In Springfield, the son of a woman with dementia uses the money to order pizza and watch Monday night football each week with friends, while his mother stays with a neighbor. A Montpelier woman used her grant to pay for a long weekend in Atlanta, Georgia to attend her youngest daughter's wedding. Families who receive the grant are asked to attend the Living with Dementia education program offered through the Alzheimer's Association-Vermont Chapter. This assistance allowed me to hire and pay for two aides to take care of my dad . . . I got four nights of complete sleep and returned refreshed.
Funding is limited.
Families may re-apply for the grant each year. The grant is available to Vermont residents for services provided in Vermont. Go to Alzheimer's Association Home Page. Go to Division of Advocacy and Independent Living Home Page. Go to Department of Aging and Disabilities Home Page.