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Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Groups in Massachusetts
Support Group Listings are 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)
Affiliated Support Groups
In October 2009, the Alzheimer's Association began affiliating support groups. The groups listed below are the first to be affiliated more will be added throughout 2009 into 2010. Groups that are affiliated with the Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH Chapter are solely for family members and caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s or a related disorder, have leaders that have training from the Alzheimer’s Association and agree to continue to keep up-to-date on their knowledge of Alzheimer’s, are confidential and free of charge, and have quality assurance measures in place.
| Town | Contact | Phone number | More information |
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Bedford |
781.275.8700 x1318 |
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Dorchester |
617.825.5000 |
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Ludlow |
413.787.1113 |
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Newton |
617.964.6695 |
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African Americans' Group |
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Roxbury |
617.868.6718 |
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Springfield |
413.787.1113 |
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Interfaith Group |
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Springfield |
413.787.1113 |
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Wakefield |
Dawn Edwards |
781.665.0273 |
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Young Onset Caregiver Group |
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Watertown |
617.393.2048 |
Non-Affiliated Groups
Groups listed that are not affiliated with the Alzheimer's Association but are on our listed on our website are required to be open to the public and free of charge.
Acton |
Judy Ramirez |
978.399.2325 |
Acushnet |
Pat Midurski |
508.996.0368 |
Agawam |
Susan Brooks |
413.821.9911 |
Amesbury |
Patricia Lavoie |
978.290.1797 |
Arlington |
Marian Weisenfeld |
781.641.3083 |
Athol |
Wandra Landry |
978.249.3717 |
Attleboro |
Barbara Harrison |
508.222.6655 |
Attleboro |
Joyce Coletto |
508.222.0118 x1374 |
Auburn |
Brenda Rojas or Sandy Scarborough |
508.832.4458 |
Belmont |
Nava Niv-Vogel |
617.484.5501 |
Beverly |
Pam Taylor |
978.921.5020 |
Beverly |
Christina Luca |
781.722-0040x 6523 |
BOSTON GROUPS |
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Downtown |
Barbara Hawley Maxam |
617.724.0055 |
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or Maureen Tardelli |
781.391.7878 |
Spanish Speaking Group |
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617.393.2010 |
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Jamaica Plain |
Susan Kelley |
781.662.2273 |
Lewy Body Disease Group |
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Jamaica Plain |
617.710.0136 |
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Roslindale |
Leslie Ahern |
617.477.6676 |
Roslindale |
Tatyana Zelchenko or Sheila Tamkin Simons |
617.363.8200 |
West Roxbury |
Sarah Meeks or Susan O'Connell |
617.325.1230 |
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Billerica |
Marilyn Keating |
978.671.0916 |
Braintree |
Erica St. Germain |
781.837.7444 |
Bridgewater |
Kathy Hayes |
508.697.0929 |
Brockton |
Nancy Bresciani |
508.583.2517 |
Brookline |
Elaine Yanowitz |
617.730.2751 |
Brookline |
Susan Kanian-Andriole |
617.730.2754 |
Lewy Body Disease Group |
also for caregivers coping with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration & Multiple System Atrophy |
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Burlington |
617.872.8356 |
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Burlington |
Stacey Kohler |
781.744.8114 |
Burlington |
Joanne Fitzpatrick |
781.273.7010 |
Burlington |
Arlene Parillo |
781.270.5751 |
Cambridge |
Liz Olson |
617.491.1815 |
Cambridge |
Liz Olson |
617.491.1815 |
Chelsea |
Melissa King |
617.884.2500 |
Chelmsford |
Colleen Normandy |
978.251.8880 |
Chicopee |
Susan Brooks |
413.821.9911 |
Clinton |
Erin Flowers |
978.368.3838 |
Danvers |
