hospital-based programs that diagnose and care for dementia.
    • To download the most recent issue of Primary Provider Newsletter in PDF format click on the link to your right under “Related Topics.”
  • Adult day care centers in the Chicago area
  • Special care programs in the Chicago area
  • Links to other Alzheimer’s disease online resources




Contact Name
Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center
Contact Phone
(312) 942-7153
Contact E-mail
Pam_A_Smith@rush.edu



Location
Armour Academic Center
600 S. Paulina Street, Suite 1038
Chicago, IL 60612



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