Sector Specific Resources
Some key sector specific resources provided by Dementia Friendly America include the following:
- Banks and Financial Services
- Neighbors and Community Members
- Legal and Advance Planning Services
- Government, Community, and Mobility Planning
- Health Care throughout the Continuum
- Libraries
- Communities of Faith
- Businesses
- Community-based Services and Supports
- Memory Loss Supports and Services
- Government: Emergency Planning and Response
- Hospitals
State-wide Resources by Community Sector
Legal
Hospital
Healthcare
- Illinois Healthcare Association
- Illinois Council on Long-term Care
- Illinois Nursing Home Administrators Association
- Illinois Long-term Care Nurses Association
Libraries
- Illinois Library Association
- Illinois has three library systems – Chicago Public Library, Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS). RAILS has created a “Serving Patrons with Dementia Group” which holds quarterly meetings and has a listserv and web page.
- The American Library Association has an Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Interest Group (IGARD). Although this is a national group, it doese include a “National Survey of Current Practices” where libraries self-identify if they offer programs and services to persons living with dementia. This can a good resource for communities to help them identify model libraries in their area to contact and emulate.
Financial
Faith
- Illinois Conference of United Church of Christ
- CJE SeniorLife
- Catholic Charities
- The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago