Fundación Alzheimer de Venezuela was founded by Mira Josic de Hernandez, Carlos Hernandez Castillo and Jesus E. Mazzei Berti in 1989 and has been a member of ADI since 1996.
The association is based in Caracas, Venezuela and has 14 branches across the country.
Fundación Alzheimer de Venezuela is a member of Alzheimer Iberoamerica, which is made up of 20 associations across the Caribbean, Latin America and Spain.
Some of the services provided by the association include:
- Caregiver meetings
- Counselling
- Dementia Care Training
- Educational events
- Helpline
- Memory Cafes
- Newsletter
- Resources (fact sheets, reading materials)
- Respite Care
- Seminars/Webinars/Workshops
- Support groups
- Training for carers