Dementia wellness and education programs
The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic offers education, support and wellness programs on or near Mayo Clinic's campuses in Jacksonville, Florida, and Rochester, Minnesota. To find Florida-related activities, visit the center's Florida-focused outreach website.
Dementia Hub blog
The Dementia Hub is a blog for people with dementia and their caregivers, families and friends. At "The Hub," you can learn about programs and events on brain health, dementia, caregiving and research. The Hub is a place to engage with others, share experiences and ideas, ask questions, and feel connected.
Support groups
Mayo Clinic's Jacksonville and Rochester campuses offer support groups on Zoom that are led by Mayo Clinic staff members. In the groups, participants share experiences and feelings with others who are on similar caregiving paths. They can reflect, solve problems together and share information. These groups help people feel heard, understood and supported through sharing and learning.
For more information, contact Nick Rethemeier at rethemeier.nicholas@mayo.edu or call 507-538-4048.
Caring Conversations
Caring Conversations is a virtual support group for people who care for or support a spouse, partner, relative or close friend with Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, mild cognitive impairment or a related condition.
Caring for Lewy
Caring for Lewy is an online education and support program for families and relatives providing care or support to a person with Lewy body dementia.
Caring for FTD
Caring for FTD is a support program for families and relatives providing care or support to a person with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
Lewy body dementia education and support
The Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center is a Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) Research Center of Excellence. In this role, the center offers events and resources for people with Lewy body dementia and their families, community members, and health care professionals. Learn more about Lewy body dementia research and care through the center's video collection.
Frontotemporal dementia education and support
The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center offers events and resources for people with frontotemporal dementia and their families, community members, and health care professionals. Learn more about frontotemporal dementia research, support and care through the center's video collection.
Community care and support
Presence Care Project
The Presence Care Project offers mindfulness-based programs that promote greater ease, enhanced well-being and improved resilience for people caring for someone with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
Giving Voice
Giving Voice chorus is a dementia-friendly choir for people with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers to build a path toward well-being. Giving Voice choirs are located across the United States and around the world.
Remember Me Podcast
The Remember Me Podcast honors the lives of individuals touched by frontotemporal degeneration and the family and friends walking the journey alongside them.
Visit the Remember Me website for more information or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
The ADEAR Center is a service of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the primary federal agency for Alzheimer's disease research.
The ADEAR Center provides current, comprehensive unbiased information about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. All its information and materials about the search for causes, treatment, cures and better diagnostic tools are carefully researched and thoroughly reviewed by NIA scientists and health communicators for accuracy and integrity.
Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA)
The LBDA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about Lewy body dementia (LBD). The organization supports people with LBD and their families and caregivers and promotes scientific advances.
In 2021, Mayo Clinic partnered with the LBDA and the University of Washington to deliver the Lewy Body Dementia Knowledge and Support Summit. You can find segments from the Knowledge and Support Summit on Mayo Clinic Connect's Dementia Hub blog.
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association leads the way to end Alzheimer's disease and all other dementias by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
AARP
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people to choose how they live as they age. AARP works to strengthen communities and advocates for what matters most to families, with a focus on health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment.
Lorenzo's House
Through a holistic and innovative approach, Lorenzo's House brings a light to young-onset dementia. Lorenzo's House, based out of Chicago, is an organization that is actively building community with families and partners nationally and worldwide.
Expanding Florida outreach
Community outreach and engagement opportunities at and near Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida continue to grow and evolve. Learn more on the center's Florida-focused outreach website.