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Get the emotional support you need

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.

Support group listings

If you prefer, call our 24-hour Helpline - 800.272.3900.

Support Group Facilitator Training


For volunteers interested in facilitating an Alzheimer's support group in their community. Training will include ways to encourage participants to share, how to run meetings and education on programs and services available to caregivers.  You must pre-register for this training.

 

If you have Alzheimer's

Specialized support groups available for person's with Alzheimer's and their caregivers.

Memory Minders & The Forum

These time-limited support groups are for individuals with early-onset or in the early stage Alzheimer's or related dementia.  Sessions combine education with support, and include personal and practical tips, memory aids and cognitive exercises.  Participants must be willing and able to discuss their diagnosis.  Free, but please pre-register.  Memory Minders & The Forum meets at the same time as the Caregiver Support Group.

Early Stage/Early Onset Caregiver Support Group

Support group specifically for family caregivers of a person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease before the age of 65 or those who have a loved one attending Memory Minders. Caregivers will be encouraged to share experiences and learn from each other. Free, but please pre-register.  Caregiver Support Group meets at the same time as Memory Minders.

 

Location  Date and time Register by calling: 
Memory Minders/
Urbandale, IA
2nd Wednesday from 4-5:30 pm
Olivet Baptist Church
2743 82nd Place
515.440.2722
The Forum/
Urbandale, IA
Last Tuesday from 5:30-7:30 pm
Olivet Baptist Church
2743 82nd Place 

515.440.2722

Memory Minders/
Dubuque, IA
Last Tuesday from 2-3 pm
Oak Park Place
1381 Oak Park Place 
563.589.0030

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Support groups listed by county

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Iowa

County City Information Facilitator Contact
Appanoose Centerville 3rd Friday at 9am
Mercy Medical Center
1 St. Joseph's Drive
Sherri Doggett
641.437.4111
       
Boone Madrid 4th Sunday at 2pm
The Cedars Assisted Living
600 N. Kennedy
Kacie Purl
Darla Ugolini
515.795.3007
       
Cass Atlantic 2nd Thursday at 7pm
Homecare Hospice
1500 E. 10th
Carol Schuler
712.243.7545
       

Cerro Gordo

Clear Lake Every Thursday at 9:30am
Zion Lutheran Church
112 N. 4th St.
Naomi Nowland
641.357.6376
       
 
   
       
Clarke  Osceola 1st Wednesday at 5pm
Osceola Nursing and Rehab
2315 N. Main
Carey Robins or
Melissa Paul
641.342.6061
       
Clinton Clinton  2nd Thursday at 1:30pm
(alternate months)
Mercy Medical Center
638 S. Bluff Blvd.

Leslie Merema
563.244.5607
or
Mary Kaup
563.244.3539

       
Clinton Clinton 2nd Thursday at 1:30pm
(alternate months)
The Alverno
849 13th Ave. N.
JoAnn Snodgrass
563.242.1521
Clinton Clinton 4th Wednesday at 4:30pm
Prairie Hills Asst. Living
1701 13th Ave. N  
Peggy Jenkins
563.243.6870 or
Marla Jo McQuistion
563.212.8861 
     
       
Delaware Manchester 2nd Monday at 5:30
Good Neighbor Home
105 McCarren Drive 
Jodi Boeckenstedt or
Denise Bishop
563.927.3907
       
Des Moines Burlington 2nd Wednesday at 2pm
GRMC Klein Center
2910 Madison Ave.
Sue Roberts
319.768.4620
       
Dubuque  Dubuque 2nd Tuesday at 6pm
River Bend Retirement Community
813 Tyler St.  
Cindy Callahan
Kelli McElmeel
563.852.5001
       
Dubuque Dubuque 2nd Tuesday at 4pm
Alzheimer's Association
5900 Saratoga Plaza,
Suite 11
Joanie McKay
563.589.0030
       
Dubuque Dubuque  (Early Stage Only)
Last Tuesday at 2pm
Oak Park Place
1381 Oak Park Place
Marge Mohr
563.589030
     
       
Floyd Charles City 3rd Tuesday at 4pm
St. John Lutheran Church
200 S. Main St.

