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Special Groups

District of Columbia

Providence Hospital
(St. Catherine Hall Conf. Rm #1)
1150 Varnum St., NE 20017
3rd Tuesday , 11:00 a.m.
Janie Wooden, 202-526-6102
Beverly Hamilton, 202-526-5205
 
Center Care Adult Day Care Center
(Respite Available)
2601 18th St. NE 20018
3rd Monday, 6:30 p.m.
Valencia Singleton, 202-541-6153

Ward Memorial AME Church
241 42nd Street, NE 20019
3rd Saturday, 11:00 a.m.
Faith Lyles, 202-583-1563
Judith Travers, 202-373-1502

D.C. Downtown Clusters
Geriatric Day Care Center
Ashbury United Methodist Church
926 11th St. NW 20001
3rd Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.
Margaret Mitchell, 202-347-7527

The Residences at Thomas Circle
1330 Massachusetts Ave. NW  20005
3rd Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
Beth Jansen, 202-626-5799

Genevieve Johnson Senior Program
4817 Blagden Ave. NW 20011
4th Saturday, 11:00 a.m.
Please call to confirm meeting
Holly Segal, 703-469-1772

IONA Senior Services
4125 Albemarle St. NW 20016
1st & 3rd Wednesday, 12:30 pm
Ruth Chertkov, 703-766-9007

Sibley Hospital, Hays Hall
Conference Rm. #1, 1st floor
5255 Loughboro Rd. NW 20016
1st Wednesday, 7:30:-9:00 p.m.
Julie Potter 202-364-7602
Debbie Ackerman
Abby Levin, 301-718-6391

Veterans Affairs Medical Center
(Geriatric Clinic)
50 Irving St. NW 20422
2nd Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
Benetta Pitts,202-745-8422
Catherine McIver, 202-745-8000 x5390

Support Groups listed by State and County

Maryland

Chesapeake Potomac Home Health
7627 Leonardtown Road
Hughesville, 20637
4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Pat Tesler, 301-274-9000

Morningside House
70 Village Street
Waldorf, 20602
1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Charlene Queen,  301-645-2776

Calvert Pines Senior Center
450 W. Dares Beach Road
Prince Frederick, 20678
1st Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.
Ann Newton, 410-535-4606

Asbury-Solomons Island
(Meets in Family Room)
11100 Asbury Circle
Solomons, 20688
1st Thursday, 10:30 a.m.
Linda Wooge, 410-394-3076

Bethesda Health and Rehab Center
5721 Grosvenor Lanne
Bethesda, 20814
1st Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Tricea Nurse, 301-530-1660, ext. 2167

Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
6601 Bradley Blvd.
Bethesda, 20817
1st & 3rd Wednesday, 11:45 a.m.
Lynn Meltzer,  301-530-3551
Marlies Buhler,  301-530-5784

Foxhill Sunrise Senior Living
8300 Burdette Road
Bethesda, 20817
3rd Thursday, 11:00 a.m
Robin Rosenblum, 301-520-0123
Shelly Edwards, 301-434-1123

Brighton Gardens Friendship Heights
5555 Friendship Blvd.
Chevy Chase, 20815
4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. 
Terri Adams, 301-656-1900

Asbury Methodist Village
(Wilson Health Care Center, 3rd floor)
301 Russell Avenue
Gaithersburg, 20877
2nd & 4th Wednesday,  9:00 a.m.
Barbara Mansfield , 301-987-6228

Asbury Methodist Village
(Wallace Building, 1st Floor)
417 Russell Avenue
Gaithersburg, 20877
3rd Thursday, 2:00 p.m.
Andrea Deane, 301-216-4085 
Donna Peang-Meth, 301-452-7290

McMichael Insurance Agency (Erie)
19413 Frederick Road
Germantown, 20876
Last Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Cory Kallen, 301-807-9468

Arden Courts of Kensington
4301 Knowles Avenue
Kensington, 20895
1st Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
Agnes Collins, 301-598-4118

Kensington Park
Retirement Community
3620 Littledale Road
Kensington, 20895
3rd Thursday, 6:00 p.m. 
Randy East, 301-946-7700 
Linda Hadley, 703-304-5555

St. James Episcopal Church
11815 Seven Lochs Road
Potomac, 20854
3rd Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
John Miers, 301-656- 3359

Arden Courts Potomac
10718 Potomac Tennis Lane
Potomac, 20854
1st Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.
Mary Ann Buckley, 202-364-0020

National Lutheran Home
9701 Veirs Drive
Rockville, 20850
(Next to Lakewood Country Club)
3rd Thursday, 10:30 a.m.
Adele Warnke, 301-424-9560, x221 
Bob Wells, 301-424-9560, x221

National Lutheran Home
9701 Veirs Drive
Rockville, 20850
(Next to Lakewood Country Club)
1st & 3rd Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.
Adele Warnke, 301-424-9560, x221 
Bob Wells, 301-424-9560, x221

Sunrise of Rockville
8 Baltimore Road
Rockville, 20850
3rd Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Terri Binder, 301-916-4296

