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Alzheimer's Caregiver and Specialty Support Groups

The groups listed below are open to the public and free of charge. The group leaders receive support and training from 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.

Most support groups are for family caregivers, some are also appropriate for people with the disease. Click here for a list of programs appropriate for those living with Alzheimer's.

Support Group listings are grouped by region and then listed alphabetical by town and color-coded according to type of group. Please select your region below on the map, or click the region name on the list.

Caregiver

Lewybody disease

Younger-Onset Dementia

Children of Younger-Onset Dementia

Fronto Temporal Dementia

Early Stage dementia

Other

Massachusetts Early Stage Personal Support Groups

Town

Contact Name

Telephone

Email 

Group type

Time

Dartmouth

Carolyn Greany

508.304.4587

cgreany@comcast.net

Early Stage dementia

TBD

Framingham

Jamie Dochin

508.532.5980X2

jamiedonchin@gmail.com

Early Stage dementia

TBD

Lexington

Susan Moor

617.314.6898

susanmoor@comcast.net

Early Stage dementia

TBD

Lowell

Maria Maskaluk

978.458.4844

mariam@communityfamily.org

Early Stage dementia

TBD

Natick

Kelly Payne

508.655.5000x3999

kpayne@salmonhealthandretirement.com

Early Stage dementia

TBD

North Andover

Donna Delaney

978.688.9560

ddelaney@townofnorthandover.com

Early Stage dementia

TBD

Watertown

Nicole McGurin

617.868.6718

nicole.mcgurin@alz.org

Early Stage dementia

TBD

Watertown

Helen Kass

617.738.1790

helenkass@socialaw.com

Early Stage dementia

TBD

Westboro

Aimee Rizzo

508.366.9933x3706

arizzo@salmonhealth.com

Early Stage dementia

TBD

New Hampshire Early Stage Personal Support Groups

Town

Contact Name

Telephone

Email 

Group type

Time

Littleton

Shand Wentworth

603.444.4498X1502

servicelink@myfairpoint.net

Early Stage dementia

TBD

Nashua

Pam Deres

603.598.2424

pderes@sjhnh.org

Early Stage dementia

TBD

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Telephone/Virtual Groups

Type

Contact Name

Telephone

Email 

Group type

Time

Telephone group

Maura Moxley

617.868.6718

mmoxley@alz.org

Younger-Onset Dementia
Caregiver

Evening

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Boston Area Groups

Town

Contact Name

Telephone

Email 

Group type

Time

Boston

Barbara Hawley Maxam

617.724.0055

 

Caregiver

Daytime

Brighton

Jacinda Bragg

617.566.1700

jbragg@benchmarkquality.com

Caregiver

Evening

Cambridge

Sherrie Whittemore

508.494.5978

sherriewhittemor@aol.com

Caregiver

Evening

Cambridge

Alice McCarter

617.547.3543x24

amccarter@windsorhouse.org

Caregiver

Evening

Dedham

Charlene Broock

781.234.9789

charlenebroock@hsl.harvard.edu

Caregiver

Evening

Dorchester 

Donna Allen

617.825.5000

dallen@kitclark.org

Caregiver

Evening

Dorchester

Dorothy Burns

617.474.1272 x211

dburns@baycove.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Hyde Park

Leslie Ahern

617.522.6700x376

lahern@tiac.net

Caregiver

Evening

Jamaica Plain

Susan Kelley

781.799.3323

susankelley1014@gmail.com

Caregiver

Evening

Jamaica Plain 

Victoria Ruff

617.710.0136

octoryrose@yahoo.com

Lewybody disease

Evening

Jamaica Plain 

Meredith Griffiths

617.522.0043 x140

mgriffiths@springhouseboston.org

Caregiver

Evening

Roxbury

Mike Kincade

617.868.6718 

michael.kincade@alz.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Somerville

Lindsay Brennan

617.440.2066

lb@lcdne.com

Children of Younger-Onset Dementia

Evening

Watertown

Paul Raia

617.868.6718

praia@alz.org

Men's Caregiver Group

Daytime

Watertown

Marty Norman

 

