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Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Groups in Massachusetts
Support Group Listings are grouped by region and then listed alphabetical by town and color-coded according to time of day. Specialized groups are listed by town and marked with a purple tab.
Morning Groups |
Afternoon Groups |
Evening Groups |
Weekend |
Caregiver Groups by City or Town (please note that some cities have multiple groups)
The groups listed below are open to the public and free of charge. The group leaders receive support and training for the Association but are independently run. Group leaders sign confidentiality agreements and conflict of interest forms with the Alzheimer's Association. This listing should not be construed as a recommendation.
In addition to the groups listed below the Alzheimer's Association also runs a Telephone-Based Support Group for homebound caregivers or caregivers with no group in their area. Call 800.272.3900 between 9am and 5pm for further information.
Boston Area Groups
Dorchester |
Brooke Patterson |
617.298.5656 |
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Dorchester |
617.825.5000 |
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Downtown |
Barbara Hawley Maxam |
617.724.0055 |
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Boston |
617.393.2010 (Please note this group is for Spanish speaking caregivers) |
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Jamaica Plain |
Susan Kelley |
781.662.2273 |
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Roslindale |
Leslie Ahern |
617.477.6676 |
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Roxbury |
617.868.6718 Click here for more on this group |
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West Roxbury |
Sarah Meeks |
617.325.1230 |
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There is also a group in Boston that focuses on Lewy Body Disease. Please see the listing below. |
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Jamaica Plain |
617.710.0136 |
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Cape Cod and Islands
Falmouth |
Judith Anthony |
508.540.1906 |
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Mashpee |
Judy Anthony |
508.540.1906 |
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| For a complete listing of the Cape and Islands call the Helpline at 800.272.3900 | |||
North Shore and Merrimack Valley Area
Amesbury |
Patricia Lavoie |
978.290.1797 |
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Beverly |
Pam Taylor |
978.921.5020 |
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Billerica |
Marilyn Keating |
978.671.0916 |
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Burlington |
Arlene Parillo |
781.270.5751 |
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Chelmsford |
Colleen Normandy |
978.251.8880 |
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Danvers |
Gwen Kopka |
978.750.4540 |
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Danvers |
Janice Wyner |
978.750.4540 |
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Lawrence |
Kathleen Moriarty |
978.682.7575 |
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Lexington |
781.861.9863 |
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Littleton |
Jennifer Dodson |
978.486.3512 |
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Lowell |
Maria Maskaluk |
978.458.4844 |
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Lynn |
Deb Segil |
781.586.8540 |
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Lynnfield |
Deb Segil |
781.586.8540 |
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Marblehead |
Mary MaCary Demakes |
781.639.8696 |
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Medford |
Sheila Witkus |
781.395.5542 |
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Methuen |
978.682.3582 |
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Newburyport |
Gail Buccini |
978.462.7324 |
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Peabody |
Linda Smith |
978.531.2254 x137 |
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Saugus |
Deb Segil |
781.586.8540 |
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Tewksbury |
Paula Drelick |
978.851.3121x3200 |
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Wakefield |
Dawn Edwards |
781.665.0273 |
Click here for more on this group |
The group listed below is a Lewy Body Group |
This group also specializes in PSP and Corticobasal Degeneration |
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Burlington |
617.872.8356 |
MetroWest Area
Acton |
978.264.4666 |
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Bedford |
781.275.8700 x1318 |
Click here for more on this group | |
Brookline |
Elaine Yanowitz |
617.730.2751 |
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Brookline |
Susan Kanian-Andriole |
617.730.2754 |
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Framingham |
Judy Sabol |
508.788.6050 |
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or Maura Moxley |
508.573.7200 |
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Framingham |
Susan Schieb |
508.879.8000 |
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Lexington |
781.861.9863 |
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Marlboro |
Michael Orlando |
508.485.4040 |
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| Marlboro |
Tammy Pozerycki |
508.335.1968 |
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Natick |
Kelly Payne |
508.655.5000x3999 |
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or Maryanne Cardani |
508.875.3100 |
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Newton |
617.964.6695 |
Click here for more on this group | |
Newton |
Ann Peck |
617.332.0697 |
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Waltham |
781.314.3301 |
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Weston |
Emily Hutcheson |
781.891.8046 |
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Weston |
Emily Hutcheson |
781.891.8046 |
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The group listed below is a specialized group that focuses on Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia Group |
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Newton |
please email |
South Shore/Southeastern MA
Attleboro |
Joyce Coletto |
508.222.0118 x1374 |
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Bridgewater |
Kathy Hayes |
508.697.0929 |
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Duxbury |
Sandra Wright |
781.585.2397 |
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Fairhaven |
Patricia Midurski |
508.996.0368 |
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Hanson |
Diane McCarey |
781.293.2683 |
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Middleboro |
508.946.2490 |
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Milford |
Carol Adiletto |
508.473.0862 |
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Norwood |
781.769.2522 x34 |
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Norwood |
Michael O'Donnell |
781.769.4495 |
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| Plymouth |
Rochelle Sugarman |
508.584.1561x312 |
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Raynham |
Susan O'Connell |
774-218-8328 |
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Somerset |
John Rogers |
508.679.2240 |
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Sharon |
508.641.4707 |
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Stoughton |
781.297.1375 |
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Wareham |
Dianne Connelly |
508.295.1040 |
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Westport |
Phyllis Sandman |
508.636.1026 |
Western MA
Agawam |
Susan Brooks |
413.821.9911 |
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Auburn |
Sandy Scarborough |
508.832.4458 |
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Chicopee |
Susan Brooks |
413.821.9911 |
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Holyoke |
Sr. Ramona Williams |
413.532.3246 |
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North Adams |
Beth Hinkley |
413.664.4536 |
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Pittsfield |
Bea Cowlin |
413.499.0524 |
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Pittsfield |
Bea Cowlin |
413.499.0524 |
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Pittsfield |
Beth Hinkley |
413.499.1992 |
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South Hadley |
Gerri Bennett |
413.532.8098 |
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Springfield |
413.787.1113 |
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Springfield |
Deanna Lawrence |
413.426.9868 |
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Turners Falls |
Molly Chambers |
413.773.5555x237 |
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Ware |
413.967.2225 |
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Worcester County
Athol |
Wandra Landry |
978.249.3717 |
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Clinton |
Erin Flowers |
978.368.3838 |
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Fitchburg |
Harriet Klayman |
978.353.7216 |
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Fitchburg |
Bonnie Snyder |
978.342.9428 |
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Leominster |
Patricia Keating or Susan Maki |
800.734.7312 |
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Leominster |
Joyce Plumb |
978.537.1661 |
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Northbridge |
Mike Metcalf |
508.234-6481 |
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Southbridge |
Roger LaMontagne |
508-949-6640x3100 |
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Webster |
Roger LaMontagne |
508.949-6640x3100 |
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Westboro |
Aimee Rizzo |
508.366.9933x3706 |
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Worcester |
Patrice Fanjoy or Lisa Pontbriand |
508.752.2546 |
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Worcester |
Micha Shalev |
508.853.8180 |
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The group listed below specializes in Lewy Body Disease |
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Shrewsbury |
508.735.2059 |
For further information on Alzheimer's disease or for referrals to service providers please contact our 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900 or submit an email to Helpline Online
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