AAL provides several services, primarily targeting towards the families and caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients, ranging from providing information and resources to direct personal support through support groups, training, and equipment rental.
Act as an information center
• Website
Access to information on the disease; List and describe the Association’s activities with up-to-date news and presentations
• Library
Lending of books, in French, English and Arabic; proudly published the first book on AD in Arabic. More than 100 students from different schools and universities researched their end of year papers at AAL premises.
Public Meeting
• Nursing homes referral
Survey of current practices in assisted living facilities; training of staff in professional homes
Raise public awareness
• Public Meetings
Provide information to the public at large; fighting stigma and discrimination
• International participation
Alzheimer’s International meetings give us direct access to a supporting network of information and research.
• Programs & Projects
Implementation of a number of programs and workshops to enhance quality of life of people with dementia
Provide direct services
• Personalized consultations
Provide personal practical and emotional support as well as information directly to family members.
• Support group Meetings (weekly)
Support Group Session
Caring for a person with dementia can be exhausting and isolating. Sharing experiences helps improve the care given to the patient, the general well being, as well as encourages new experiences, while diminishing stigma.
• Helpline
Provide counseling, reassurance and a professional listening ear, as well as give up-to-date information and advice on new methods and techniques to solve problems
Caregiver's Meeting
• Regular meetings for caregivers (monthly)
Lectures presented by doctors and other specialists, followed by Q&A sessions
• Provision of beds, mattresses and wheel chairs
Allow Alzheimer’s patients to benefit from the best available equipment, on a renewable short term loan basis.
