Alzheimer's Family Services

Alzheimer's Family Services, Inc. (AFS) provides support to families coping with Alzheimer's disease.  As caregivers and providers themselves, AFS understands how this disease can affect a family's emotional, physical, and financial well-being.  Through services, resources, and education, AFS can help provide quality care for loved ones and respite for caregivers. 

 

As an affiliate of Covenant Hospice, Inc., Alzheimer’s Family Services is able to provide enhanced community education, support, and services for families dealing with Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia.

Alzheimer’s Family Services, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization recognized under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code 501(c)(3). AFS serves Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties in Northwest Florida.

Alzheimer’s Family Services, Inc. provides all of its services through private donations and grants. All funds donated are tax deductible and remain in the local area.

 

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Pensacola– A Pensacola man was lost - and quickly found - Monday (Jun 30) around 9:30pm. James Walker, 70, was wearing the “Project Lifesaver” transmitting device, which works like a GPS, used to locate missing Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. Escambia County Sheriff’s Office used ground and air vehicles to locate the man in approximately 24 minutes from the time the search initiated. The man’s wife, Ceola Walker, stated “the only relief I had was that they would find him because of this device.”  Read more the full story...