ARDSI is a non-profit organisation run entirely by volunteers and supported by a small secretariat. It is dedicated to the care, support and research of Dementia since 1992. Through the 16 Chapters across the country we are serving the public by conducting awareness programs, offering services, home care, memory clinics, day care training programs and dementia research. It is estimated that there are close to 4 million elderly people suffering from this mind crippling illness in India. ARDSI is the first Afro-Asian National Dementia organization to get full membership in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) London (U.K.)

The Alzheimer's & Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI), Delhi Chapter has a commitment to promote an understanding of Alzheimer's Disease. It seeks to define and develop quality care and core services, to reach as many people with Dementia/Alzheimer's, as possible. The Delhi Chapter also works in partnership with other organizations which shares its aims.

We serve as a primary resource center through our Help Line in the Delhi metropolitan area. Our trained volunteers provide counseling over the phone as well as through home visits. Diagnosis is arranged at our memory clinic at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RMLH) by Neurologists. This facility is free of cost. Several public functions are held to disseminate information about AD. Regular interactive sessions are held in various groups including Senior Citizens groups in various localities. We stress the importance of early detection which is the key to effective care giving: e.g. preparing the environment to cope with a degenerating brain.

Our Help Line urges the public to call us for information. It also helps us in identifying sufferers who are prospective patients of Alzheimer’s disease. We are able to bring them timely assistance through our network of medical and trained personnel.

ARDSI (DC) today has over 98 Life Members and 15 active volunteers. The Society is guided by a Governing Body of 14 members including eminent doctors and neurologists.