"Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India" (ARDSI) ;a registered national, non-profit voluntary organization engaged in the care, support, training and research of dementia since its inception in 1992; can look behind 20 years of graceful extending care and support to those affected with dementia, imparting skills to the family members, bringing solace and peace through counseling, disseminating knowledge to professionals and reaching out to thousands of people through awareness programmes.

We are the first Afro-Asian organization to receive full membership with Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) UK, a federation of national associations from 78 member countries from all over the world, which has an official relationship with the World Health organization (WHO). As a result of the dedicated work of ARDSI’s team of volunteers, the organization has been able to spread its activities across the country. At present ARDSI has Chapters in New Delhi, Mumbai, Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Goa, Coimbatore, Calicut, Cochin, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Trivandrum, along with support groups attached to the Chapters.

ARDSI has been in the forefront to disseminate knowledge about dementia to the Indian public through various forums and is actively involved in developing services like respite care, day care, home care, setting up memory clinic, conducting training programmes for the family members, doctors, nurses and social workers and promote research.

Our objectives are as follows:

- To give support, succor, help and information to families of persons affected by dementia.

- To initiate and encourage formation of chapters of society, support groups and dementia care centres throughout India.

- To secure from Government and non-government sources, better facilities for the care of those affected by dementia.

- To undertake and support research into the causes, prevalence and other aspects of dementia.

- To bring to the attention of various Governmental agencies the needs of people with dementia especially the need to have dementia recognised as a disability of the elderly, so that they are placed on par with people suffering from other handicaps and resources are reallocated in a more equitable manner.

- To encourage training of health personnel in geriatric care and dementia.

- To educate general public about dementia through all available media.

"Our VISION is to create a society which is dementia friendly, dementia literate where a person with dementia can live with dignity and honour, which he/she truly deserves".

If YOU are interested in spreading the awareness of Dementia AND Alzheimer's to help the affected and caregivers who need us- its easy! SUPPORT US.