Resources & Support

National

Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) – http://www.biausa.org

American Heart Association – http://www.heart.org

National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA) – http://www.spinalcord.org

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – https://www.cms.gov

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – http://www.ninds.nih.gov

National Parkinson Foundation – http://www.parkinson.org

National Stroke Association – http://www.stroke.org

Aging Advocates – (515) 244-3070

Aging Resources of Central Iowa – (515) 255-1310

ElderLink – (515) 276-5777

Iowa Department on Aging – (515) 725-3333

Caregivers of Stroke Survivors – (515) 263-5803

Family Caregivers Alliance – (800) 445-8106

Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa – (855) 444-6443

Support Group – 5:30–7 p.m. | 3rd Monday of each month | Urbandale Public Library

American Diabetes Association (local chapter) – (515) 276-2237

American Heart Association (local chapter) – (515) 244-3278

American Lung Association (local chapter) – (515) 278-5864

Better Breathers Support Group – (515) 309-9507

National Kidney Foundation of Iowa – (800) 596-7943

National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Iowa – (515) 270-6337

Polk County Department of Human Services – (515) 281-6899

Waiver Services – (515) 246-4622

Alzheimer’s Support Group – (515) 263-2464

COPD Support Group – (515) 278-4003

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group – 1:30-3:30 p.m. | 1st Wednesday of each month | Mercy Medical Center–Des Moines | East Tower Conference Room

Epilepsy Support Group – 11 a.m.–2 p.m. | 4th Tuesday of each month | Mercy Medical Center–Des Moines | East Tower Conference Room

Stroke Club – 7 p.m. | 3rd Tuesday of each month | New Hope United Methodist Church | 4525 Beaver Ave., Des Moines

Central Iowa Amputee Support Group – First Monday of each month | VA Community Living Center (Building 12) | (641) 864-2257