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•  Caregiver Support Groups by City
•  Local Information and Resources

Meetings are cancelled if the public schools are closed due to weather.

Topic Specific Groups

Adult Children
3rd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Alzheimer’s Association Office Conference Room
Maria Hines, 573-657-0046
Patty Gibbs, 573-445-5319

Men Emerging as Caregivers
For men caring for women with dementia 
*Columbia: 3rd Thursday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Alzheimer's Association Education Center
*Lake Ozark: 2nd Wednesday, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
The City Grill in Osage Beach
*Contact Pam Richmond in advance, 573-443-8665

Days of Our Lives
For women caring for their partners with dementia
4th Tuesday, 2-3:30 pm
Alzheimer's Association Education Center
Pam Richmond, 573-443-8665
Anita Metzen, 573-875-5140

Teens and Young People
For teens with a family member with dementia
Please call in advance for more information: 800-272-3900
Last Saturday of each month, 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Alzheimer's Association Education Center
Facilitator: Chris Morgan

Caregiver Support Groups by City

Boonville
3rd Thursday, 1 pm
Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Library
Betty Jane Myers, 660-834-3111
Sally Meyer, 660-848-2196
Melissa Hollrah, 660-882-9933

Cole Camp
4th Tuesday, 6 pm
Good Samaritan Care Center
Judy Harris, 660-668-4432
Ashley Raetz, 660-668-4515

Columbia
2nd Thursday, 3:30 pm
LSS Lenoir Woods Community Center
Janell Irvin, 573-876-5800
Katie Stockamp

Edina
2nd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Knox County Nursing Home
Evelyn Ewalt, 660-434-5417
Susie Cahalan, 660-397-2265

Fulton
3rd Tuesday, 11 am – Noon
Presbyterian Church Community Resource Room
Richard White, 573-642-2082
Sue Lippincott

Hannibal
3rd Wednesday, 4 pm
Meetings are in Feb, Apr, June, Aug, Oct, Nov
Beth Haven Nursing Home
Kami Harsell & Marge Dawkins 573-221-6000

Jefferson City
1stTuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Jeff City Nursing and Rehab
Katherine Carlson 573-635-3131 (w) 573-280-9083 (c)
62kcarlson@tarahc.com
Mary Love 573-297-9978
Lovekidsx6@hotmail.com

Jefferson City
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m.
Heisinger Bluffs
April Bernhardt and Stephanie Kemple, 573-636-6288
Ginger Salmons and Brandi Bexton, 573-644-6371

Macon
2nd Monday, 5:30 pm
Loch Haven Nursing Home
(Light dinner served)
Patty Hasselbring 660-385-3113 ext. 217
Dawn Moore

Marshall
3rd Thursday, 6:30 pm
Wellness Adult Day Healthcare Center
Kathy Green, 660-886-9000

Memphis
3rd Thursday, 6:30 pm
Scotland County Care Center, Sun Room
Laura Schenk, 660-465-7221

Mexico
3rd Wednesday, 1:30 pm 
Missouri Veterans Home
Rita Davidson, 573-581-1088 ext. 1265
Nicole Stone

Monroe City
January 2012 meeting cancelled
1st Tuesday, 1:30 pm
Monroe City Manor Care Center
Connie Painter, Activity Director, 573-735-4850
Nancy Voepel, 573-735-2010

Osage Beach
3rd Thursday, 1 pm
Lake Regional Health System, Conference Room D
Teresa Knight & Barb Stone, 573-346-5654
Sally Wood, 573-348-2225

Palmyra
2nd Thursday, 6:30 pm
Maple Lawn Nursing Home
Carol Miller, 573-769-2213

Stover
2nd Thursday, 2 pm
Golden Age Living Center
Alice Tietjen, 573-377-4521

Tipton
2nd Thursday, 6 pm
Tipton Oak Manor
Dana Rohrer, 660-433-5574

Wellsville 
Last Tuesday, 5:30 pm
Gamma Road Lodge Nursing Home
Cindy Norman, Meta Jaspering  573-684-2002

Local Information and Resources

California
Moniteau Care Center
Rita Fisher, 573-796-3822

Chariton County 
Susan Turner, 660-288-3675

Kirksville
Kelley Benowitz
Kirksville Manor Care
660-665-3774