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Offers support and education to Alzheimer families through the Helpline; support groups, resource center and conferences. Educates health professionals who care for persons with the disease. Advocates for changes in the health care delivery system to better serve consumers. Publishes a quarterly newsletter and other materials on the disease. Speakers available.Services include: support groups, help over the phone, educational workshops, resource library and a newsletter.Services include: support groups, help over the phone, educational workshops, resource library and a newsletter. 24/7 helpline Care planning assistance Veterans and Dementia, Helpline, Native Americans and Alzheimer's, LGBTQ+ Community Resources for Dementia, Resolving Family Conflicts, Virtual Library, ALZ Talks Virtual Events, Assessing Symptoms and Seeking Help, Online Tools Black Americans and Alzheimer's , Hispanic Americans and Alzheimer's, Helping kids understand Alzheimer's and Dementia.

Provides full range of services for women and infants. Serves as the tertiary care center in obstetrics, gynecology and neonatology. Neonatal intensive care unit; high risk infant follow-up. Nutrition counseling, WIC program, social service and parent education. New Directions, school based adolescent pregnancy project. Breastfeeding Support: Gail K. Prachniak, RN, IBCLC, Lactation Consultant Phone: 276-7800 X305 ** Health Education Department 100 Dudley Street, Providence 02905, 276-7800 Director: Maureen Pearlman, RN, BSN, 8:30am - 5pm, Mon - Fri Childbirth and parenting programs; health information, support groups for women of all ages. ** Warmline: 800-711-7011 **Physician Referral/Health Line: 1-800-921-9299 ** Women & Infants' Center for Health Education Locations Coordinator: Janet Searles 1050 Main Street, East Greenwich 02818, 886-4222; 886-4274 Fax Hours: 9am - 5pm, Mon - Th; 9am - 12pm, Fri 2168 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, 02895; 767-2344; 766-6883 Fax Hours: 8am - 5pm, Mon - Fri 2220 G.A.R. Highway, Swansea, MA, (508) 730-1010, (800) 574-0221 (508) 678-5704 Fax Hours: 8am - 5pm, Mon - Fri ** Women's Primary Care Center 2 Dudley Street, 5th floor, Providence 02905, 274-1122 Ext. 2735 Routine obstetrical/gynecological services, family planning, specialty ob/gyn services, breast health, medical consultation, nutrition, and primary care for women. Patient education programs in a variety of topics. Serves women, 18 and over. In some cases, women under 18 years of age are welcome. Income Source: Federal; State; fees for some programs

Create Your Weight Nutrition wellness group, Lymphedema Support Group, Gyn Cancer Support Group, Transitions to Survivorship Education Support Group, Young Women's Support Group, Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Group, Caregivers Support Group, Expressive Therapies Support Group: utilizes guided meditation and art work. No artistic experience necessary. Women & Infants' Breast Health Center is a specialized resource for patients and a consultative service to physicians offering comfortable facilities, advanced technology, specialized expertise, prompt evaluation, and a full spectrum of contemporary treatment options. The Breast Health Center has a perfected model program for total breast care, developed all of the necessary educational and support systems and assembled a multidisciplinary team of women's health specialists.

Maxim Healthcare Services has two decades of experience providing long-term, continuous care to chronically ill patients. In keeping with the exemplary standards of the homecare industry, all of our offices are licensed, as required, and are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC). Maxim�s nurses are screened, licensed, and bonded for quality and have experience providing care for adult and pediatric patients with a variety of illnesses. Our patients receive different levels of assistance, ranging from certified Home Health Aides for patients requiring help with medication reminding and light meal preparation, to Registered Nurses for patients with medically complex health issues. Our staff is trained to work with the patient�s Physician and family to implement a plan of treatment and ensure continuity of care.

The Westerly Chariho Arc through the Olean Center is a non-profit organization representing and providing services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities and their families throughout Southern Rhode Island and Southeastern Connecticut.

Supervised apartments with supportive care

Non-profit dedicated to finding a cure for Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis.

Support for people who have had a heart attack and/or any type of open heart surgery (bypass, valve replacement, etc.). Family members welcome to attend.

Caregiver Support Group Recent participants from Alzheimer's clinical trials and anyone looking for information on caring for your loved ones who suffer from Alzheimer's, Memory Loss or other forms of dementia are encouraged to attend. Structured activities and refreshments will be planned for your loved ones so you can attend the information session.

