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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 70 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.

If you prefer, call our 24-hour Helpline — 1.800.272.3900.

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The Western Carolina Chapter serves 49 counties in the Piedmont, Mountain, Triad and Foothills regions.  Support Groups are offered in the linked counties below. Please click on a county to find a support group in or near your area.  For more information about Support Groups call 800-888-6671 or email to infonc@alz.org. **If the meeting you are interested in falls on a Holiday, please contact the chapter to find out if it has been rescheduled.

ALAMANCE COUNTY

Graham/Mebane 
12:00 PM- 3rd Thursday
The Village of Brookwood
1860 Brookwood Avenue

6:30 PM- Last Thursday
Kernodle Senior Center
1535 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 

ANSON COUNTY

ASHECOUNTY

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

6:00 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

3:30 PM- 4th Thursday
Brookdale Clare Bridge
4 Walden Ridge Road

Swannanoa
6:00 PM-3rd Thursday
First Baptist Church
503 Park Street

Concord
1:00 PM- 3rd Monday
St. James Catholic Church
139 Manor Avenue

12:15 PM- 2nd Thursday
Home Instead Senior Care
904 Copperfield Boulevard

2:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday
Parkinson's Disease Group
Cabarrus County Senior Center
331 Corban Avenue

CALDWELL COUNTY

CATAWBA COUNTY

Hickory
5:30 PM- 3rd Tuesday
The Lutheran Home  (Springs Road)
1265  21st Street  N.E.

Conover 
5:30 PM-3rd Monday
Conover Nursing and Rehabillitation Center
920 4th St. S.W.

Newton
6:00 PM- 3rd Thursday
Carillon Assisted Living
1088 Radio Station Drive

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

Hayesville
6:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday 
Clay County Senior Center
196 Ritter Road

2:00 PM- Last Thursday
Hayesville House
Old Hwy 64  

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 
12:30 PM- 3rd Thursday
The Life Center of Davidson County 
601 West Center Street
(Respite care available with prior notice.)

FORSYTH COUNTY

Kernersville
6:00 PM- 2nd Monday
Kerner Ridge Assisted Living
250 Hopkins Road

7:00 PM- 4th Monday
Sedge Garden United Methodist Church
794 Sedge Garden Rd.

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 

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 
10:30 AM- 1st Wednesday
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

6:00 PM- 2nd Thursday
Ladies Cottage, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
2205 W. Market St.

High Point
6:00 PM- 4th Thursday
Lebanon United Methodist Church
237 Idol Street

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

Mooresville
2:00 PM- 2nd Wednesday
South Iredell Senior Center
202 N. Church Street

7:00 PM- 3rd Thursday
First Babtist Church
150 S. Church Street

Statesville
7:00 PM- 3rd Monday
Iredell County Public Library
201 North Tradd Street

JACKSON COUNTY

Sylva  New Group -
1st Meeting September 1 2009
8"30 AM - First Tuesday
Webster Baptist Church
1955 Webster Road

 Lincolnon
5:00 PM-3rd Thursday
Carillon Assisted Living
440 Salem Church Road

MACON COUNTY

Franklin 
3:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday
Macon County Department on Aging
125 Hyatt Road

MADISON COUNTY

Mars Hill
6:00 PM- Last Tuesday
Madison Manor
345 Manor Road

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

6:00 PM-1st Tuesday
Summit Place at Southpark
2101 Runnymede Lane

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

10:00 AM- 1st Friday
Shamrock Senior Center
3925 Willard Farrow Drive

1:30 PM- 4th Saturday
Sunrise Assisted Living
3610 Randolph Road

6:30 PM- 4th Monday
Sunrise Assisted Living 
5515 Rea Road

6:00 PM - Last Thursday
Sunrise Assisted Living
5114 Providence Road

6:30 PM- Last Tuesday
Legacy Heights, Town Square
11230 Ballantyne Trace Ct

9:00 AM- 2nd Thursday
Epworth Place at Aldersgate
Porter Room
3800 Shamrock Drive

6:00 PM-Last Thursday
Elmcroft Assisted Living, Activity Room
7745 Little Avenue

11:30 AM- 2nd Wednesday
The Ivey
6030 Park Drive South
**Respite care and lunch available with advance notice

4:00 PM- 2nd Sunday
7th Day Adventist Carolina Conference Center
2701 East WT Harris Blvd
**This is a Frontotemporal dementia group

Davidson
2:00 PM- 3rd Saturday
Davidson UMC Congregational Care House
262 South Street

Huntersville
7:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday
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

6:00 PM- 2nd Tuesday
Levine Senior Center
1050 DeVore Lane

10:00 AM - 2nd Wednesday
Matthew Help Center
119 N. Ames Street

Troy
2:00 PM- 4th Wednesday of Odd Months
Troy/Montgomery Senior Center
200 Park Street

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.)

West End
3:00 PM- 3rd Tuesda
The Chapel in the Pines
2125 Seven Lakes South

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
First Baptist Church
133 North Church St.

RICHMOND COUNTY

Hamlet
1:30 PM  4th Wednesday
Hamlet Senior Center
102 Veteran's Drive
First meeting July 22, 2009

ROCKINGHAM

Reidsville
12:00 PM- 2nd Monday
Penn Nursing Home
618A Main Street (On campus of Annie Penn Hospital)

ROWAN COUNTY

Salisbury
2 PM-2nd Sunday
Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks Chapel
820 Klumac Road

STANLY COUNTY

Albemarle
2:00 PM- 3rd Tuesday
Senior Center
238 N 3rd Street
** Beginning in February 2009 meeting will be 2nd Wednesday at 11:00 AM

STOKES COUNTY

Walnut Cove
1:00 PM Last Tuesday
Walnut Cove Senior Center
308 Brooke St.

SURRY COUNTY

Mount Airy
1:30 PM- 1st Sunday
Franklin Heights United Methodist Church
416 S Franklin Road  

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. 

WATAUGA COUNTY
Boone
1:30 PM-1st Thursday
DeerfieldRidge Assisted Living
287 Bamboo Road

WILKES COUNTY

Wilkesboro
2:00 PM- 2nd Wednesday
Britthaven of Wilkesboro
1016 Fletcher Street

YANCEY COUNTY

Burnsville
2:00 PM- 3rd Monday
Yancey Senior Center
10 Swiss Avenue