A diagnosis is only the beginning. We help you take the next step.
After a diagnosis, families need answers and guidance on what comes next. Alzheimer’s Care Alliance of Southwest Florida helps individuals, families, and caregivers understand their options, make informed decisions, build a plan, and connect with the right support.
What brings you here today?
Choose the situation that feels closest to yours. We’ll take you directly to the information and next steps most likely to help.
I’m concerned about memory changes
Learn what changes deserve attention, what an evaluation may involve, and how to prepare for a medical appointment.
Understand the next step →My family is facing a diagnosis
Find practical caregiver guidance, support options, resource navigation, and help making a plan for what comes next.
Find family support →I’m a healthcare professional
Connect patients and families with community education, caregiver resources, support, and local navigation services.
Professional resources →I want to help our community
Explore ways to donate, volunteer, advocate, partner with the Alliance, or support local families affected by dementia.
See ways to help →To enhance the quality of life for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in Southwest Florida, while supporting, empowering, and educating their caregivers and family—so that no one faces these challenges alone.
A supportive, informed, and connected community in Southwest Florida where people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and their caregivers and families, receive the care, understanding, and resources they deserve.
A clearer path through a difficult journey
You do not need to know every program or every term before reaching out. We help organize the next steps around your family’s needs.
Reach Out
Tell us what is happening and what feels most urgent or confusing right now.
Understand Your Needs
Identify the questions, caregiver challenges, safety concerns, education, or resources that matter most.
Build a Plan
Turn information into practical priorities so the next steps feel more manageable and organized.
Connect With Support
Link with education, support groups, community resources, professional care, or other appropriate services.
Information and support families can use with confidence
Trust should be demonstrated. We make it easy to see where our medical information comes from, who our services are designed to help, and how to contact us when you need guidance.
Evidence-Based Education
Medical and caregiver education on this website is grounded in authoritative sources including the National Institute on Aging, CDC, FDA, and Alzheimer’s Association. Review our medical sources →
Focused on Southwest Florida
Our mission centers on individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, their caregivers, and their families across Southwest Florida.
Clear Paths to Real Help
We separate education from emergency care, identify outside resources clearly, and provide direct ways to find caregiver support, community services, and contact options. Contact us →
A Growing Challenge — and Real Hope
Dementia is more than a medical condition. It is a community challenge that affects families emotionally, financially, and socially.
The Need in Southwest Florida
Across Sarasota and Manatee Counties, dementia among residents 65 and older has risen 100 percent over the last 25 years and is projected to double by 2050. Yet coordinated care, caregiver support, and accessible education remain very limited.
Too often, families navigate this journey alone — and most of the costs are not covered by insurance. Local action is essential to provide guidance, reduce isolation, and strengthen the network of support that caregivers and individuals living with dementia urgently need.
There Is Real, Growing Hope
While there is no cure, meaningful progress is changing how the disease is understood and managed. New treatments can modestly slow progression in early stages, and research is expanding beyond amyloid to include tau, inflammation, and metabolic factors.
Early detection is advancing — blood tests may soon identify the disease years before symptoms appear — and lifestyle factors like cardiovascular health, mental and social engagement, exercise, and sleep can help reduce risk or slow decline. We have moved from "nothing can be done" to a far more hopeful reality.
Programs & Support
The most effective way to help someone living with dementia is through their caregivers. Our programs train, support, and connect families across Southwest Florida.
Support Groups
A safe, confidential space for caregivers to share experiences, frustrations, coping strategies, and moments of joy with others who truly understand — reducing loneliness, stress, and depression.
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Caregiver & Family Training
Workshops on adapting to caregiving, managing challenging behaviors, household and patient safety, knowing when to say "no more driving," and legal and financial planning.
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Community Education Seminars
Public seminars and a developing caregiver curriculum that expand knowledge and practical skills among families, the broader community, and those new to caregiving.
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Promoting Brain Health
Raising community awareness and leading by example — recreational and social activities such as a walking soccer league and art events that encourage physical activity and connection for patients and caregivers.
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Scientific Education
An annual scientific conference plus ongoing updates on opportunities to participate in clinical trials and other research activities happening in the community.
Learn About Research
Resources & Respite
Home care and short-term respite, local transportation, free memory screenings, adaptive equipment for home safety, funding for clinic tools not covered by insurance, and end-of-life education.
Find ResourcesYou Don't Have to Face This Alone.
The Alzheimer's Association 24/7 Helpline connects you with trained specialists who can answer questions, provide guidance, and connect you with local care resources. Free, confidential, and available in over 200 languages.
Help make the journey less confusing and less isolating
Community support helps the Alliance expand practical education, caregiver guidance, local resource connections, outreach, and programs for families affected by dementia.
Join the Alzheimer’s Care Alliance Community
Every action moves us closer to a Southwest Florida where no family faces Alzheimer's alone.