Mary Augustin
641.228.2970

Arlene Thomas
641.228.4708

       
Franklin Hampton 2nd Monday at 1pm
Hampton Health Care Center
700 2nd St. SE
Joyce Lindloff
641.456.4701
       
Greene Jefferson 1st Thursday at 6:30pm
Greene Co. Medical Ctr.
1000 W. Lincolnway
Kim Clark
515.386.3228 
       
Hancock Britt 2nd Friday at 1pm
Westview Care Center
445 8th Ave. SW
Jamey Cassels
641.843.3835
       
Hardin  Iowa Falls 2nd Tuesday at 4pm
Scenic Living Communities-Ashbrook
1121 N. Fremont
Teresa Bahr
641.648.8014
       
Henry Mt. Pleasant  3rd Tuesday at 5:30pm
Mt. Pleasant Library
307 E. Monroe 
Rosemary Brown
319.931.3109 
       
Humboldt Humboldt 1st Tuesday at 10am
Humboldt Care Center North
1111 11th Ave. N.  
Maria Olson
515.332.2623
       
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Jasper Newton 1st and 3rd Thursday at 9:30am
Newton Village
110 North 5th Ave. W.  
Carolyn Hobbs
641.792.2687
       
Kossuth Algona 3rd Thursday at 7pm
Van Buren Terrace
520 S. Blackford St.
Heather Strohman
515.295.2414 
       
Lee Fort Madison 4th Tuesday at 6pm
Fort Madison Community
Hospital Conference Room
5445 Avenue O
Mike Bennett
319.835.5984
Kathy Hohl
319.470.1558
       
Louisa  Morning Sun 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 6:30pm
Morning Sun Care Ctr.
200 Washington
Angie Smith
319.868.7751
       
Mahaska Oskaloosa 2nd Thursday at 7pm
Mahaska Co. Hospital
1229 C Avenue
Sharon Randell
641.676.3649
       
     
       
Marion Pella 1st Wednesday at 1:30pm
Pella Reg. HC Center
North Dining Room
LTC Dept.
Elaine Malek
641.628.661
       
Marshall Marshalltown 1st Tuesday at 5pm
Grandview Heights
910 E. Olive

Jan Zatovick/
Marlene Hartwig
641.752.4581
       
Montgomery Red Oak  Last Wednesday at 1pm
Red Oak Good Samaritan
201 Alix Ave. 
Chelsie Zech
712.623.3170
Lisa Vetter
712.623.6280
       
Muscatine Muscatine 2nd Thursday at 3pm
Senior Resources ADC
1808 Mulberry St.
Barb Krall
563.263.7292
       
Polk  Ankeny 2nd Thursday at 6:30pm
New Horizons ADC/
Neveln Comm. Ctr.
406 SW School Street
Room 16 
Megan Hartwig
515.279.5176 
       
Polk Des Moines 2nd Thursday at 2pm
Calvin Community
4210 Hickman
Charlotte Newman
515.334.7277
       
     
       
Polk Des Moines 2nd Thursday at 5:30pm
Trinity Center at Luther Park
1555 Hull Avenue 
Nancy Humke
515.262.5639
       
Polk Des Moines 2nd Tuesday at 2pm
Wesley Acres
3520 Grand Avenue
Felicia Mullin
515.284.5250
       
Polk Des Moines 3rd Monday at 6:30pm
Park Ave. Christian Church
3219 SW 9th St.
Roxian Miller
515.285.7981
       
Polk Johnston Last Wednesday at 5:30pm
Bishop Drumm Care Center
5837 Winwood Drive
Stacy Hendrickson
515.270.1100
       
Polk Pleasant Hill 2nd Monday at 6:30pm
The Shores
1500 Edgewater Drive 
Naomi Altenhofen
515.262.2444
       
Polk  Urbandale 2nd Monday at 6:30pm
Deerfield
2nd Floor Activity Room
13731 Hickman Road

