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Support groups listed by county
| Albany County | 2nd Tuesday of the month | 7:00 p.m. |
| Dementia-Specific Telephone Support Group Co-sponsored by Alzheimer's Association NENY & Senior Services of Albany Open to Albany County Families Facilitator: Tianna Pettinger & LMSW, Sarah Vincent MSW Call Caregiver Connection: (518) 465-1398 | ||
| 4th Wednesday of the month | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Telephone Support Group Sponsored by Senior Services of Albany Open to Albany County Families Facilitator: Tianna Pettinger & LMSW Sarah Vincent MSW Call Caregiver Connection: (518) 465-1398 | ||
| Last Wednesday of the month | 2:30 p.m. | |
| Alzheimer’s Center at Albany Med. 47 New Scotland Ave., Albany Facilitator: Beth Boivin (518) 262-0808 | ||
| 2nd Thursday of the month | 2:30 p.m. | |
| Marjorie Doyle Rockwell Center 421 Columbia St., Cohoes Facilitator: Diane Van Dusen (518) 238-4164 | ||
| 3rd Wednesday of the month | 7:00 p.m. | |
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Delmar Presbyterian Church | ||
| 4th Wednesday of the month | 10:30 a.m. | |
| Bethlehem Town Hall Delaware Ave., Delmar Facilitator: Jane Sanders (518) 439-4955 ext 174 | ||
| Columbia County | Last Thursday of the month | 6:30 p.m. |
| County Human Services Building – 2nd floor 325 Columbia St., Hudson Facilitator: Warren Applegate (518) 758-6085 | ||
| Delaware County | 1st Thursday of the month | 6:30 p.m. |
| Robinson Terrace 28652 State Highway 23, Stamford Facilitators: Ann Thayer (607) 547-1650 | ||
| Fulton County | 1st Monday of the month | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fulton County Office for the Aging 19 N. Williams St. Johnstown Facilitator: Kim Marcellus (518) 736-5650 | ||
| Greene County |
1st Monday of the month |
2:30 p.m. |
| Cairo Town Hall (across hall from library) Main St., Cairo Facilitator: Mary Mammano (518) 634-2871 | ||
| 2nd Wednesday of the month | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Pavilion Senior Residence Jefferson Heights, Catskill Facilitators: Sue Randazzo & Karen Walch (518) 943-7100 | ||
| Hamiliton County | 3rd Thursday of the month | 6:30 p.m. |
| North Country Bible Fellowship Church Elm Lake Road, Speculator Facilitator:: Glennice Page (518) 924-4073 | ||
| Montgomery County | Last Tuesday of the month | 3:00 p.m. |
| Amsterdam Memorial Health Care Systems - Wilkinson Facility 4988 State Highway 30 Facilitators: Lori Tambasco & Janice Duchessi (518) 841-3605 (518) 841-3700 Respite Provided with 1 day notice | ||
| Otsego County | 2nd Thursday of the month | 4:00 p.m. |
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Elm Park Methodist Church | ||
| 3rd Wednesday of the month | 1:30 p.m. | |
| St James Church 305 Main St, Oneonta Facilitator: Sue Gregory (607) 293-8349 | ||
| 2nd Wednesday of the month | 4:30 p.m. | |
| Otsego Manor, Cooperstown Facilitator: Chris Geertgens (607) 293-8002 | ||
| Rensselaer County | 1st Wednesday of the month | 7:30 p.m. |
| Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center Board Room, 2nd Floor 2256 Burdett Ave, Troy Facilitator:: Kitty Reid (518) 270-8262 | ||
| Saratoga County | 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month | 1:00 p.m. |
| St George’s Episcopal Church 912 Route 146, Clifton Park Facilitators: Carole Silvera & Rev. Bill Hinrichs (518) 371-5179 | ||
| Last Tuesday of the month | 2:00 p.m. | |
| Wesley Health Care Center 131 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs Facilitator: Mary Robinson (518) 587-3600 | ||
| 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month | 1:15 p.m. | |
| First Presbyterian Church Palmer Ave, Corinth Facilitator: Rev. John Aldridge (518) 654-9432 | ||
| 3rd Thursday of the month | 12:00 p.m. | |
| Halfmoon Senior Center Lower Newtown Rd., Waterford Facilitator: Michele Weber & Shirely Morehouse Respite Provided with 1 day notice (Eileen Pettis) Register with Senior Center: (518) 371-3892 | ||
| Schenectady County | Last Thursday of the month | 6:30 p.m. |
| Rotterdam Branch Library 1100 N. Westcott St. Rotterdam Facilitator: Marilyn Mozzi (518) 355-5609 | ||
| 2nd Monday of the month | 6:30 p.m. | |
| Glenville Branch Library 20 Glenridge Rd., Glenville Facilitators: Linda Mertz MSW & Shirley Morehouse | ||
| 2nd Thursday of the month | 12:00 p.m. | |
| Schenectady County OFA 107 Nott Terrace, Schenectady Facilitator: Vicki Hoshko (518) 382-8481 Respite Provided with 1 day notice | ||
| 4th Tuesday of every other month | 2:00 p.m. | |
| *May; July; September* Schenectady Day Haven 101 Nott Terrace, Schenectady Facilitator: Betty Parks (518) 346-1582 Respite Provided with 1 day notice | ||
| Schoharie County | 1st Wednesday of the month | 7:00 p.m. |
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Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County | ||
| Warren County | 3rd Thursday of the month | 6:30 p.m. |
| The Glen at Highland Meadows 39 Longfellow Dr., Queensbury Facilitator: Peggy MacArthur (518) 793-2377 | ||
| 4th Wednesday of the month | 4:30 p.m. | |
| Stanton Nursing & Rehab Center 152 Sherman Ave., Glens Falls Facilitator: Beverly Donovan (518) 747-6979 | ||
| Last Wednesday of the month | 6:30 p.m. | |
| The Landing of Queensbury 27 Woodvale Rd., Queensbury Facilitator: Lisa Cowles (518) 793-5556 | ||
| 3rd Friday of the month | 2:00 p.m. | |
| South Glens Falls Methodist Church 15 Maplewood Pkwy., South Glens Falls Facilitator: Nancy Cathers (518) 793-7347 | ||
| 2nd Tuesday of the month | 6:15 p.m. | |
| Chester-Horicon Health Center 6223 State Route 9, Chestertown Facilitator: Lynn Osterberg (518) 251-2581 | ||
| Washington County | 2nd Tuesday of the month | 6:15 p.m. |
| Community Center-Municipal Center Academy St., Greenwich Facilitator: Shirley Renauld (518) 695-5565 | ||
| 3rd Thursday of the month | 6:30 p.m. | |
| Hudson Falls Public Library 220 Main St., Hudson Falls Facilitator: Jean Marie Lundgren (518) 746-2420 | ||
| 4th Thursday of the month | 3:00 p.m. | |
| Fort Hudson Skilled Nursing Facility 319 Upper Broadway, Fort Edward Facilitators: Ann Marie Donahue & Natalie Swinton (518) 747-2811 | ||
