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We have many support groups, at various times and locations. Check to see if there is a group close to you that fits your needs.

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If you have Alzheimer's - Early stage support groups

What is it?
A support group for persons in the early stages of Alzheimer's or other dementias. A support group is offered for people with the diagnoses, while a separate group is available for their family members.

Who can participate?
Persons with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's or related dementia who are aware of the diagnosis.

What will we do?
Learn about the causes of memory changes. Learn ways to adapt to these changes. Identify a personal plan of action. Learn about resources for you and your family.

Who are the facilitators?
A gerontologist and a professional counselor.

How often will we meet?
Monthly for 1 hour; available in Memphis and Murfreesboro. For more information on this free service offered by the Alzheimer's Association or if interested in getting a similar meeting started in your area call 1.800.272.3900.

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Support groups listed by city

 

 

 

Abingdon VA	Pleasantview U.M.C. 18416 Lee Hwy. 3rd Monday 6:00 p.m. Sissy Frye 800.541.0933
Abingdon VA Adamsville	Abingdon Senior Center 300 Senior Drive 1st Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Sisy Frye 800.541.0933 McNairy Co. Sr. Center 408 Park Ave 4th Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Cindy Thrasher 731.632.0302
Athens, AL	Lindsay Lane Baptist Church 1300 Lindsay Lane 2nd Tuesday 11:00 a.m. Linda Bridwell 256-230.6817
Athens	Athens Regional Medical Center 1114 West Madison Ave 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Linda Garza 423.746.5212
Bartlett	St. Ann Catholic Church 6529 Stage Rd. 2nd Saturday 10:30 a.m. Janet Hart 901.388.9768 or Peggy Wyuill 901.373.1541
Bradford	Gibson Co. Office on Aging 168 E. Main Call for dates and times Clarice Smith 731.742.2891
Brentwood	Brighton Gardens of Brentwood 103 Arcaro Place 1st Thursday 6:00 p.m. Stanley Onyebueke or Sherry Worsham 615.376.5299
Bristol   Brucetown	Broadmore of Bristol 826 Meadowview Rd. 4th Wednesday 3:00 p.m. LifeCare Center 105 Rowland Ave Call for date and time Renee Ford  731.676.6520
Camden	Camden Healthcare & Rehab 197 Hospital Dr. 2nd Tuesday 12:00 p.m. Janet Cook or Bonnie Pleasant 731.584.3500
Centerville	Hickman Community Hospital 135 East Swan St. 1st Monday 2:00 p.m. Valerie Votaw 931.729.1942
Centre, AL	Cherokee Co Health & Rehab 877 Cedar Bluff Rd 3rd Thursday 6:00 p.m. Margaret Eubanks, Michelle Mendiola & Mattie Williams 256.927.5778
Chattanooga (Young Onset Caregivers)	Golden Corral 1808 Gunbarrel Rd 1st Wednesday 12:00 p.m. Contact Chapter Office 423.265.3600
Chattanooga	The Terrace 1005 Mountain Creek Rd 3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. Mike Usher 423.874.0200
Chattanooga	Elm Croft Assisted Living 1502 Gunbarrell Rd. 3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m.
