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Get the emotional support you need

We have dozens of support groups in the Central & Northeast Missoui area, at various times and locations. Check to see if there is a group close to you that fits your needs.

Family support groups provide an opportunity for families and friend to share information, to give and receive support and to learn caregiving skills. If you prefer, call our 24-hour Helpline at 1.800.272.3900. 

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Winter weather ALERT! Support groups are cancelled whenever local public schools are cancelled.

 

 Parkinson's Disease

Columbia   1st Thursday, 4 p.m.
 Now at Lenoir Woods
 Gerry Neely, 573.445.1588 
Hannibal   1st Tuesday, 1 p.m.
 First Choice Rehab
 Lori Griffith, 573.221.1711 
Jefferson City   3rd Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
 SW Campus, Capital Region Medical Center
 Jennifer Urich, 573.632.4608 
Sedalia   3rd Monday, 4 p.m.
 First Christian Church
 Barbara Schulz, 660.826.6039 

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 Local Support Groups (by City)

Ashland   3rd Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
 Ashland Villa
 June Lenger, 573.657.2388,
 Brenda Silvers, 573.657.1920
Boonville  3rd Thursday, 1 p.m.
 Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Library
 Betty Jane Myers, 660.834.3111
California   4th Thursday, 6 p.m.
 S.W. Moniteau Care Center
 Rita Fisher
 573.796.3822
Chariton County   2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m.
 Meeting locations rotate among:
 Chariton Park Nursing Home,
 Brunswick Nursing Home and Marceline Manor
 Susan Turner, 660.288.3675
Cole Camp   Please contact Judy Harris for the current schedule.
 660.668.4432 or 800.301.2329
Columbia  2nd Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
 Lenoir Community Center
 Janell Irvin, 573.876.5800
Edina  2nd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
 Knox County Nursing Home
 Holly Jones, 660.397.2282
Fulton  3rd Tuesday, 11 am - 1 pm
 Presbyterian Church Community Resource Rm
 Eva Santoya, 573-819-6242
 Sally Fowles, 573-642-0202
 Richard White, 573-642-0202
Hannibal

 3rd Tuesday, 4 p.m.
 Every other month: Aug., Oct., Dec., Feb., Apr., June
 Beth Haven Nursing Home
 Kami Harsell & Margie Dawkins
 kharsell@bethhaven.org, mdawkins@bethhaven.org

 573.221.6000

Jefferson City  2nd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
 Golden Living Center
 Katherine Carlson, 573.893.3404 or 573.280.9083
 katherine.carlson@goldenliving.com
Jonesburg  3rd Tuesday, 12 p.m.
 Frumpy Joe's Restaurant - Free dessert provided
 Participants may purchase lunch.
 Linda Onger & Michelle Black, 636.488.5400
Kirksville

 Last Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m.
 Kirksville Manor Care
 Kelley Benowitz, 660.665.3774
jkkmcc@kvmo.net

Macon  2nd Monday, 5:30 p.m.
 Loch Haven Nursing Home (light dinner served)
 Patty Hasselbring & Dawn Moore
 660.385.3113 ext. 217
Marshall

 *ON HOLD TILL FURTHER NOTICE*
 2nd Monday, 5:30 p.m.
 First Christian Church
 Tammy Papreck, 660.831.5259

Memphis  3rd Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
 Scotland County Care Center, Sun Room
 Laura Schenk, 660.465.7221
Mexico  3rd Wednesday, 1:30 p.m.
 Missouri Veterans Home
 Jean Hull or Rita Davidson 573.581.1088
Monroe City   1st Tuesday, 2 p.m.
 Monroe City Manor Care Center
 Nancy Voepel, 573.735.2010
Osage Beach  3rd Thursday, 1 p.m.
 Lake Regional Health System, Conference Rm D
 Teresa Knight & Barb Stone, 573.346.5654
 Sally Wood, 573.348.2225
Palmyra  2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
 Maple Lawn Nursing Home
 Carol Miller, 573.769.2213
Sedalia

 2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
 Bothwell Regional Health Center 
 Randy & Phyllis Craig, 660.826.8367  
 Sedalia Support Group Blog:
 http://alzsedalia.blogspot.com/

Stover  2nd Thursday, 2 p.m.
 Golden Age Living Center, Conference Rm.
 Alice Tietjen, 573.377.4521
Sullivan  3rd Thursday, 7 p.m.
 MO Baptist Sullivan Hospital
 Tracy Clayton, 573.860.1604
Tipton  Group meets quarterly. Call for date and time.
 Tipton Oak Manor
 Tonya Weaver, 660.433.5574
Vienna  Last Thursday, 6 p.m.
 Maries Manor Coffee Room
 Shari Darr, 573.422.3177
Wellsville  Last Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
 Gamma Road Lodge Nursing Home
 Cindy Norman, Meta Jaspering & Cheryl Wieberg
 573.684.2002

 

Specific Discussion Groups

 

 Adult Children

 3rd Tuesday, 5:30 pm
 Alzheimer's Association Conference Room,  Columbia
 Maria Hines, 573.657.0046, mailto:maria.hines@sos.mo.gov
 Patty Gibbs, 573.445.5319, mailto:pattydgibbs@aol.com

 Care Partners

 2nd Tuesday, 2-3:30 pm
 Alzheimer's Association Conference Room,
 Columbia
 Jane Ellen Ashley, 573.443.8665

 Men Emerging as 
 Caregivers

 (Columbia) 3rd Thursday 11 am - 1 pm
 Primaris office, 200 N. Keene St. in Columbia
 Pam Richmond, 573.443.8665

 (Lake Ozark) 2nd Wednesday 11 am - 1 pm
 The City Grill, 5384 Hwy 54 in Osage Beach
 Pam Richmond, 573.443.8665

 Days of Our Lives

 4th Tuesday, 2-3:30 pm
 Lenoir Community Center
 Pam Richmond, 573.443.8665,
 Anita Metzen, 573.875.5140