Alzheimer's Association, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter

To find a cure for Alzheimer's Disease and provide for those education and resources for families that deal with the disease on a daily basis.

Description:
The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association has its main office in Pinella's Park , FL.
From this office 12 other offices are managed. These offices cover an area of seventeen counties. In our coverage area reside approximately 187,000 people who suffer from Alzheimer's Disease. We have a staff of 24 full time employees, Our mission is to provide as much information as possible to the general public.
We do this by attending as many events as possible, such as health fairs and any senior events where we can distribute our information and provide free memory screens for people that may have a concern about there memory status.

History:
To better get an understanding of our agency it is suggested that our web site is accessed at www.alz.org, or, www.alz.org/FLGulfCoast
We are the only agency of our type that has a 29 foot by 8 foot wide motor home called the Memory Mobile. It is the only one of its type in the country and has been performing rural outreach since 2002.

Contact people:

Henry Cancel, Program Coordinator, (email) Catherine Cruilshank, Program Director, (email)

Office fax number: (941) 235-7473

Address:

4075 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte, FL 33952 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.alz.org/FLGulfCoast

Directions:

I75 to exit 167, west to US41, North approx 1 mile on the left next left past Hancock rd then immeadiate right to 4075   Nearest Bus Stop: Across street, 5 min minute walk

Last updated on December 8, 2008