Hebrew Home, Smith-Kogod Building
(Beauty Parlor)
6121 Montrose Road
Rockville, 20852
2nd & 4th Friday 1:00 p.m.
Rhonda Wienstein, 301-770-8483

Hebrew Home, Smith-Kogod Building
6121 Montrose Road
Rockville, 20852
1st Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
Rhonda Wienstein, 301-770-8483

Ring House, Misler Center
(Terrace Level)
1801 E. Jefferson Street
Rockville, 20852
2nd & 4th Monday, 1:00 p.m.
Harley Lattner, 301-468-1740

Brooke Grove Rehab and Nursing
(Meets in TLC room)
18131 Slade School Road
Sandy Spring, 20860
3rd Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.
Bill Neely, 301-924-2811
Laura Rounds, 301-260-2300

Holy Cross Resource Ctr.
9805 Dameron Drive
Silver Spring, 20902
Every Monday, 6:00 p.m.
Sister Kathy Weber, 301-754-7152

Holy Cross Resource Ctr.
(Adult Children)
9805 Dameron Drive
Silver Spring, 20902
Every Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
Sister Kathy Weber, 301-754-7152

Holy Cross Resource Ctr
(Spousal Groups)
9805 Dameron Drive
Silver Spring, 20902
Every Tuesday, 2:30 p.m.
Every Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.
Every Friday, 9:30 a.m.
Sister Kathy Weber, 301-754-7152

Arden Courts of Silver Spring
2505 Musgrove Road
Silver Spring, 20904
1st Wednesday, 2:00 p.m.
Cathy Lonas, 301-847-3051

Riderwood Villlage
Renaissance Gardens
3160 Gracefield Road
Silver Spring, 20904
1st & 3rd Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.
Jeanette Chamberlain, 301-572-4035
Debbie Carruthers

Sunrise of Silver Spring
11621 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, 20904
2nd Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Janelle Battles, 301-384-7557
Wallace Fond, 301-572-5619
Candace Stepp, 301-622-0516

Leisure World on Georgia Ave.
Interfaith Chapel Library
3680 South Leisure World Blvd.
Silver Spring, 20906
1st & 3rd Wednesday, 3:00 p.m.
Jeanette Chamberlain, 301-572-4035 
Jean Windrow, 301-598-0162

Prince George's County

HeartFields Assisted Living
7600 Laurel-Bowie Road
Bowie, 20715 
2nd Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Sandy Barley, 301-805-8422

Bowie Senior Center
14900 Health Center Drive
Bowie, 20716
2nd Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.
4th Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Rosemary Allender, 301-262-5082

Southern Maryland Hospital Center
7503 Surratts Road
Clinton, 20735
2nd Thursday, 5:00 p.m.
Dave DeClark, 301-877-5700

Greenbelt Community Center
15 Crescent Road, Room #103
Greenbelt, 20770
4th Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.
Rosemary Allender, 301-262-5082  

Saint Mary of the Mills Church
(Rectory Office)
114 St. Mary's Place
Laurel, 20707
4th Thursday, 7:00 p.m. 
Rose Mary Russ 301-725-3080 x213
Marsha Raymond 301-725-3080 x236

Morningside House of Laurel
7700 Cherry Lane
Laurel, 20707
3rd Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Lindsey Hamilton 301-725-2220
Melissa Thomas, 301-725-2220

Crescent Ridge Adult Day Center
(Respite Available)
7001 Oxon Hill Road
Oxon Hill, 20745
2nd Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. 
Erma Holmes, 301-894-0818 
Carolyn Stucky, 301-457-1864

Gilmore Adult Day Center
(behind Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church)
608 Largo Road
Upper Marlboro, 20774
2nd Saturday, 10:30 a.m. 
Denise Washington, 301-336-1592

Virginia

Hermitage of Northern Virginia
5000 Fairbanks Avenue
Alexandria 22311
3rd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Joan Richardson, 703-797-3814
Cathy Durham, 703-283-1668

Alexandria Adult Day Health Center
1108 Jefferson Street
Alexandria, 22314
1st Wednesday, 4:30 pm
Darrell Wesley, 703-838-4224

Emeritus at Arlington
3821 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, 22203  
3rd Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Stuart Evans, 703-766-9007

Carlin Springs Health Pavilion
601 S. Carlin Springs Road
Arlington, 22204
3rd Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.
Jane Work, 703-533-1736 
Mary Belanich, 703-558- 5903

St Andrew's Episcopal Church
4000 Lorcom Lane
Arlington, 22207 
1st & 3rd Thursday, 10:00 a.m.
Linda Willen, 703-243-7183

Greenfield Assisted Living
413 McClellan Street
Berryville, 22611
2nd Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
Connie Clem, 540-623-5588

Lincolnia Day Health Care Center
4710 N. Chambliss Street
Alexandria, 22312
2nd Thursday, 9:30 a.m.
Regina Gilbertson, 703-931-7526
Bernice Montgomery,703-573 5835