Chattanooga	Morning Pointe 7620 Shallowford Rd 2nd Tuesday 5:30 p.m. Richard Landry 423.296.0097
Chattanooga (Sandwich Generation)	Mountain Creek Alexian 1164 Mountain Creek Rd 3rd Tuesday 11:00 a.m. Robin Jackson 423.875.6110
Chattanooga	New Hope Presbyterian 7301 Shallowford Rd 4th Thursday 6:30 p.m. Contact Office 423.265.3600
Chattanooga	Alexian Brothers PACE group 425 Cumberland Avenue Last Wednesday 12:00 p.m. Contact Chapter Office 423.265.3600
Chattanooga	Rivermont Presbyterian 3319 Hixson Pike 3rd Tuesday 1:30 p.m. Dwight Pease 423.843.2229
Chattanooga	UTC Group Walden Ridge Rm UTC University Center 2nd Wednesdy12:00 p.m. Maria Derrick 423.425.5399
Clarksville	Ajax Turner Senior Center 953 Clark St. 3rd Wednesday 11:00 a.m.(respite care provided) Patsy Shell 931.648.1884
Clarksville	Clarksville Library 350 Pageant Ln 2nd Monday 6:30 p.m. Patsy Shell 931.648.1884
Cleveland	Skyridge Medical Center West Campus Westside Dr 3rd Tuesday 5:30 p.m. Maggie Finnegan 423.265.3600
Cleveland	Sharon's Adult Day Center 5212 North Lee Hwy 2nd Tuesday 5:00 p.m. Sherry Stockberger 423.728.5656
Cleveland	Wellington Place 2643 Executive Park Dr 2nd Tuesday 2:00 p.m. Alzheimer's Association 800.272.3900
Cleveland	Garden Plaza Community Rm 3500 Keith St 3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. Judy Harvey 423.479.4447
Collierville	Page Robbins Day Care 1961 S Houston Levee Rd. 2nd Tuesday 4:00 p.m. 4th Tuesday 8:30 a.m. (male caregivers) 3rd Tuesday 4:00 p.m. (Tea & Topics) 1st Thursday 6:30 p.m. Herbie Krisle 901.854.1200
Collierville	Schilling Gardens 15 Schilling Bend Commons Call for dates and times. Jamie Allen 901.850.2272
Columbia	Life Care of Columbia 841 W. James Campbell 2nd & 4th Monday 3:00 p.m. Ginny Snead or Lois Richardson 931.388.5035
Cordova	Cordova Estates 1535 Appling Care Ln 3rd Monday 6:00 p.m. Sherry Moss 901.377.7500
Covington	TCCA Meeting Rm 401 College St. 3rd Tuesday 12:30 p.m. Molly Egg/Margaret Fleming 901.476.3333
Covington	Munford Presbyterian Church 401 College St 1st Tuesday 5:30 p.m. Molly Egg/Margaret Fleming 901.476.3333
Cullman, AL	Cullman Regional Medical Center 1912 Alabama Hwy 157 3rd Tuesday 5:30 p.m. Jane Farley 256.737.2038
Decatur, AL	Fort Decatur Recreation Center 610 4th Avenue, SE 1st Thursday 12:00 p.m. Brandi Medina 256.880.1575
Dover Dyer	Call for location, date, and time CW Anglin 931.859.2380 Dyer County Nursing Home 1124 N Main St 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Beth Griffin 731.692.4545
Dyersburg   Erin	Canterbury Place 900 Hwy 51 Bypass N. Call for date and time Kaye Tabor  731.287.1319 Signature Healthcare of Erin 242 Rocky Hollow Rd. Last Tuesday 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Robin Lyle 931.289.4141
Erwin	Center on Aging and Health 880 S. Mohawk Dr. 3rd Tuesday 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
East Ridge Elizabethton	Jewish Cultural Center 5614 North Terrace Rd. 4th Tuesday 2:00 p.m. Amy Boulware 423.893.9241 Sycamore Shoals Hospital 2nd Tuesday 6:00 p.m.
