Groups Offer Help for Families

* Alzheimer’s Assn. of Los Angeles offers information, referrals and services for patients and their families. Call (800) 660-1993 or go to www.alzla.org.

To contact the national organization, Alzheimer’s Assn., call (800) 272-3900 to be routed to the closest office, or go to www.alz.org.

* The Early Stage Alzheimer’s Project offers consultations, counseling and support for early-stage Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers. Call (818) 677-4404 for the office at Cal State Northridge or (818) 366-1967 for the office at Granada Hills Community Hospital.

* Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center, a service of the National Institute on Aging, provides information about Alzheimer’s and related disorders. Call (800) 438-4380 or go to www .alzheimers.org.