martin.norman@verizon.net

Caregiver

Daytime

Watertown

Susan Rowlett

617.868.6718

susan.rowlett@alz.org

Down syndrome

Evening

West Roxbury

Sarah Meeks

617.325.1230

smeeks@germancenter.org

Caregiver

Evening

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Metrowest area

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Town

Contact Name

Telephone

Email 

Group type

Time

Acton

Eileen Lawson

978.264.4666

mcapriccio@theinnatrobbinsbrook.com

Caregiver

Evening

Bedford

Jim Worthington

781.275.8700 x1318

jworthington@cwvillage.org

Caregiver

Evening

Brookline

Susan Kanian-Andriole

617.730.2754

sandriole@brooklinema.gov

Caregiver

Evening

Brookline

Elaine Yanowitz

617.730.2751

eyanowitz@brooklinema.gov

Caregiver

Daytime

Concord

Sally Lopez

978.318.3020

slopez@concordma.gov

Caregiver

Daytime

Concord

Valerie Jackson

978.371.3501

vjackson@concordhcc.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Concord

Debra Boyden

978.844.6718

daboyden@comcast.net

Caregiver

Daytime

Framingham

Stephanie Becker

508.879.1771

sbecker@windsorhouse.org

Caregiver

Evening

Framingham

Susan Schieb    

508.879.8000

sschieb@stpatricksmanor.org

Caregiver

Evening

Framingham

Judy Sabol

508.788.6050

jsabol@heritageassistedliving.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Hopedale

Ronnie Brown

508.482.5995

ronilda.brown@atriaseniorliving.com

Caregiver

Evening

Lexington

Barbara Deveau

781.860.7089

bdeveau@lexingtonma.gov

Caregiver

Daytime

Marlborough

Tammy Pozerycki

508.335.1968

tammy@pleasantriesads.com

Caregiver

Evening

Milford

Susan Faial

508.473.0862

sfaial@milreg.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Natick

Kelly Payne

508.655.5000 x3999

kpayne@salmonhealthandretirement.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Natick

Felicia Cardone

888.377.4446

felicia.cardone@homeinstead.com

Caregiver

Evening

Needham

Noelle Martignette

781.444.2266

noelle@avitaofneedham.com

Caregiver

Evening

Needham

Jessica Morales

781.465.9090

jmorales@yahoo.com

Caregiver

Evening

Newton

Janet Pozen 

617.964.6695

jpozen@pozenresearch.com

Caregiver

Evening

Newton 

Aly Negreria 

 

FTD.Boston@gmail.com

Fronto Temporal Dementia

Evening

Newton 

Ann Peck

617.332.0697
617.332.7610

bobann20@aol.com

Caregiver

Evening

Newton

Eileen Freiberg-Dale

617.795.2727

Eileen@bostonareaangels.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Northborough

Felicia Cardone

888.377.4446

felicia.cardone@homeinstead.com

Caregiver

Evening

Sudbury

Brenda Diaz

781.707.6106

bdiaz@wingatehealthcare.com

Caregiver

Evening

Waltham

Maureen Baglio

781.314.3301

mbaglio@city.waltham.ma.us

Caregiver

Daytime

Wayland

Christina Mellon

508.652.6396

Wayland.RC@sunriseseniorliving.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Weston

Howard Block

617.983.5409

hblock2041@aol.com

Caregiver

Daytime
& Evening

Westborough

Aimee Rizzo

508.366.9933 x3706

arizzo@salmonhealthandretirement.com

Caregiver

Daytime

 

New Hampshire

Town

Contact Name

Telephone

Email 

Group type

Time

Auburn

Debra Desrosiers

603.483.8999

ddesrosiers@visitingangelsnh.com

Caregiver

Evening

Bedford

Michelle Ellis

603.647.9300

mellis@arborsofbedford.com

Caregiver

Evening

Bedford

Julie Hamilton

603.296.3756

julie.hamilton@sunh.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Berlin

Patty Stolte

603.752.3010

pstolte@tccat.org

Caregiver

Evening

Colebrook

Patty Stolte

603.752.3010

pstolte@tccat.org

Caregiver

Evening

Dover

Woody Sponaugle

603.380.0498

swsnews@comcast.net

Men’s Caregiver Group

Daytime

Dover

Mary Boucher

603.743.4110

Mary.Boucher@sunh.com

Caregiver

Evening

Jaffrey

Coleen Warren

603.532.8762

gsh.administrator@nh-cc.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Keene