Fayetteville   Franklin	Fayetteville Care & Rehab 4081 Thornton Taylor Pkwy. 3rd Tuesday 4:00 p.m. Jenny Smith 931.433.9973 NHC Place at Cool Springs 211 Cool Springs Blvd. 4th Thursday 4:00 p.m. Hertha Hines 615.778.6831
Gallatin	First Presbyterian Church 167 W. Main St. 3rd Tuesday 3:00 p.m. Sharon Spears 615.859.2380 Theresa Webb 615.739.0579
Gallatin     Germantown	Living Well Health Center 179 Hancock Ave. 2nd Tuesday 3:00 p.m. Shelia Perry 615.452.5943 Gardens of Germantown 3179 Professional Plaza 1st Tuesday 6:00pm Lisa Bobal 901.755.5450
Goodlettsville	Sterling House  2025 Caldwell Dr. 2nd Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Carol Rachuj 615.855.2040 or Lauren Oyler 678.571.3905
Grant, AL	Grant Church of Christ 2nd and 4th Wednesday 1:00 p.m. Bill Vinson 256.728.2030 or 256.244.5013 *General caregiver support; Not limited to Alz. Caregivers
Greeneville	Wellington Place 155 Serral Dr. 4th Tuesday 1:00 p.m.
Hampton Cove	Clare Bridge Assisted Living 6379 Hwy 431 S. 3rd Monday 6:00 p.m. Dana Crow 256.564.8383
Hazel Green	Hazel Green UMC Wesley House - 14131 Hwy 231/431 3rd Sunday 2:00 p.m. Gwen Hulsey 256.828.0645
Henderson	Chester County Sr. Center 247 E Main St 3rd Monday 2:00 p.m. Joanne Osborne 731.989.7434
Hendersonville	Elmcroft of Hendersonville 1020 Carrington Pl 1st Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Klauden Gourley & Gen Hewitt 615.264.2440
Hendersonville Hernando, MS	The Terrace at Bluegrass 674 East Main Third Saturday 10:00 a.m. Tracy Marsteller 615.824.4552 Hernando UMC 1890 Mt. Pleasant Rd 3rd Thursday, Call for times Don Lewis 662.449.5720
Hixson	Morning Pointe 5501 Old Hixson Pike 4th Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Linda Nall 423.847.1370
Honaker VA	1st Baptist Call the church for dates and times 277.873.5187
Humbolt	TN State Veterans Home 2865 Main St. 1st Tuesday 10:30 a.m. Mandy Smith 731.784.8405
Huntingdon     Huntingdon	Harmony Hill Assisted Living 100 Jerry Atkins Ln Call for date and time. Lynn Smith 731.209.4200 Huntingdon Health & Rehab 635 High St. Call for date and time Windi Summers 731.358.3744
Huntsville	Alzheimer's Office 117-A Longwood Dr. SE 1st Monday 11:00 a.m. Julie Cothren 256.520.4320
Huntsville Jackson	University Baptist 809 Jordan Lane Every Tuesday 10:30 a.m. Judith Moon 256.837.6559 Jackson Madison Co. Hospital Founders Rm B 620 Skyline Dr 1st Thursday 6:30 p.m. Regina Smith 731.668.8020
Jackson	West TN Transitional 670 Skyline Dr. 3rd Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Alice Wright 731.541.6204
Jackson	Morningside of Jackson 1200 N. Parkway 2nd Tuesday 1:00 p.m. Debra Marcum 731.423.1004
Jackson	Elmcroft Assisted Living 406 N Highland 2nd Tuesday Ora Mayfield 731.664.1314
Johnson City	Wellington Place Assisted Living 2003 Water's Edge 2nd Thursday 6:00 p.m.
Johnson City	Alzheimer's Association Office 207 N. Boone St. Ste. 1500  3rd Tuesday 1:00 p.m.
Johnson City	The Courtyards Senior Living 2109 E Lakeview Dr 3rd Thursday 10:00 a.m.
Kingsport	Preston Place II 2303 N. John B. Dennis Hwy 1st Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Sharon Durnin 423.378.4673
