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Alzheimer’s Association Office
2411 NW 41st Street
Gainesville, FL 32606
Call Stacy Merritt for dates and times - 352-372-6266

Alzheimer’s Association Office
2123 Mango Place
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Call Stephania Sykes-Burns for dates and times - 904-398-5193

Caregiver Support Group and Persons with Dementia Support Group

Highlands Presbyterian Church
1001 NE 16th Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
2nd Tuesday – 1:30 PM
Stacy Merritt – 352-372-6266

Adult Children of Persons with Dementia Support Group

The Atrium
2431 NW 41st Street
Gainesville, FL 32606
2nd Thursday - 7:00 PM
Stacy Merritt - 352-372-6266

Veterans and Family Members of Veterans

VA Medical Center
1601 SW Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL 32608
2nd Wednesday - 3:00 PM
Susie Lyons - 352-376-1611 x6659

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Support groups listed by county

Alachua County

Alterra Clare Bridge
4607 NW 53rd Avenue
Gainesville, FL
3rd Tuesday - 3:00 PM
Laurie Trenkle - 352-376-5151

  Alzheimer’s Day Program (Al’z Place)
First Christian Church
3411 NW 83rd Street
Gainesville, FL 32606
3rd Thursday – 9:00 AM
Judy Johns – 352-375-3000
Clay County The Allegro at Fleming Island
3651 US Highway 17
Orange Park, FL 32003
1st Wednesday - 6:30 PM
Maureen "Mo" Dougherty - 904-228-3441
  Life Care Center of OP
2145 Kingsley Avenue
Orange Park, FL 32073
2nd Thursday - 5:30 PM
Therese Wright - 904-272-2424
Duval County Arlington
St. Paul Methodist Church
8264 Lone Star Road
Jacksonville, FL 32211
3rd Tuesday - 7:00 PM
Erma Frey - 904-721-2167
  The Atrium at Regency
9960 Atrium Way
Jacksonville, FL 32225
4th Tuesday - 2:00 PM
Barbara, Nancy - 904-724-1006 
  Beaches / Intracoastal
Hope Adult Day Services
1560 Roberts Drive
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
1st Tuesday - 6:00 PM
Carol Neil - 904-249-4673 
  Beaches Senior Center
281 S. 19th Ave.
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
2nd Tuesday - 2:00 PM
Ruth Woo - 904-241-3796 
  Brookdale Cypress Village  
4600 Middleton Park Circle, East
Jacksonville, FL 32224
2nd Wednesday - 4:00 PM
Rachel Gridley - 904-807-6276 
  Harbor Chase
3455 San Pablo Road, South
Jacksonville, FL 32224
3rd Friday - 1:30 PM
904-821-8030
  Riverside 
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
1100 Stockton Street
Jacksonville, FL 32204
2nd Wednesday - 9:30 AM
Bob Hass - 904-354-4666
 

Mandarin 
Wyndham Lakes
10660 Old St. Augustine Road
Jacksonville, FL 32257
2nd Tuesday - 4:00 PM
Teresa Jones, Laurie Pike - 904-262-4600

  River Garden Hebrew Home
11401 Old St. Augustine Road
Jacksonville, FL 32258
2nd Wednesday - 10:00 AM
Susan Leger-Krall - 904-260-1818 
  Alterra Clare Bridge
10050 Old St. Augustine Road
Jacksonville, FL 32258
3rd Thursday - 6:00 PM
Deborah Brown - 904-288-8700
 

Memorial Healthcare Plaza - 2nd Floor Aud.
11701 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32223
4th Saturday - 10:00 AM
Nancy Alexander - 904-505-5177

 

Southside
Adult Day Services
6271-17 St. Augustine Road
Jacksonville, FL 32217
2nd Tuesday - 6:30PM
Trina Verwey - 904-425-6991 

 

All Saints Episcopal Church
4171 Hendricks Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
3rd Friday - 7:00 PM
Barbara, Brenda - 904-737-7800

 

Northside
Woodlawn Presbyterian Church
3026 Woodlawn Road
Jacksonville, FL 32209
1st Thursday - 1:00 PM
Pauline Davis - 904-768-5905

 