A resource center for children, families and caregivers struggling with Epilepsy on a daily basis. To provide funding for Epilepsy research, education, awareness and scholarships for children with Epilepsy. The resource center awards scholarships to high school seniors, a week long camp, research, lecture series, hospital presentations and special events for epilepsy. Offers support and outreach to families affected by epilepsy throughout Rhode Island. Provides Information, advocacy, and education in a variety of ways, including:

• Parent Coordinator: an informed understanding advocate who is available to offer support, answer questions, and help families connect with other families living with epilepsy.

• Family Support Group: a monthly, Discovering M.E. (My Epilepsy), designed to give children who have seizures, along with their parents and sibling, a supportive and fun setting to for helping each other understand the many life changes associated with epilepsy.

• Educational Coordinator: promotes epilepsy awareness and education, including school programs and specialized workshops for school nurses and teachers which focus on identifying seizure activity, understanding how seizures affect learning, and teaching safety protocol to follow when a child has a seizure at school.

• Camp Matty: a week long therapeutic horseback riding summer day camp for children with epilepsy.

Support Group and Hotline for adults with ADD/ADHD. Meetings are free and open to the public. Meetings 3rd Thursday of every month 7:00PM - 9:00PM, in the Bradley Hospital Pine Room (except July, August, and December) Meeting Location: Bradley Hospital, Pine Room 1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway Riverside, Rhode Island 02915

Services: The department is comprised of six divisions designed to inform, entertain and enrich the lives of those who participate : ** Adult Day Services--Professionally designed programs to meet the needs of frail individuals with physical and/or cognitive impairments. Professional staff consists of registered nurses, a case manager, physical therapy assistant and certified nursing assistants. Therapeutic programs include music, art, physical, occupational, speech, aroma, pet therapy. Recreational activities include crafts, painting, exercise, gardening, Tai Chi and Yoga for elders. Intergenerational programs with local schools provide enrichment opportunities for both young and old alike. Support and Referral Services for each participant and their families, coordination with physicians and other service providers. Cost is based on a sliding fee scale. Licensed by the RI Department of Elderly Affairs. **Nutrition--Provides hot, nutritious, homemade lunches served at 11:45am, Monday through Friday. Snack bar with freshly baked goods, soups and much more. Night Life--Dinners, Thursday at 5pm in the Spring and Fall. **Programs--Offers activities that enable seniors to expand their horizons, enrich their lives and pursue a variety of interests. Our programs promote wellness, health maintenance, personal dignity and self worth. Individual needs, interests, skills and abilities are addressed through a variety of stimulating educational, social and health activities to improve the quality of life. **Retired Senior Volunteer Program--Allows anyone 55+ years of age the opportunity to help make the community a better place to live by sharing themselves with others. Participants gain personal satisfaction by serving at a public or non-profit agency. They also have fun by participating in interesting and rewarding experiences. Seniors serve from one to 40 hours a week; RSVP provides guidance and support, transportation, meals and insurance for all volunteers. Social Services--A caring staff of professional case managers and a Community Elder Information Specialist is available to provide support and counseling to seniors and their families, provide access to a network of service providers throughout the city and state, assist with the many available services, offer comfort and compassion, visit homebound seniors to assess and case manage, coordinate Support Groups such as Widow/Widower; Arthritis; Reminiscence. Our staff is available to speak to your community organization on a wide variety of issues. ** Transvan, (401) 943-3341--You don't have to be dependent on your family. Transvan, our daily transportation system for 60+ and/or disabled Cranston residents is available to provide transportation anywhere in Cranston, Monday through Friday. Provides shuttles to nearby malls and local markets. Provides transportation to doctors, nursing homes and hospitals in Providence, North Providence, Johnston and Warwick by appointment.

Mutual support groups whose members are people who have a disability, illness or other health condition, their families and friends. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; and provide an opportunity for participants to share information, resources, practical tips for daily living and encouragement about issues related to the disability or health problem.

The Rhode Island Hemophilia Foundation has been provides financial assistance to persons and families dealing with the costs of the chronic disease. Hemophiliacs encounter staggering health care costs, with or without insurance, just to lead a normal life.