Lawrenceburg	Coleman Memorial 322 N. Military Ave. 3rd Tuesday 12:00 p.m. Mary Sue Troup 931.242.3946
Lebanon	Elmcroft of Lebanon 801 W. Main St. 2nd Thursday 3:00 p.m. Angela Hampton 615.444.7016
Lewisburg	NHC Oakwood 244 Oakwood Dr. 2nd Thursday 12:00 p.m. Tammy Been 931.359.3563 Patsy Graves 359.4506
Madison, TN	Skyline Senior Life Center 500 Hospital Dr. 3rd Wednesday 1:00 p.m. Esther Alcorn 615.769.5788
Manchester	Autumn Oaks 1621 McMinnville Hwy. 4th Thursday 10:00 a.m. Mindy Hayes 931.728.0200
Marion	District Three Senior Services 4453 Lee Hwy. 4th Thursday 6:00 p.m.
Martin	1st Assembly of God 45 Bypass & Mt Pelia Rd 2nd Saturday 11:00 a.m. Donna Hazelwood 731.587.2663 or Dorothy Olson 731.588.1419
McKenzie	930 Old Paris Rd. Call for dates and times Gina Manning 731.352.7541
Memphis	Crossroads Hospice 1669 Shelby Oaks Dr 1st Wednesday 12:00 p.m. Cheryl Sanders 901.382.9292
Memphis	St. Andrews AME Church 1477 Mississippi Blvd. 4th Saturday 10:30 a.m. Imogene Stansbury 901.755.9799
Memphis	Wesley Highland Place 3550 Watagua Ave 3rd Wednesday 2:00 p.m. 901.325.7828
Memphis	First Envangelical Church 735 Ridge Lake Blvd. 4th Monday 7:00 p.m. Sue Sharp 901.761.0291 & Nancy McIntosh 901.751.2539
Memphis	Trezevant Terrace 117 N Highland 3rd Thursday 3:30 p.m. Xaviera Lee 901.251.9228
Memphis	Belmont Village 6605 Quail Hollow Rd 4th Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Julie Goodman 901.624.8820
Memphis	Apple Grove 3575 Hacks Cross Rd 3rd Thursday 5:00 p.m. Leigh Hendry 901.755.1244
Memphis	St. Louis Church 203 S. White Station 3rd Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Ann Kavanaugh 901.685.1045
Memphis	Pentecostal MB Church 1538 Norris Rd 2nd Friday 6:00 p.m. Wanda Anderson 901.942.5865
Memphis (Early Stage Caregivers)	Alzheimer's Association 326 Ellsworth 3rd Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Tammy DeNiro 901.565.0011
Memphis (Early Stage)	Alzheimer's Association 326 Ellsworth 3rd Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Lisa Bobal 901.565.0011
Milan	Dogwood Pointe 2080 Craig Dr. 3rd Monday 2:00p.m. Laura Waehler 731.723.7570
Munford	Munford Presbyterian Church 1st Tuesday 5:30 p.m. Molly Egg 901.476.3333
Murfreesboro	New Vision Baptist Church 1750 N Thompson Ln 3rd Thursday 10:30 a.m. Chelsea Padgett 615.867.4007
Murfreesboro	NHC Murfreesboro 420 N. University Blvd. 2nd Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Melinda Vance 615.890.2020 x1111
Murfreesboro	Community Care of Rutherford Co. 901 E. County Farm Rd. 3rd Tuesday 5:00 p.m. Stephanie Benson 615.893.2624
Murfressboro	Sunnington Assisted Living 1658 Lascassas Pike 2nd Thursday 2:00 p.m. Lisa Harlow 615.217.6756
Murfreesboro (Early Stage)	New Vision Baptist Church 1750 N Thompson Ln. 3rd Thursday 10:30 a.m. Tina O'Brien 615.542.4371
Nashville	Riverside Chapel 800 Youngs Lane 3rd Monday 6:00 p.m. Ella Lawrence 615-227-1838
Nashville	McKendree Village 4347 Lebanon Rd. 3rd Monday 10:30 a.m. Education Room Jennifer Widner 615.871.8775
Nashville	Belle Meade United Methodist Church 121 Davidson Rd Rm 211 2d Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Mary Ann Lass 615-356-0969