Shirley Chirichiello

603.357.3902

sherry.chirichiello@sunh.com

Caregiver

Evening

Keene

Angela Lombard

603.352.7311

angela.lombard@sunh.com

Caregiver

Evening

Laconia

Mary Bolduc

603.524.8444

mbolduc@commhlth.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Lebanon 

Robert Santulli

603.653.3460

rbs@hitchcock.org

Caregiver

Evening

Manchester

Katherine Kreider

603.621.3548

kkreider@eastersealsnh.org

Caregiver

Evening

Manchester

Anne Marie Walls

603.296.0960

anne@mashomecare.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Meredith

Frank Vignand

603.279.8111 

frankvignand@goldenview.org

Caregiver

Evening

Meredith

Ashley Swanson

603.393.1062

aswan85@gmail.com

Caregiver

Evening

Millford

Phyliss Smith

603.345.0151

psmith@ledgewoodbay.com

Caregiver

Evening

Nashua

Colleen Wentworth

603.882.3000 x63738

cwentworth@sjhnh.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Nashua

Alison Snow

602.621.3689

asnow@eastersealsnh.org

Caregiver

Evening

Nashua 

Beverly Remillard

603.888.1573

pderes@sjhnh.org

Caregiver

Evening

New Hampton

Bill York

603.217.0149

bill@livefreenh.net

Caregiver

Evening

Ossipee

Patty Cain

603.539.7511

pcain@mtnviewnh.org

Caregiver

Evening

Pembroke

Laurel Trahan

603.225.9694 x230

cbraithwaite@cscnh.org

Caregiver

Evening

Portsmouth

Patricia Corso

603.431.2530

patricia.corso@sunh.com

Caregiver

Evening

Portsmouth

Gail Morrison

603.430.8615

gailmorrisonadultday@gmail.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Rochester

Hanna Jacoby

603.822.2108

rphilpott@thehomemakers.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Rochester

Amber Fogg

603.332.7398

 

Caregiver

Daytime

Whitefield

Patty Stolte

603.752.3010

pstolte@tccat.org

Caregiver

Evening

Wolfboro

Susan Deyoe 

603.323.2043

sdeyoe@cchhc.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Wolfboro

Leanne Buyck

603.569.3950 x320

leanne.buyck@sunh.com

Caregiver

Evening

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North Shore & Merrimack Valley

Town

Contact Name

Telephone

Email 

Group type

Time

Beverly

Pam Taylor

978.921.5020

ptaylor@nhs-healthlink.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Billerica

Mary Coakley

978.671.0916/p>

mcoakley@town.billerica.ma.us

Caregiver

Daytime

Burlington

Sherri Whittemore

508-494-5978

sherriewhittemor@aol.com

Caregiver

Evening

Burlington 

Ana  Aversa 

617.872.8356

bappsg@comcast.net

Lewybody disease

Daytime

Burlington 

Arlene Parillo

781.270.5751

a.parillo@elderdayservices.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Burlington

Joanne Fitzpatrick

781.273. 7010

bcoa@burlmass.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Burlington

Jane McGrath

781.270.9008

 

Caregiver

Evening

Burlington

Mary Demakes

781.639.8696

mary.demakes@verizon.net

Caregiver

Evening

Chelmsford

Colleen Normandy

978.251.8880

cnormandy@townofchelmsford.us

Caregiver

Daytime

Chelmsford

Joanne Fontaine

978.244.0590

proeldercare@aol.com

Caregiver

Evening

Danvers

Janice Wyner

978.750.4540

jwyner@nselder.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Danvers

Kathy Perrella

978.750.4540

kperrella@nselder.org

Caregiver

Evening

Danvers

Yolanda Douglas

978.777.5717

cherryhill-MCD@emeritus.com

Caregiver

Evening

Danvers

Jessica Webb

978.712.1153

jwebb@nhs-healthlink.org

Caregiver

Evening

Haverhill

Patricia Lavoie

978.290.1797

palzcares@comcast.net

Caregiver

Evening

Lawrence

Kathleen Moriarty

978.682.7575

kathleen_moriarty@mihcs.com

Caregiver

Evening

Lawrence

Glenny Ramos

978.620.1494

glenny_ramos@mihcs.com

Caregiver (Spanish Speaking)