Day Program - a service program designed to respond to the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities including autism behavioral and emotional disabilities. Access to vocational, social and communications skill programs allow clients to reach their greatest level of independence, productivity, empowerment and community access. Stepping Out � a non-profit organization formed to provide social, educational, and cultural activities for young adults with special needs. Residential Program � provides a variety of residential accommodations for adults with developmental disabilities and special needs. To respond to the needs of adults with developmental disabilities, autism, emotional disorders and other challenging behaviors to help them reach their greatest level of independence, productivity and integration. The following diagnostic criteria are a guide for referring individuals to the program: Developmental disabilities Autism spectrum disorders Mental retardation Behavioral disorders Emotional disturbances Serious communication and learning disabilities Dual-diagnosed cognitive and mental health disorders

Administers programs to assist diabetics in controlling their disease and to make breast cancer prevention programs, particularly mammography, more accessible to Rhode Island women.

Live Yes! Connect Group is a support group in in Providence that organizes Self Help classes and events for its members Regularly. Live Yes! also has an online community where adults and parents of children suffering from various types of arthritis may go for support and information.

JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Founded by parents determined to find a cure for their children, today, exists for the millions of people affected by this disease. That's why JDRF supports the best researchers doing the most promising, cutting–edge science to cure, prevent and treat T1D.

Services: A full-service healthcare network, including a 214-bed, acute-care hospital, 19-bed Transitional Care Unit, and an 18-bed inpatient psychiatric program at the Woonsocket Unit. Hospital services include emergency, diagnostic, medical, surgical, psychiatric, cancer, cardiac and obstetric. The Fogarty Unit in North Smithfield is the location of the Occupational Health Department and MRI unit. Landmark's network of primary care facilities includes adult and geriatric care at the Landmark Adult Primary Care Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine located in Woonsocket;obstetric/gynecological care practices in North Smithfield and Greenville; Comprehensive Psychiatric Care Services in Lincoln; and Physician Centers offering services including family practice, family medicine, and obstetric/gynecological in Cumberland, North Smithfield, and Burrilliville, RI as well as Blackstone, Ma. Landmark also offers specialized cardiac rehabilitation services through the Heart Center in Woonsocket. Landmark Medical Center also owns the 82-bed Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island in North Smithfield. Additional Locations: ** Emergency Department, 769-4100 Ext. 2180 115 Cass Avenue, Woonsocket 02895 A complete range of emergency treatment, 24/7 ** Psychiatric Program 769-4100 Ext. 2565 115 Cass Avenue, Woonsocket 02895 Services: 18 bed inpatient, psychiatric program consisting of a general psychiatric unit, intensive treatment unit, and geriatric psychiatric unit. Income Source: Patient fees; third party reimbursement; charitable gifts.

Trained cancer information specialists are available 24/7 to answer questions about cancer and to link callers with resources in their communities. American Cancer Society Programs and Services: Support groups and support services, referrals to assist with medication, financial, emergency housing, burial, legal and emergency issues, patient transportation. Cancer Support Groups: Man-To-Man-Prostate Group, first Wednesday of every month at 6:30PM, Comprehensive Cancer Center, APC Building, 1st floor, 593 Eddy Street, Providence. Reach To Recovery-Breast cancer one-on-one support program for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Road To Recovery-Volunteer program that provides rides or assists cancer patients with resources for rides to their cancer treatment. Services include: referral for cancer patients, equipment, transportation and a summer camp for children and siblings.

Nation's leading non-profit health organization, providing research, information and advocacy. Diabetes related online community with message boards where members can ask and answer questions

Administers programs to assist diabetics in controlling their disease and to make breast cancer prevention programs, particularly mammography, more accessible to Rhode Island women.

The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. to ease the burden and find the cure for Parkinson's disease. The organization focuses its energies on research, patient services, education and raising public awareness about the disease. APDA has contributed more than $28 million to patient and caregiver support through its networks of 62 Information & Referral Centers and 800 support groups across the country. ADPA sponsors community activities, and support groups, and exercise groups for people suffering from Parkinson's and their friends and families throughout the state. Find locations, times and contact information for all RI Support Groups on the ADPA website.

Support Group for Adults with AS At Bradley Hospital -Online Support Groups

Education and support for breast cancer patients and their families. Circle of Friends meetings are one hour long once a month held at the Therapy Department.