Nashville	Arcadia Home Care & Staffing 1919 Charlotte Ave Ste 210 3rd Monday 6:30 p.m. Norma Super 615.329.0992
Nashville	Lakeshore Estates - The Meadows 8044 Coley Davis Rd. 4th Thursday 6:00 p.m. Kelly Stagg 615.646.4466
Nashville	The Cumberland - 15 Burton Hills Blvd. Last Thursday 7:00 p.m. April Williams 615.463.9111 X 214
Olive Branch, MS	Olive Grove Terrace 9684 Old Goodman Rd 1st Monday Call for times Jamie Allen 800.723.9174
Ooltewah	Greenbriar Cove Comm Ctr 4656 Tuckaway Lane 2nd Wednesday 11:30 a.m. Tiffany Hobbs 423.396.4700
Paris	Eiffel Gardens Assisted Living 1025 Volunteer Dr. 3rd Thursday 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Linda Zanaty 731.642.7545
Portland	SHC Construction Company 239 Highland Circle First Thurday 6:30 p.m. Michael Bushey 615.325.9263
Pulaski	Hillside Hospital 1265 E. College St. Last Tuesday 5:30 p.m. Susan Hewgley 931.363.9335
Richlands VA	Gethsemane Baptist Church 2nd Monday 6:30 p.m.
Savannah Scotts Hill	Park Rest Hardin Co. Health 85 Shelby Dr. 2nd Wednesday 2:00 p.m. Diane Garner 731.925.1181 Scotts Hill Sr Center 96 Hwy 114 4th Tuesday 10:30 a.m. Brenda Goff 731.549.3720
Scottsboro Selmer	Tennessee River Baptist Highway 72 2nd & 4th Thursday 11:00 a.m. Patsy Lacks 256.574.5846 Selmer Sr Center 230 N 5th St Call for date and time Hollie Knight 731.645.7843
Shelbyville	Glen Oaks Health & Rehab 1101 Glen Oaks Rd 3rd Friday 12:00 p.m. - Serves Lunch Cassie Davis 931.684.8340
Shelbyville	Carriage House Inn 317 Colloredo Blvd. Last Wednesday 2:00 p.m. Refreshments provided Cindy Reese 931.684.1155
Signal Mtn.	Alexian Village of TN 437 Alexian Way Last Thursday 3:00 p.m. Chaplain Valerie Carnes 423.886.0137
Smyrna	Azalea Court 207 Commerce Dr. 1st Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Timothy Sovie or Lyle Osterloo 615.223.5594
Somerville	Somerville National Healthcare 308 Lake Dr. 2nd Monday 12:00 p.m. Heather Doyle 901.466.7215 or 901.465.9861
South Pittsburg	The Bridge at South Pittsburg 201 E 10th St 2nd Thursday 6:30 p.m. CST Alzheimer's Association 800.272.3900
Spring City	Spring City Care & Rehab 331 Hinch St. 1st Wednesday 3:00 p.m. Debbie Early 423.365.4355
Spring Hill	Willow Springs 1040 Campbell Station Pkwy 3rd Sunday 3:00 p.m. Steven Chapek 615.302.1310
Springfield	Springfield Heights 2540 South Main St. 1st Tuesday 4:00 p.m. Lyndsey Gower 615.212.0300
Tullahoma	Morning Pointe 711 Kings Lane 2nd Thursday 2:00 p.m. - Lunch provided Terri Sons 931.455.0860
Waverly	Magnolia Place Assisted Living 811 W. Main St. 1st Thursday 10:00 a.m. Barbara Goodrum 931.296.4131
West Memphis	Delta Center on Aging 200 Tyler St. 3rd Thursday 4:30 p.m. Terri Williams 870.733.3869 THIS MEETING TAKES PLACE AT 120 W. TYLER
Westmoreland Winchester	Westmoreland Care & Rehab 1559 New Hwy 52 E. 3rd Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Sharon Spears/Michelle Cook 615.519.1293 or 615.644.5111 Willows at Winchester 32 Memorial Dr 3rd Thursday 3:00 p.m. Janna Gardner & Nikki Luttrell 931.967.0200
Winchester	Golden Living Center 1360 ByPass Rd 3rd Tuesday 2:00pm Shelia Gambill 931.967.7082