Evening

Lowell

Maria Maskaluk

978.458.4844

mariam@communityfamily.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Lynn

Elizabeth Cochran

781.586.8511

ecochran@glss.net

Caregiver

Daytime

Marblehead

Mary Demakes

781.639.8696

mary.demakes@verizon.net

Caregiver

Evening

Medford

Sheila  Witkus

781.395.5542

sheilaw@communityfamily.org

Caregiver

Evening

Metheun

Susan Harris

978.682.3582

susanldharris@comcast.net

Caregiver

Daytime

Newburyport

Gail  Buccini

978.462.7324

gail.buccini@atriaseniorliving.com

Caregiver

Evening

North Andover

Donna Delaney

978.688.9560

ddelaney@townofnorthandover.com

Early Stage dementia

Evening

North Andover

Gail McCarthy

978.688.3248

gmccarthy@nhs-healthilink.org

Caregiver

Evening

North Andover

Sara Severino

978.691.4695

sara.severino@genesishcc.com

Caregiver

Daytime

North Andover

Sherill Gorman

978.688.3248

sogorman@nhs-healthilink.org

Younger Onset Dementia
Caregiver

Evening

Peabody

Linda Smith

978.531.2254 x137

lsmith@peabodycoa.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Saugus

Deb Segil

781.586.8540

dsegil@glss.net

Caregiver

Daytime

Stoneham

Michele Caron

857.523.9061

mcaron@gmvna.com

Caregiver

Evening

Tewksbury

Paula Drelick

978.851.3121x3200

pdrelick@elderservices.com

Caregiver

Evening

Wakefield

Lucille Doherty

781.246.0551

ldoherty49@gmail.com

Caregiver

Evening

Westford

Sandra Klapprodt

978.758.6072

klapp4@comcast.net

Caregiver

Evening

Wilmington

Michele Caron

857.523.9061

mcaron@gmvna.com

Caregiver

Winchester

Sue Powers

781.756.4710

spowers@winhosp.org

Caregiver

Evening

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South Shore & South Eastern MA

Town

Contact Name

Telephone

Email 

Group type

Time

Attleboro

Joyce Coletto

508.222.0118 x1374

jcoletto@communityvna.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Braintree

Erica St.Germain

781.356.0190

ericastg@hotmail.com

Caregiver

Evening

Braintree

Maureen Bradley

774.285.0088

mbradley@royalhealthgroup.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Bridgewater

Kathy Hayes

508.697.0929

khayes@bridgewaterma.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Cohasset

Bonnie Haley

617.686.6173

bhaley0777@comcast.net

Caregiver

Evening

Duxbury

Sandra Wright

781.585.2397

swright@welchhrg.com

Caregiver

Evening

Duxbury

Donna Ciappina

781.934.5774x105

dcbolt@verizon.net

Caregiver

Daytime

Duxbury

Joan Wright

781.659.2342

jwright@nvna.org

Caregiver

Evening

Fairhaven

Patricia Midurski

508.996.0368  

pmidurski@communitynurse.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Fairhaven

Maureen Bradley

774.285.0088

mbradley@royalhealthgroup.com

Caregiver

Evening

Fall River

Lisa Bradley

508.324.1900

Lisa.Bradley@amedisys.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Hanson

Christine McLaren

508.584.1561

cmclaren@oldcolonyelderservices.org

Caregiver

Evening

Kingston

Wanjiku Depina

781.585.4101

wdepina@wingatehealthcare.com

Caregiver

Day & Evening

Mansfield

Michelle Wyman

508.641.4707

mwyman2@verizon.net

Caregiver

Daytime

Marshfield

Joan Wright

781-659-2342

jwright@nvna.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Middleboro

Susan Adams

508.946.2490

sdms@middleborough.com

Caregiver

Evening

Norwell

Joan Wright

781.659.2342

jwright@nvna.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Norwood

Kathy Cahill

617.827.8519

khart56247@yahoo.com

Caregiver

Evening

Norwood

Betsy Rivard

781.769.2522 x34

betsyrivard@yahoo.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Norwood

Michael O'Donnell

781.769.4495

modonnell@norfolkadhc.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Plymouth

Maureen Bradley

774.285.0088

mbradley@royalhealthgroup.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Raynham

Susan O'Connell

774.218.8328

susan.oconnell@comcast.net

Caregiver

Evening

Sharon

Michelle Wyman

508.641.4707

mwyman2@verizon.net

Caregiver

Daytime

Somerset

John Rogers

508.679.2240

john.rogers@genesishcc.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Stoughton

Deb Ribak

781.297.1375

deborah.ribak@steward.org

Caregiver

Evening

Wareham

Dianne Connelly

508.2951040
x3923

dconnelly@tremonthrehab.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Westport

Phyllis Sandman

508.636.1026

coadirector@westport-ma.gov

Caregiver

Daytime

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Western MA

Town

Contact Name

Telephone

Email 

Group type

Time

Agawam

Cathy Ballini

413.821.9911

Cballini@benchmarkquality.com

Caregiver

Evening

Bernardston

Wanda Landry

978.249.3717

alzheimers@qvhc.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Chicopee

Susan Brooks

413.534.3698

Cballini@benchmarkquality.com

Caregiver

Daytime

East Longmeadow

Mary Stout

413.566.5511

mstout@wingatehealthcare.com

Caregiver

Daytime

East Longmeadow

Sherill Pineda

888.830.2927

SP@CareAtHome.com

Caregiver

 

