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
Groups |
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. This listing should not be construed as a recommendation.
| Town |
Contact |
Phone number |
More information |
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Acushnet |
Pat Midurski |
508.996.0368 |
Agawam |
Susan Brooks |
413.821.9911 |
Amesbury |
Patricia Lavoie |
978.290.1797 |
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Arlington
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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 |
Bedford |
Jim Worthington |
781.275.8700 x1318 |
Click here for more on this group |
Beverly |
Pam Taylor |
978.921.5020 |
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BOSTON GROUPS |
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Dorchester |
Donna Allen |
617.825.5000 |
Downtown |
Barbara Hawley Maxam |
617.724.0055 |
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or Maureen Tardelli |
781.391.7878 |
Spanish Speaking Group |
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Boston |
Fabiola Alvarez |
617.393.2010 |
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Jamaica Plain |
Susan Kelley |
781.662.2273 |
Lewy Body Disease Group |
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Jamaica Plain |
Victoria Ruff |
617.710.0136 |
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Roslindale |
Leslie Ahern |
617.477.6676 |
Roxbury |
Mike Kincade |
617.868.6718 |
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West Roxbury |
Sarah Meeks |
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 Group
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(also PSP and Corticobasal Degeneration) |
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Burlington |
Ana Aversa |
617.872.8356 |
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Burlington |
Joanne Fitzpatrick |
781.273.7010 |
Burlington |
Arlene Parillo |
781.270.5751 |
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
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508.879.8000
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Gardener |
Rebecca Hadmack |
978.632.1230 |
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Hanson |
Diane McCarey |
781.293.2683 |
Holyoke |
Sr. Ramona Williams |
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 |
Ludlow |
Ginny Sinkoski |
413.787.1113 |
Lynn |
Deb Segil |
781.586.8540 |
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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
or Donna Deleo |
508.335.1968
774.452.3923 |
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 |
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Natick |
Kelly Payne |
508.655.5000x3999 |
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or Maryanne Cardani |
508.875.3100 |
Newburyport |
Gail Buccini |
978.462.7324 |
Newton |
Janet Pozen |
617.964.6695 |
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Newton |
Ann Peck |
617.332.0697 |
Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia Group |
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Newton |
Emily Levy or Alane Airosus |
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 |
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Patient/Caregiver Social Support Group |
includes lunch & respite service |
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Pittsfield |
Bea Cowlin |
413.499.0524 |
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Pittsfield |
Bea Cowlin |
413.499.0524 |
Pittsfield |
Beth Hinkley |
413.499.1992 |
Plymouth |
Connie Croin |
508.947.4774 |
| Plymouth |
Rochelle Sugarman |
508.584.1561x312 |
Saugus |
Deb Segil |
781.586.8540 |
Sharon |
Michelle Wyman |
508.641.4707 |
Lewy Body Disease Group |
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Shrewsbury |
Cathy Flanagan |
508.735.2059 |
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Somerset |
John Rogers |
508.679.2240 |
South Hadley |
Gerri Bennett |
413.532.8098 |
Southbridge |
Roger LaMontagne |
508-949-6640x3100 |
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Springfield |
Ginny Sinkoski |
413.787.1113 |
Springfield |
Marcia McKenzie |
413.787.1113 |
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 |
Wakefield |
Dawn Edwards |
781.665.0273 |
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Waltham |
Maureen Baglio |
781.314.3301 |
Ware |
Stasia Wozniak |
413.967.2225 |
Wareham |
Dianne Connelly |
508.295.1040 |
Webster |
Roger LaMontagne |
508.949-6640x3100 |
Westboro |
Aimee Rizzo |
508.366.9933x3706 |
Westfield |
Ellen Nepomuceno |
413.827.4420 |
Weston |
Emily Hutcheson |
781.891.8046 |
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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