May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Alzheimer’s Los Angeles is committed to providing linguistically and culturally appropriate education, disease information, and caregiver support to the Asian and Asian American community. Asian Pacific Islanders are more than one and a half times more likely to get Alzheimer’s than Caucasians. They also [...]

Torrance Memorial Hoffman Health Conference Center Saturday, April 6, 2019  |  9am – 3pm The Early Memory Loss Conference on April 6, 2019 at Torrance Memorial’s Hoffman Health Conference Center was a great success! The day-long event provided support and education for 138 families. Dr. Aaron McMurtray, Medical Director at UCLA Dementia [...]

April is Parkinson's Awareness Month Why are we writing about Parkinson’s Awareness Month? We believe that being informed of other diseases makes you a better caregiver. We also know that some of our families are caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s and/or Parkinson’s. Lastly, we know in the very late stage of [...]

run4ALZ® On Saturday, March 23rd, Team run4ALZ® participated in the LA Big 5K and on Sunday, the team took on the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon. We are so proud and honored to have such dedicated runners who raised over $29,000 to support local families affected by Alzheimer’s and [...]

Brain Awareness Week March 11-17 Your brain is like any other organ in your body, but it just might be the most important one. And to celebrate this incredible machine that generates your thoughts, emotions and actions, we are acknowledging its awesome power with its own week! Brain Awareness Week is March [...]

Assemblymember Ed Chau Advocacy Update In February, Assemblymember Ed Chau (District 49) introduced AB 453, which will require an additional two hours of dementia specific training for Emergency Medical Technician Paramedics. Alzheimer's Los Angeles, Alzheimer's Orange County, and Alzheimer's San Diego are co-sponsors of this legislation. We thank Assemblymember Chau for [...]

Thank you to our generous donors and sponsors for supporting Alzheimer’s Los Angeles’s first ever New Year’s Eve Non-Gala. Instead of asking our community to attend another event his holiday season, we asked you to consider making a gift in support of local families affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Because of your [...]

In Memorium Nancy Paulikas November 11, 1960 - March 11, 2017 Ever since Nancy wandered away from her family while at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in October 2016, the Alzheimer's Los Angeles community has held out hope that she would be found safe and sound and returned to [...]

Safe at Home: Caring for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s Los Angeles with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Janice Hahn invite you to Safe at Home: Caring for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s. Come learn how to take steps to reduce risk and help keep loved ones with [...]

#GivingTuesday may only be one day a year, but individuals and families facing Alzheimer’s need support every day. Thanks to your generosity, this year over 100 amazing donors helped us to raise over $10,000 in just 24 hours, meeting our goal! That’s enough to provide 25 families with personalized care counseling for an [...]