Elaine Lundstrom
515.251.8277

       
Polk Urbandale 3rd Monday at 6:30pm
Senior Suites of Urbandale
4700 84th Street
Melinda Herriott
w)515.270.9700 or
h)515.965.3234
       
Polk West Des Moines 1st and 3rd Monday at 1:30pm
Alzheimer's Association
1730 28th Street

Beth Bishop
515.224.5863

       
Polk  West Des Moines 

(Early Stage Only)
2nd Wednesday at 4pm
Call for location

Connie Lucas
515.440.2722
       
     
       
Poweshiek Grinnell 2nd Tuesday at 10am
The Coffee Shop
915 Main
Gladys Booth
641.236.7298
       
Scott Davenport 2nd Monday at 11am
C.A.S.I. Center
1035 W. Kimberly Road
Marilyn Woelke
309.277.0167
       
Scott Davenport 4th Thursday at 4pm
Country House Assisted Living
900 W. 46th Street 
Nicole Will
563.391.1111
       
Story Ames 1st Tuesday at 1pm
Mary Greeley Hospital
1111 Duff Avenue

Mike Long
515.233.7588

       
Story Story City 4th Monday at 4pm
Bethany Manor
212 Lafayette
Sandy Aneson
515.733.4325
       
     
       
Union Creston 2nd Tuesday at 6pm
Alzheimer's Association
228 North Pine
Jaylen Dobbs
641.782.2568
       
Van Buren Keosauqua 1st Thursday at 7pm
Van Buren Good Samaritan
819 Country Lane Road
Colleen Cooper
319.293.3761
       
Wapello Ottumwa 2nd Wednesday at 6:30pm
First United Methodist Church
202 East 4th St.
Amanda Konrad
641.684.4000
       
Wapello Ottumwa 1st Sunday at 2pm
Good Samaritan
2035 Chester
Karla Hinton
641.682.8041
       
Warren Indianola 1st Monday at 6pm
Good Samaritan Home
708 S. Jefferson
Barbara Johnson
515.961.2596
       
Webster Fort Dodge 1st Thursday at 2pm
Alzheimer's Association
1605 1st Ave. North
Suite 4
Diane Rollins
515.573.2121
       
Webster Gowrie Last Wednesday at 1pm
Gowrie Senior Suites
1808 Main
Cindy Youngquist
515.352.3612 
       
     

Illinois

   
 
       
Henry Geneseo 2nd Tuesday at 6:30pm
Geneseo Public Library
218 S. State St

John Farrell
309.441.5578

Marilyn Woelke
309.277.0167

       
Henry  Geneseo 2nd Thursday at 12:30pm
Hammond House
215 W. Wells
Marliyn Woelke
309.277.0167
       
Henry Kewnee 1st Tuesday at 1pm
Henry County Seniors
219 W.Senior 
Linda Gilman
309.277.0467
       
JoDaviess Galena

4th Thursday at 11:30am
Galena Stauss Hospital
215 Summit 

Linda Mordin
815.777.3453
       
Mercer  Aledo 2nd Wednesday at 2pm
Aledo Rehab & Healthcare
304 SW 12th St.  

Cheryl Brown or
Shaila Hart
309.582.5376 

       
Rock Island Moline 3rd Tuesday at noon
Intouch Adult Day Center
4011 Avenue of the Cities,
Suite 102
Linda Gilman
309.277.0167
       
Rock Island Moline 3rd Thursday at 7pm
Alternatives Main Office
1518 5th Avenue
Patrick Doherty
309.277.0167
       
Rock Island Moline 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9:30am
Butterworth Center
1105 8th St.
Jackie Reid
309.797.9304 
       
Rock Island Moline 3rd Thursday at 6:30pm
Alternatives, Sage Center
1526 5th Avenue
Sonya Paddock
309.277.0167
       
Rock Island Moline 3rd Tuesday at 6pm
Heartland HealthCare Center
833 16th Ave.
Denise Musgrove
or Regina Mohr
309.764.6744