Greek Association of Ad and Related Disorders

The Greek Association of Alzheimer Disease and Relative Disorders (Alzheimer Hellas) is a non revenue driven association that was established in 1995, by relatives of patients experiencing Alzheimer Disease and in addition by specialists of all fortes - essentially by Neurologists and Psychiatrists furthermore by different specialists, (for example, analysts, social laborers, physiotherapists, and so forth) that arrangement with the issues brought on by this illness and by different sorts of dementia.Today, Alzheimer Hellas works 2 Day Care Centers in Thessaloniki and has more than 4.000 individuals. The main Day Care Center for patients with Alzheimer's Disease was set up in 2007, and includes a Day community for guardians and a home consideration unit. In October 2009 they extended their administrations with the making of another Day Care Center. Both Day Care Centers were actualized inside the Frames of the operational project "Wellbeing – Provision 2000-2006" with the co-financing of the European Union and the Greek Ministry of Health.

The mission of the Greek Association of Alzheimer’s Disease is the early diagnosis of dementia by scientists, the promotion of research, education and training for all the stakeholders, the development of Care Units for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, the provision of useful information and advice (24hour help-line) on dementia problems (caring, legal or financial issues), the presentation of lectures by health professionals and informal carers, covering all aspects of Alzheimer Disease, and the development of professional seminars during the whole year.