Home Sweet Home Adult Day Care Center
960 New Berlin Road
Jacksonville, FL 32218
2nd Thursday - 6:30 PM
Jackie Schuman - 904-757-8522

 

Peaches na’ Basket Adult Day Care
2040 Soutel Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32208
3rd Saturday - 11:00 AM
Delores - 904-766-4993 

  Mary Singleton Center
150 East 1st Street 
Jacksonville, FL 32206
Last Tuesday - 6:00 PM 
904-630-0995 
  Westside
All Saints Nursing Center
5888 Blanding Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32244
1st Tuesday - 6:00 PM
Susan McLaughlin - 904-772-6899
Flagler County

Bunnell
Flagler Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
300 South Lemon Street
Bunnell, FL  32110
1st Monday - 6:00 PM
Nancy Malito

 

Palm Coast
David I. Siegel Center, Community Services Building
Conference Room
1000 Belle Terre Parkway
Palm Coast, FL  32164
2nd Tuesday - 2:00 PM
Sandra Madden

 

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
4600 Belle Terre Parkway
Palm Coast, FL 32164
3rd Thursday - 6:30 PM
Sister Helene Hicks, Betty Parker, Jane Schlinger

Gilchrist County 

Trenton Medical Center - Trenton Pediatrics side
911 South Main Street
Trenton, FL 32693
4th Thursday – 10:00 AM
Stacy Merritt – 352-372-6266 

Lake County

Lake Ridge Village
353 Ardice Avenue
Eustis, FL 32726
2nd Wednesday - 1:30 PM
Carole Porter - 352-589-2353

  Bridgewater at Waterman Village
500 Waterman Avenue
Mt. Dora, FL 32757
3rd Wednesday - 1:30 PM
Alan Jones - 352-383-0051 ext.285
  Superior Residences of Clermont
Memory Care Center
1600 Hunt Trace Boulevard
Clermont, FL 34711
2nd & 4th Thursday - 2:00 PM
Cheryl Fletcher - 352-394-5549
*** Respite care available during meeting
Marion County

Silver Springs Shores
Presbyterian Church
674 Silver Rd.
Ocala, FL
1st  Thursday - 2:30 PM
352-687-1119

  Superior Residence at Cala Hills
2300 SW 21st Circle
Ocala, FL
2nd Thursday - 2:00 PM
Cam Aldret - 352-861-2887
  Summerville at Ocala East
1601 SE 24th Road
Ocala, FL 34471
3rd Wednesday - 4:00 PM
Amarilys Nubin - 352-622-9696
  Summerville at Ocala West
9070 West 8th Avenue
Ocala, FL 34476
Last Thursday of the month - 5:00 PM
Phyliss - 352-861-4444
Nassau County 

Life Care Center of Hilliard
3756 West 3rd Street
Hilliard, Florida 32046
1st Thursday - 10:00 AM
Charlene Smith - 904-845-3988

  Nassau County Council on Aging
1367 South 18th Street
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
3rd Thursday - 1:30 PM
Anne Smith - 904-261-0982 
Orange County

Renaissance Senior Center
3800 South Econ Trail
Orlando, FL
1st Monday - 2:00 PM
Cynthia Williams - 407-701-7037

 

Orlando Madison Ivy House
8001 Pin Oak Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
1st Wednesday - 6:00 PM
Stephanie Storey - 407-903-1808

 

Village Oaks at Conway
5501 East Michigan Street
Orlando, FL 32812
2nd Tuesday - 6:45 PM
Evelyn King, Carrie Vick - 407-277-7225 

  The Bridge Assisted Living                                 
3201 Rouse Road
Orlando, FL 32817
2nd Thursday, 1:00 PM
Beth Hellner & Amanda Nykamp - 407-384-5858
 

Health Central Park
411 North Dillard Street
Winter Garden, FL 34787
2nd Thursday - 4:30 PM
Phyllis Tyson - 407-296-1635 

  Pavilion at Crossing Pointe
9309 South Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32837
4th Wednesday - 11:00 AM
Jeannie Downing - 407-859-7990
Osceola County 

St. Cloud Senior Center
3101 17th Street
St. Cloud, FL 34769
1st Wednesday - 10:00 AM
JoAnn Colonna - 407-891-8884

 

