Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
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Geriatric Assesssment and Rehab Clinic
St. Martha's Hospital
25 Bay St., Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Ph: 902 867-4294
NS Department of Health Continuing Care
Home Care and Respite
1-800 225-7225
Website: //www.gov.ns.ca/heal/ccs/
Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia
112-2719 Gladstone Street
Halifax, NS B3K 4W6
Ph: 902-422-7961
Toll-free: 1-800-611-6345
Fax: 902 422-7971
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://alzheimer.ca/en/ns
The Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia is the leading non-for-profit organization providing dementia information, education and support from our knowledgeable and caring staff for Nova Scotians affected by dementia. Call us at 1-800-611-6345 or email [email protected]
New Glasgow Caregiver Support Group
When: First Wednesday of each month
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Website: //alzheimer.ca/ns/en/caregiver-support-groups
Telephone: 1-800-611-6345
Safely HomeTM...Alzheimer Wandering Registry
Safely HomeTM is a National Partnership program with the RCMP and the Alzheimer Society of Canada, to assist in the safe return home for people with Alzheimer Disease or other dementia who may be lost. Information registered through the national registry assists the RCMP when locating a missing person with Alzheimer Disease. For more information call 1 800 611-6345 or visit the website.
Alzheimer's Society of Canada
Website: //alzheimer.ca/
Home Remodeling for Disability and Special Needs: What You Need to Know
(US based website but helpful information for creating accessible friendly home environments)
Website: //www.expertise.com/remodeling/home-remodeling-for-disability-and-special-needs
Caregivers Nova Scotia
Website: //www.caregiversns.org
Telephone: 902-229-8464
Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Center
Website: //www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/home/ovc-20167098
Find Alzheimer's disease information - from understanding Alzheimer's disease to coping with Alzheimer's symptoms and Alzheimer's care.
Access to books, magazines, online databases, movies and more.
Nova Scotians have trusted health information at their fingertips.
Call 8-1-1, and you will have access to non-emergency health information and services. Registered Nurses give the advice and information you need and provide reassurance concerning all kinds of general health issues and questions.
A free, confidential information and referral service. It is for people from all walks of life, seeking information about community & social services in their community or throughout the Province, either for themselves or for someone else. For example it could be used by someone seeking home care support for a senior citizen, a teenager looking for job-seeking skills, a recent immigrant needing language and employment training, or a person with disabilities determining which local or gov't services are available. It is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by dialing "2-1-1" to speak to a helpful staff member or by searching the easy-to-use online database at www.ns.211.ca.