KING CITY — Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia is a team effort. Whether you are a primary caregiver, a family decision-maker, or a concerned loved one, local resources are available to support you.
Through a partnership between the Alzheimer’s Association, Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center and local volunteers, eight new resource centers have been established in King City with printed materials in both English and Spanish.
Visit a resource center near you:
- Chamber of Commerce, 110 N. Vanderhurst Ave.
- City Hall, 212 S. Vanderhurst Ave.
- Grace Lutheran Church, 205 Canal St.
- King City Library, 402 Broadway St.
- Mee Memorial Hospital, 210 Canal St.
- Recreation Center, 401 Division St.
- Rob Cullen – Farmers Insurance office, 121 N. Vanderhurst Ave.
- St. John’s Catholic Church, 604 N. 3rd St.
These resource centers were launched after local residents — including Dr. Steven Harrison, Barbara Pekema and Justine Heinsen — met with the Alzheimer’s Association and Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center to address the lack of local Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiver support in King City. This volunteer group is currently working to expand dementia programs and services through community presentations, outreach and face-to-face connections.
You can help launch an in-person support group in King City. The King City Alzheimer’s resources committee is looking for volunteers and community partners to help us establish a local Alzheimer’s and other dementia caregiver support group. If you know someone interested in attending a support group, can host a speaking engagement or distribute printed materials, or want to join the volunteer committee, email Philip Geiger, the Regional Director of the Alzheimer’s Association in Monterey County, at pm******@*lz.org.
For immediate Alzheimer’s and dementia care support and resources, contact the Alzheimer’s Association and Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center through online and phone.
The Alzheimer’s Association can help you make the plans and adjustments necessary for someone living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia to live their best life for as long as possible. Call the 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900 anytime to receive reliable information, advice and support, and register for live, online educational classes, and virtual caregiver support groups.
Visit their website at alz.org/norcal for online tools and download the new My ALZ Journey free mobile app in the Apple App store or Google Play for support, guidance and resources for those newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another dementia and their care partners.
The Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center (CRC) has been serving families of persons living with a brain impairment caused by a neurological condition such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other conditions that may result in memory loss and confusion since 1988. They are primarily funded by the California Department of Aging.
Del Mar’s services, offered at no cost to the caregiver, include caregiver assessment and family consultations, referrals to community resources, caregiver classes, support groups, counseling sessions, short-term respite grants, and a free legal consultations with an elder law attorney to discuss financial and legal matters concerning the person they care for.
For more information, call Intake Specialist Randee Schwartz at 831-471-8014 or visit delmarcaregiver.org.
