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.
Approximately seventy Caregiver Support Groups are currently meeting across the Western Carolina Chapter service area. These groups typically meet monthly and all are coordinated by trained volunteer facilitators. These groups are a lifesaver for many caregivers. A group of understanding friends experiencing similar struggles makes a world of difference to those who face this tremendous stress.
Support group listings.
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Support groups listed by county
The Western Carolina Chapter serves 49 counties in the Piedmont, Mountain, Triad and Foothills region. Support Groups are offered in the linked counties below. Please click on a county to learn more information on a support group in or near your area.
ALAMANCE COUNTY
Graham/Mebane
12:00 PM- 3rd Thursday
The Village of Brookwood
1860 Brookwood Avenue
6:30 PM- Last Thursday
Brookdale Senior Living
3619 S. Mebane Street
7:00PM- 1st Monday
Hawfields Presbyterian Chuch
2115 South NC Hwy. 119
ALEXANDER COUNTY
Taylorsville
9:00 AM- 3rd Tuesday
Alexander Senior Center
730 7th Street SW
AVERY COUNTY
Newland
1:30 PM- 3rd Tuesday
Avery Senior Center
165 Shulz Circle
BURKE COUNTY
Morganton
3:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday
Blue Ridge Community Action Adult Day Program
800 N. Green Street
2:30 PM- 3rd Tuesday
Grace Ridge Retirement Center
500 Lenoir Road
BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Asheville
6:30 PM - 2nd Tuesday
Aston Park Health Care
380 Brevard Road
7:00 PM - Last Thursday
Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Day Care
25 Reynolds Mountain Blvd.
12:30 PM- 3rd Monday
Asheville Jewish Community Center
236 Charlotte St
3:30 PM- 4th Thursday
Brookdale Clare Bridge
4 Walden Ridge Road
Swannanoa
6:00 PM-3rd Thursday
First Baptist Church
503 Park Street
CABARRUS COUNTY
Harrisburg
7:00 PM- 1st Tuesday
Carillon Assisted Living of Harrisburg
6200 Roberta Road
CABARRUS/PARKINSON'S
Concord
2:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday
Cabarrus County Senior Center
331 Corban Avenue
CALDWELL COUNTY
Granite Falls
7:00 PM- 4th Tuesday
Camelot Manor Nursing Home
100 Sunset Street
CATAWBA COUNTY
Hickory
5:30 PM- 3rd Tuesday
Lutheran Home 1265
21st Street
Newton
6:00 PM- 3rd Thursday
Carillon Assisted Living
1088 Radio Station Drive (Dinner available with 1 day notice)
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Murphy
2:00 PM- 3rd Tuesday
Murphy Medical Center
4150 US Highway 64 E
6:00 PM- 1st Thursday
JR Penland Senior Center
69 Alpine Way
CLAY COUNTY
Hayesville6:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday
Clay County Senior Center
196 Ritter Road
CLEVELAND COUNTY
Kings Mountain
5:30 PM- 1st Tuesday
Life Enrichment Center
222 King's Mountain Road (Care available during meeting with advance notice.)
Shelby
5:30 PM- 3rd Tuesday
Life Enrichment Center
103 T. R. Harris Drive (Care available during meeting with advance notice.)
3:00 PM- Last Tuesday
Carillon Assisted Living
1550 Charles Road
DAVIDSON COUNTY
Thomasville
2:00 PM- 3rd Tuesday
Thomasville Medical Center- 4th floor
207 Old Lexington Rd.
Lexington
1:00 PM- 4th Thursday
Life Center
601 West Center Street (Adult day care, on site, with arrangement.)
FORSYTH COUNTY
Kernersville
6:00 PM- 2nd Monday
Kerner Ridge Assisted Living
250 Hopkins Road
Winston-Salem
11:00 AM- 1st Wednesday
Elizabeth and Tab Williams Adult Day Care Center
231 Melrose Street at Cloverdale Ave
7:00 PM- 4th Tuesday
Elizabeth and Tab Williams Adult Day Care Center
231 Melrose Street at Cloverdale Ave
GASTON COUNTY
Cherryville
5:30 PM- Last Thursday
Century Care
700 Self Street
Cramerton
12:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday
Carillon Assisted Living
500 Cramer Mountain Road
Gastonia
7:00 PM- 4th Tuesday
Gaston Hospice
258 E. Garrison Blvd.
GUILFORD COUNTY
Greensboro
3:30 PM- 2nd Sunday
First Baptist Church Room 208
1000 W Friendly Ave
10:00 AM- 2nd Wednesday
Guilford College United Methodist
1205 Fleming Road
6:30 PM- 3rd Thursday
Brighton Gardens of Greensboro
1208 New Garden Road
High Point
6:00 PM- 4th Thursday
Lebanon United Methodist Church
237 Idol Street
Stokesdale
7:00 PM- 3rd Tuesday
