Caregiving Legacy Award Given to the Asian Pacific Islander Dementia Care Network
August 1, 2011
Congratulations to the Asian Pacific Islander Dementia Care Network (API DCN) on its receipt of the Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Award. Generously funded by the Weinberg Foundation, API DCN is a collaborative between Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc., (APHCV), Little Tokyo Service Center, Chinatown Service Center, Partners in Care Foundation, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, the L.A. Caregiver Resource Center and the Alzheimer's Association, California Southland Chapter.
Using an award winning, evidence-based program, API DCN provides community awareness and culturally and linguistically appropriate family caregiver support program services that assist low and moderate income Asian older adults and their caregivers to access services that help maintain independence and quality of life.
For its part, APHCV is specifically targeting members of the Filipino community dealing with issues around Alzheimer’s disease through the Filipino Family Care Giver Program. The program offers limited respite services, information and assistance, referrals to legal services, home visits, diagnostic referrals to clinical services, counseling, support groups, and case management for low to middle-income families caring for loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of dementia, or those experiencing significant trouble with memory and thinking such as problem solving, doing complex tasks and making sound judgments.
Through support from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation and the National Center on Caregiving at Family Caregiver Alliance, the Family Caregiver Alliance has been recognizing organizations and programs that seek to improve issues facing caregivers of adults with Alzheimer’s disease. API DCN received one of three Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards for its work providing services and support to diverse/multicultural communities. If you or someone you know is caring for a loved one affected with these conditions, please contact Perla Reyes at (323) 644-3880 Ext. 341 or email preyes@aphcv.org so you can benefit from these services.
Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. (www.aphcv.org) is a nonprofit federally-qualified health center that provides culturally competent health education and primary care services to over 12,000 patients annually, more than 77% of whom are uninsured. APHCV provides over 46,400 medical and mental health visits each year in multiple Asian languages (Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Indonesian, Mandarin, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu, and Vietnamese), English and Spanish. APHCV operates three community health center sites: the Los Feliz Health Center, Belmont Health Services and John Marshall High School Health Center (for JMHS students). APHCV can be reached at (323) 644-3880. Medical appointments can be made by calling (323) 644-3888.