Gwen Kopka |
978.750.4540 |
Danvers |
Janice Wyner |
978.750.4540 |
Duxbury |
Sandra Wright |
781.585.2397 |
Falmouth |
Judith Anthony |
508.540.1906 |
Fairhaven |
Patricia Midurski |
508.996.0368 |
Fitchburg |
Harriet Klayman |
978.353.7216 |
Fitchburg |
Bonnie Snyder |
978.342.9428 |
Framingham |
Judy Sabol |
508.788.6050 |
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or Maura Moxley |
508.573.7200 |
Framingham |
Susan Schieb |
508.879.8000 |
Franklin |
Linda Williams |
508.528.4600 |
Gardener |
Rebecca Hadmack |
978.632.1230 |
Gloucester |
Claire Phillips |
978.281.9765 |
Gloucester |
Christina Luca |
781.722-0040x 6523 |
Hanson |
Diane McCarey |
781.293.2683 |
Holyoke |
Sr. Ramona Sullivan |
413.532.3246 |
Lawrence |
Kathleen Moriarty |
978.682.7575 |
Leominster |
Patricia Keating or Susan Maki |
800.734.7312 |
Leominster |
Joyce Plumb |
978.537.1661 |
Lexington |
Susan Moor |
781.861.9863 |
Littleton |
Jennifer Dodson |
978.486.3512 |
Lowell |
Maria Maskaluk |
978.458.4844 |
Lynn |
Deb Segil |
781.586.8540 |
Lynn |
Christine Luca |
781.722.0040x 6523 |
Lynnfield |
Deb Segil |
781.586.8540 |
Marblehead |
Mary MaCary Demakes |
781.639.8696 |
Mashpee |
Judy Anthony |
508.540.1906 |
Marlboro |
Michael Orlando |
508.485.4040 |
| Marlboro |
Tammy Pozerycki |
508.335.1968 |
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Medford |
Sheila Witkus |
781.395.5542 |
Methuen |
Julie Blanchard |
978.682.3582 |
Middleboro |
Susan Adams |
508.946.2490 |
Milford |
Carol Adiletto |
508.473.0862 |
Book Club/Caregiver Support Group |
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Natick |
Dr. Anne Lynch |
508.655.1000 |
Natick |
Kelly Payne |
508.655.5000x3999 |
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or Mayann Cardani |
508.875.3100 |
Newburyport |
Gail Buccini |
978.462.7324 |
Newton |
Ann Peck |
617.332.0697 |
Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia Group |
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Newton |
please email |
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Norwood |
Betsy Rivard |
781.769.2522 x34 |
Norwood |
Michael O'Donnell |
781.769.4495 |
Norwood |
Betsy Rivard |
781.769.2522 x34 |
Northampton |
Karen Buscemi |
413.582.2152 |
North Adams |
Beth Hinkley |
413.664.4536 |
Northbridge |
Cecelia Boatman |
508.234.6481 |
Peabody |
Linda Smith |
978.531.2254 x137 |
Pittsfield |
Bea Cowlin |
413.499.0524 |
Men's Group |
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Pittsfield |
Bea Cowlin |
413.499.0524 |
Patient/Caregiver Social Support Group |
includes lunch for all & a patient respite program during the caregiver group meeting |
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Pittsfield |
Bea Cowlin |
413.499.0524 |
Pittsfield |
Bea Cowlin |
413.499.0524 |
Pittsfield |
Beth Hinkley |
413.499.1992 |
Plymouth |
Connie Croin |
508.947.4774 |
| Plymouth |
Rochelle Sugarman |
508.584.1561x312 |
Quincy |
Pam Fletcher |
617.471.5595 |
Saugus |
Deb Segil |
781.586.8540 |
Sharon |
Michelle Wyman |
508.641.4707 |
Lewy Body Disease Group |
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Shrewsbury |
508.735.2059 |
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Somerset |
John Rogers |
508.679.2240 |
South Hadley |
Gerri Bennett |
413.532.8098 |
Southbridge |
Roger LaMontagne |
508-764-2423 |
Springfield |
Deanna Lawrence |
413.426.9868 |
Stoughton |
Deb Ribak |
781.297.1375 |
Tewksbury |
Paula Drelick |
978.851.3121x3200 |
Turners Falls |
Molly Chambers |
413.773.5555x237 |
Waltham |
Maureen Baglio |
781.314.3301 |
Ware |
Stasia Wozniak |
413.967.2225 |
Wareham |
Dianne Connelly |
508.295.1040 |
Young Onset Caregivers Group |
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Watertown |
Jeanette Rosa-Brady |
617.393.2048 |
Webster |
Roger LaMontagne |
508.764.2423 |
Westboro |
Aimee Rizzo |
508.366.9933x3706 |
Westfield |
Ellen Nepomuceno |
413.827.4420 |
Weston |
Shirley Earle |
781.893.0154 |
Weston |
Emily Hutcheson |
781.891.8046 |
Westport |
Phyllis Sandman |
508.636.1026 |
Weymouth |
Priscilla Connors |
781.340.9100 |
Worcester |
Patrice Fanjoy or Lisa Pontbriand |
508.752.2546 |
Worcester |
Micha Shalev |
508.853.8180 |
For changes to this list, please contact Jeanette Rosa
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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