East Longmeadow

Maria Darosa

413.569.5772

mdarosa@jewishgeriatric.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Easthampton

Karen Buscemi

413.531.7640

geriatricnp@gmail.com

Caregiver

Evening

Easthampton

Margorie Pietras

413.439.0883

marjorie@aaylic.net

Caregiver

Daytime

Great Barrington

Marcia McKenzie

413.787.1113

mmckenzie@alz.org

Caregiver

Evening

Great Barrington

Bea Cowlin

413.499.0524

bcowlin@esbci.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Greenfield

Deana Muzyka

413.774.3724

 

Caregiver

Daytime

Hampden

Kathryn Morneau

413.566.5511

kmorneau@wingatehealthcare.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Holyoke

Sr. Ramona Williams

413.532.3246

ramona.williams@sphs.com

Caregiver

Evening

Ludlow

Melissa Grenier

413.787.1113

melissa.grenier@alz.org

Caregiver

Evening

North Adams

Beth Mougin

413.664.4536

 

Caregiver

Evening

North Adams

Bea Cowlin

413.499.0524

bcowlin@esbci.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Northampton 

Vivian Weiss

413.737.2601

vivela511@comcast.net

Caregiver

Daytime

Northampton 

Bruce Bradley-Gilbert

413.582.2722

bruce_bradleygilbert@cooley-dickinson.org

Caregiver

Evening

Pittsfield 

Bea Cowlin

413.499.0524

bcowlin@esbci.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Pittsfield 

Bea Cowlin

413.499.0524

bcowlin@esbci.org

Caregiver

Evening

South Hadley 

Gerri Bennett

413.532.5042

 

Caregiver

Daytime

South Hadley 

Betty Weigel

508.532.2200

bweigel@wingatehealthcare.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Springfield

Sarah Weinburger

413.737.2601

 

Caregiver

Evening

Springfield

Melissa Grenier 

413.787.1113

melissa.grenier@alz.org

Caregiver

Evening

Springfield

Jane Trevethan

413.796.7511

jtrevethan@wingatehealthcare.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Southwick

Maria Darosa

413.569.5772

mdarosa@jewishgeriatric.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Turners Falls

Molly Chambers

413.773.5555x237

mchambers@crocker.com

Caregiver

Evening

Ware

Stasia Wozniak

413.967.2225

stasia.wozniak@bhs.org

Caregiver

Daytime

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Worcester County

Town

Contact Name

Telephone

Email 

Group type

Time

Athol

Wanda  Landry

978.249.3717

alzheimers@qvhc.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Clinton

Erin  Flowers

978.368.3838

flowerse@ummhc.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Fitchburg

Bonnie  Snyder

978.342.9428

bonnie.snyder@gardnervna.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Fitchburg

Harriet  Klayman

978.353.7268

Harriet_Klayman@LCCA.com

Caregiver

Evening

Gardener

Ann Fenalson

978.630.6349

fen.a@heywood.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Leominster

Kim Blaire

978.537.1661

kimb@manoronthehill.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Leominster

Joyce Ryan

800.734.7312

jryan@mhcc-1.org

Caregiver

Daytime

Northbridge

Mike  Metcalf

508.234-6481

mmetcalf@salmonhealthandretirement.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Northbridge

Cecila  Boatman

508.278.5159
508-234-2002

ceboatman@gmail.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Shrewsbury

Cathy  Flanagan

508.735.2059

Catmandu117@aol.com

Lewybody disease

Evening

Southbridge

Roger  LaMontagne

508-949-6640
x3100

rlamontgne@tves.org

Caregiver

Evening

Webster 

Roger  LaMontagne

508.949-6640
x3100

rlamontgne@tves.org

Caregiver

Evening

Westborough

Aimee  Rizzo

508.366.9933
x3706

arizzo@salmonhealthandretirement.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Worcester

Yolanda Smith

508.791.8131

yolanda.smith@goldenliving.com

Caregiver

Evening

Worcester

Judy Knoll

508.791.5543

jknoll@elderservices.com

Caregiver

Daytime

Worcester

Micha  Shalev

508.853.8180

m.shalev@dodgepark.com

Caregiver

Evening

Worcester 

Patrice Fanjoy 

508.752.2546

ADH@stfrancisrehab.com

Caregiver

Evening

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