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Here are some agencies and services in the Triangle that readers praised for helping them with elder care issues. Staff writer Tommy Goldsmith compiled additional information about the agencies or services."While I was living in Texas, I went to a free daylong program offered by the Alzheimer's Association of Dallas, an 'everything you need to know' program about dementia, complete with lectures, handouts, videos, discussions, etc. Even lunch was free. It was depressing but wonderfully useful."The Alzheimer's Association -- Eastern North Carolina Chapter, located in Raleigh, offers a wealth of services to people and families living with dementia. Besides raising money and awareness, staff members provide services that include support groups and training of the type described.* Phone: 832-3732 or (800) 228-8738* Web site: www.alznc.org* * *"I found a place called the Total Life Center here in Raleigh, where I can have my wife spend the full day, where she is well taken care of and given lunch and snacks."The Total Life Centers are adult day-care programs run by Resources for Seniors in Wake County. There are six -- two in Raleigh, two in Cary, one in Wendell and one in Garner. The centers offer older people "a place to go for care and supervision, activities and social contact with others."* Phone: 872-7933* Web site: www.resourcesforseniors.com"Charles House, a day-care facility in Carrboro, was for me an emotional lifesaver. The staff and director are competent, caring and knowledgeable about what the caretakers' needs are, as well as the needs of the ones for whom they're caring."Like the Total Life Centers in Wake County, Charles House is an adult day-care center.* Phone: 967-7570* Web site: charleshouse.orgTo get more information about adult day care and adult day health programs across North Carolina:* Phone: 733-0440* Web site: www.dhhs.state.nc.us/agingThe North Carolina Adult Day Services Association is a nonprofit organization representing adult day-care centers:* Web site: www.ncadsa.org* * *"We found great stimulation for [my mother] at the Durham Center for Senior Life downtown. There is a dazzling array of things to get involved in there, but her favorite was just talking to her peers, doing her crocheting there, and teaching a few of the members and watching others."The Durham Center for Senior Life, 406 Rigsbee Ave., is one of more than 150 senior centers across North Carolina. New centers such as Durham's and the one being planned for Raleigh typically act as one-stop activity and referral centers for older people.The Durham Center for Senior Life* Phone: 688-8247* Online: www.councilseniorcitizens.orgA listing of senior centers across the state is at www.ncdhhs.gov/aging/scenters/srcenter.htm#c92.
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