Mt. Vernon Adult Day Care Center
8350 Richmond Highway, #137
Alexandria, 22309
2nd Thursday, 5:00 p.m.
Ingrid Parkhurst, 703-704-6050

Good Shepherd Catholic Church
8710 Mt. Vernon Hwy.
Alexandria, 22309
2nd Thursday,7:30 p.m.
Joan Sutton, 202-285-6486

Annandale Adult Day Health Care Center
7200 Columbia Pike
Annandale, 22003
1st Thursday, 4:30 p.m.
Pat Vida, 703-750-3316

Annandale United Methodist Church
6935 Columbia Pike
Annandale, 22003
2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Carol Deal, 703-455-9703

Arden Courts Assisted Living
7104 Braddock Road
Annandale, 22003
1st Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Mabel Barrett, 703-256-0882

Golden Living Healthcare
6700 Columbia Pike
Annandale, 22003
Last Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Fances Lee, 703-256-7000

Pohick Regional Library
6450 Sydenstricker Road
Burke, 22015
3rd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Stuart Evans 703-766-9007
Eileen Thompson

Braddock Glen Adult Day Health Center
4027 B Olley Lane
Fairfax,  22032
2nd Thursday 5:30 p.m.
Georgia Miller, 703-978-0502
 
The Gardens
4310 Forest Hill Drive
Fairfax, 22030
4th Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Wendy Wilson, 703-338-0377
 
Calvary Hill Baptist Church
9301 Little River Turnpike
Fairfax, 22031
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 10:00 am
Paul Schratwieser, 703-830-0890

Alzheimer's Family Day Center
2812 Old Lee Highway, #210
Fairfax, 22031
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 9:30 am
Sue Stone, 703-204-4664

King of Kings Lutheran Church
4025 Kings Way
Fairfax, 22033
1st Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Joanne Stone, 703-627-2413

The Virginian
9229 Arlington Blvd,
Fairfax, 22031
4th Wednesday, 2:00 p.m.
Jennifer Cannan, 703-385-0555

Herndon Harbor
Adult Day Health Care Center
875 Grace Street
Herndon, 20170
2nd Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.
Patricia Williams, 703-435-8729

Lewinsville Adult Day
Health Care Center
1609 Great Falls Street
McLean, 22101
2nd Monday, 5:00 p.m.
Carol Bracey, 703-734-1718

The Sylvestery Assisted Living
1728 Kirby Road
McLean, 22101
1st Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.
Scott Harrison, 703-506-2122

Sunrise of McLean
8315 Turning Leaf Lane
McLean, 22102
Last Thursday, 7:00 pm 
Margaret Kopp, 703-902-8102
Mohammed Buhari

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fairfax
2709 Hunter Mill Road
Oakton, 22124
1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.
Joan Rich, 703-281-9515
Mary Ann Hanton, 703-218-4193
Jack Tarr, 703-821-6838

Tall Oaks At Reston
12052 North Shore Drive
Reston, 20190
2nd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
Joann Chew, 703- 264-0707

Reston Police Station
12052 North Shore Drive
Reston, 20190
3rd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Nancy Dezan, 703-204-4664
Michael Leavitt, 703-723-4657

Greenspring Village
(Meets in Music Room)
7400 Spring Village Drive
Springfield, 22150
3rd Thursday, 2:00 p.m.
Arline Dawson, 703-923-4600

Shenandoah Valley
Westminster-Canterberry
300 Westminster-Canterberry Drive Winchester, 22603
Last Monday, 1:00 p.m.
Lisa Swenson, 540-665-5923

Winchester Medical Center
(Meets in Cancer Conference room)
1840 Amherst Street
Winchester, 22601
3rd Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Loretta Dunn, 540-535-2248
Billie Casey
 
Willows at Meadow Branch
1881 Harvest Drive
Winchester, 22601
3rd Wednesday, 2:00 p.m.
Tammy Phillips, 540-545-2189

Sunrise of Leesburg
246 W Market Street
Leesburg, 20176
1st Thursday, 10:00am
Susan Ballenger, 703-777-1971

Carver Center
200 Willy Palmer Way
Purcellville, 20132
1st Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Carver Center, 571-258-3402
Charlie Prahl

Galilee United Methodist Church
45425 Winding Rd.
Sterling, 20165
2nd Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Dee Stuebing, 703-430-9229

Westminster at Lake Ridge
12191 Clipper Drive
Lake Ridge, 22192
Every Friday, 11:00 a.m.
Elizabeth Glyer, 703-496- 3400

Caton Merchant House
9201 Portner Avenue
Manassas, 20110
3rd Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Mary Kren, 703-792-6374

Sudley North Govt Bldg.
7987 Ashton Ave # 231
Manassas, 20109
4th Thursday, 4:00 p.m.
Mary Kren, 703-792-6374

Woodbridge Senior Center
13850 Churchill Drive
Woodbridge, 22191
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. 
Anne Parker, 703-792-7328,
Emily Ruebsamen, 703-497-0741