Good Samaritan Retirement Village
Aldersgate Drive, Friendship Dining Room
Kissimmee, FL 34746
2nd Wednesday - 2:30 PM
Dawn Wurst - 407-846-7201

 

Southern Oaks
3855 Old Canoe Creek Road
St. Cloud, FL 34769
Last Wednesday - 5:30 PM
Steve M. El Rashid - 407-957-2280 

Putnam County  Putnam Community Medical Center
Highway 20 West
Palatka, FL 32177 
2nd Wednesday - 2:00 PM
386-328-5711 Ext. 166
Seminole County  St. Mary Magdalene Church
861 Maitland Avenue
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
2nd Monday - 7:30 PM
Annette Kelly - 407-331-0911 
  Stanford Centre
433 Orange Drive
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
3rd Tuesday - 6:00 PM
Brenda Stauffer - 407-260-2433
  Savannah Court
395 Alafaya Woods Blvd.
Oviedo, FL 32765
3rd Wednesday - 6:00 PM
Elisa Hunt, Ashley Magill - 407-977-8786 
 

Heritage at Lake Forest
5433 West State Road 46
Sanford, FL 32771
4th Tuesday - 6:30 PM
Sylvia Lorman - 407-322-2207 ext. 210

St. Johns County 

Glenmoor at World Golf Village
230 Towerview Drive
St. Augustine, FL 32086
1st Thursday - 2:30 PM
Kathy, Barbara - 904-230-9220 

  Coquina Crossing - Welcome Center
4536 Coquina Crossing Drive
Elkton, Florida 32033
2nd Thursday - 1:00 PM
Florence Brooks - 904-808-7161
  St. John Council on Aging 
179 Marine Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084
2nd Wednesday - 7:00 PM
3rd Thursday - 1:30 PM
Diane Longo - 904-823-4815
Volusia County

Daytona Beach
The Good Samaritan
Daytona Retirement Community
Archives Room, Olds Hall
340 South Ridgewood Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL  32114
4th Friday - 10:30 AM
Carol Hamilton

 

Debary
Orange City Nursing & Rehab
2810 Enterprise Road
Debary, FL 32713
4th Friday - 2:00 PM
Shirley Kitler

 

Deland
Woodland Towers
113 Chipola Avenue
Deland, FL 32729 
1st Monday - 2:00 PM 
Dorothy Myers 386-738-2700

  St. Barnabas Church
319 West Wisconsin Avenue
Deland, FL  32720
2nd Monday - 7:00 PM
Lorna Lind, Joyce Griffin 
  Woodland Towers
113 Chipola Avenue
Deland, FL  32729
4th Tuesday - 6:30 PM
Dorothy Myers 386-738-2700
  Alliance Center for Healthcare
130 West Armstrong
Deland, FL  32720
4th Thursday - 2:00 PM
Kitty Lawrence
 

Deltona
Deltona Presbyterian Church
2300 Howland Boulevard
Deltona, FL 
2nd Wednesday - 2:00 PM
Carol Briggs

 

New Smyrna Beach
Coronado Community United Methodist Church
Hospitality House
201 South Peninsula Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, FL  32169
1st Wednesday - 1:30 PM
Lynn Hanson 

 

Ormond Beach
Ormond in the Pines Retirement Center
101 Clyde Morris Boulevard
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
1st Tuesday - 2:00 PM
Nancy Winecoff, Sister Nancy Illig

 

Port Orange
Lighthouse Point Club House
155 Spring Drive (off Nova Road)
Port Orange, FL  32129
1st Thursday - 7:00 PM
Veronica Vassak

 

Church of the Epiphany
Father Smith Complex
201 LaFayette Street
Port Orange, FL 32127
2nd Tuesday - 1:00 PM
June Edwards, Kathleen Dailey 

 

Affiliated support groups

Council on Aging Support Groups for the Caregiver with On-Site Respite Care

Stetson Baptist Church
1-25 W. Minnesota Avenue
Deland, Florida
3rd Tuesday - 3:00 PM

Grace Episcopal Church
4110 Ridgewood Avenue
Port Orange, Florida
4th Wednesday - 3:00 PM

For more information, please contact Kay Richards, Council on Aging Respite Manager at 386.253.4700, extension 204.

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