Country Side Manor
7700 US Highway 158
HAYWOOD COUNTY
Waynesville
5:30 PM- 4th Tuesday
566 South Haywood Street
HENDERSON COUNTY
Hendersonville
10:00 AM- 2nd Tuesday
Carolina Baptist Association Office
601 Hebron Street (Corner of Willow and Hebron)
3:30 PM- 3rd Tuesday
First United Methodist Church 204
6th Avenue West
3:00 PM- 2nd Thursday
Trinity Presbyterian Church
900 Blythe Street
IREDELL COUNTY
Mooresville
7:00 PM- 2nd Thursday
First Baptist Church
150 South Church Street
2:00 PM- 2nd Wednesday
South Iredell Senior Center
202 N. Church Street
Statesville
7:00 PM- 3rd Monday
Iredell County Public Library
201 North Tradd Street
*Will NOT meet in July or August
MACON COUNTY
Franklin
3:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday
Macon County Department on Aging
125 Hyatt Road
MADISON COUNTY
Mars Hill
7:00 PM- Last Tuesday
Madison Manor
345 Manor Road
MCDOWELL
Marion
5:30 PM- 1st Tuesday
McDowell Senior Center
100 Spaulding Road
MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Charlotte
10:00 AM- last Monday,
St. Gabriel's Catholic Church Ministry Center
3016 Providence Rd. Rm E
**Care available during meeting with advance notice -
assessment of care recipient required prior to meeting
*Will NOT meet in July or August
7:00 PM- 3rd Monday
Aldersgate at Epworth Place
3800 Shamrock Drive Dr. Porter Meeting Room, 1st Floor
7:00 PM- 1st Tuesday
Sharon United Methodist Church
4411 Sharon Road
7:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday
Sharon Towers, Harris Towne Center
5100 Sharon Road
1:30 PM- 3rd Tuesday
Sardis Presbyterian Church
6100 Sardis Road, next to Providence Day School
**Care available during meeting with advance notice-
assessment of care recipient required prior to meeting
*Will NOT meet in July or August
10:00 AM- 1st Friday
Shamrock Senior Center
3925 Willard Farrow Drive
7:00 PM- Last Monday
Sunrise Assisted Living
5114 Providence Road
6:30 PM- 4th Monday
Sunrise of South Charlotte
5515 Rea Road
6:30PM- Last Wednesday
Legacy Heights, Town Square
11230 Ballantyne Trace Ct
*First meeting August 26, 2008
Davidson
2:00 PM- 3rd Saturday
Davidson UMC Congregational Care House
262 South Street
Huntersville
7:00 PM- 2nd Thursday
Assurance, United Methodist Church
9700 Mount Holly Huntersville Road
Matthews
7:00 PM- 4th Monday
Matthews United Methodist Church
801 South Trade Street, Room 213/215
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Troy
2:00 PM- 4th Wednesday of Odd Months
Troy/Montgomery Senior Center
200 Park Street
MOORE COUNTY
Aberdeen
7:00 PM- 3rd Wednesday
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
1002 North Sandhill Boulevard
Pinehurst
2:30 PM- 4th Tuesday
The Village Chapel
Highway 2 on The Village Green
3:00PM- 3rd Tuesday
The Chapel in the Pines
2125 Seven Lakes South
Southern Pines
12:00 PM- 2nd Wednesday
Elmcroft Assisted Living
101 B Brucewood Road (Care available during meeting with advance notice.)
POLK COUNTY
Columbus
9:30 AM- 1st Thursday
Tryon Estates Medical Care Facility
619 Laurel Lake Drive
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Asheboro
1:00 PM- 2nd Wednesday
Crossroads Retirement Community
1302 Old Cox Road
ROCKINGHAM
Reidsville
12:00 PM- 2nd Monday
Penn Nursing Home
618A Main Street (On campus of Annie Penn Hospital)
ROWAN COUNTY
Salisbury
4:00 PM- 1st Monday
Rufty Holmes Sr. Center
1120 South Boundary Street
2 PM-1st Sunday
Lutheran Home of Salisbury
Chapel 820 Klumac Road
STANLY COUNTY
Albemarle
2:00 PM- 3rd Tuesday
Senior Center
238 N 3rd Street
SURRY COUNTY
Mount Airy
1:30 PM- 1st Sunday
Franklin Heights United Methodist Church
416 S Franklin Road
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
Brevard
6:00 PM- 4th Thursday
Transylvania Community Hospital
90 Hospital Drive
UNION COUNTY
Indian Trail
7:00 PM- 2nd Monday
1st Baptist Church of Indian Trail
732 Indian Trail Fairview Road Monroe
Monroe
2:00 PM- 3rd Tuesday
Ellen Fitzgerald Senior Center
327 South Haynes St.
6:30 PM- 2nd Tuesday
Nursing and Rehab Center of Monroe
1212 East Sunset Drive
WILKES COUNTY
Wilkesboro
6:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday
Britthaven of Wilkesbor
1016 Fletcher Street
YANCEY COUNTY
Burnsville
2:00 PM- 3rd Monday
Yancey Senior Center
10 Swiss Avenue
