Get the emotional support you need
We have many support groups, at various times and locations. If you don't see a group in your area, call us for more information: 800-272-3900.
Please CALL to verify meeting info. Support Groups are free and open to the public—all family members and friends are invited to attend. FREE CARE IS AVAILABLE: if an in-home care sitter is needed during the support group meeting, call an area chapter office to pre-arrange ahead of time. A respite application will need to be completed.
Click on a South Carolina County to find the group nearest you:
Helpline
If you prefer, call our 24-hour Helpline — 1-800-272-3900.
If you have Alzheimer's
Early Stage Dementia Support Groups are designed for those in the Early Stages of Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia to attend together with their care partners.
There is currently an Early Stage Support Group that meets in Charleston twice a month. For details, please contact the Alzheimer's Association office in Charleston at 843-571-241.
If you are interested in having an Early Stage Support Group in your area, please call 800-272-3900.
If it's not Alzheimer's
If you or a loved one are dealing with a diagnosis of non-Alzheimer's dementia, here are some additional resources:
- Parkinson Association of the Carolinas - toll free 1-866-903-7275
- Lewy Body Dementia Association - toll free 1-800-539-9767
Connect with others online
The Alzheimer’s Association message boards and chat rooms provide a virtual online community for persons with Alzheimer's, caregivers and care providers. Our message boards have thousands of registered members from around the United States and thousands more who refer to the stories and information that is available 24 hours a day.
Join the Alzheimer’s Association online community.
Support groups listed by county:
Abbeville County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Aiken County
2nd Tues 11:00 AM
Cumberland Village
3335 Wise Creek Ln
803-641-8441 (Liz Neal)
803-641-5900 (Robert Schwartz)
3rd Tues. 2 PM
St. Bartholomew Episcopal
471 Martintown Rd. N.Augusta
803-439-1016 (Margaret Kopp)
803-279-8085 (Delores Tyler)
3rd Thurs. 2 PM
Harbor Chase Asst Living & Memory Care
1385 Silver Bluff Rd.
803-642-8444 (Linda Lucas)
Allendale County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Anderson County
2nd Thurs. 5:30 PM
Royal Baptist Church
407 E. Hampton St, Anderson
864-209-4528 (Odis Telley)
864-225-7122 (Viola Wideman)
3rd Thurs. 7 PM
Anderson Place
311 Simpson Rd, Anderson
864-224-9452 (Mel Harriss)
864-261-3875 (Anna Winecoff)
3rd Thurs. 7 PM
The Maples
Wildwood Dr, Honea Path
864-934-9423 (Audrey Guy,RN)
864-940-7683 (Mike Linkins)
Men’s Group
2nd Mon. noon lunch provided
Boulevard Baptist Church
864-225-7424 (Bill Davis)
864-654-5061 (Bill Hughes)
864-332-0230 (Jacques Dehondt)
Bamberg County
3rd Thurs. 6 PM
Bamberg Council on Aging
498 Log Branch Rd.
(803) 245-3021 (Rewa Stack)
Barnwell County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Beaufort County
Every Wed. 10 AM
Memory Matters (Hilton Head)
843-842-6688 (Karen Doughtie
and Cathee Stegall)
2nd & 4th Thurs 1:30 PM
St. Andrews Methodist (Hilton Head)
843-671-5696 (Karen Kirby)
2nd Tues. 2 PM
NHC Healthcare Bluffton
843-705-8220 (Stacey Floyd
And Heath Miller)
3rd Thurs. 2 PM
Parkinson’s Support Group
Hilton Head Regional Med Ctr
843-705-5349 (Marilyn Weiner)
Berkeley County
2nd Mon. 11-12pm
Trident/Moncks Corner Medical Center
843-571-2641 (Cawana Wilson)
843-607-5007 (Al Finley)
2nd Mon. 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Goose Creek Library
843-571-2641 (Cawana Wilson)
Calhoun County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Charleston County
1st and 3rd Mondays 1-2 PM
The Palms of Mt. Pleasant
843-810-1277(c) or 843-884-6949
(Marisa Ferguson)
1st Tues. 10 AM
New First Missionary Baptist Church
1644 Hwy. 174 Edisto Island
843-869-0279 (Lula Grant)
1st and 3rd Wed. 10:00 AM
All Saints Lutheran
Hwy. 17 Mt. Pleasant
843-647-7405 (Margaret Kunes)
843-810-5576 (Ginger Deignan)
1st Thurs. 7 PM
Bon Secours- St Francis Hospital
West Ashley
843-766-5694 (John Ledford)
2nd Sun. 2:30 PM
Parkinson’s Support Group
Bon Secours- St Francis Hospital
Meeting Room 1 (West Ashley)
843-884-6949 (Gretchen Huff)
2nd Mon. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Otranto Road Library
843-571-2641 (Cawana Wilson)
843-607-5007 (Al Finley)
2nd Tues. 6-7 PM
Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran
James Island
843-647-7405 (Margaret Kunes)
2nd & 4th Wed. 10:30 AM
Sunrise Presbyterian Church
Sullivan’s Island
843-886-6510 (Sara Michelin)
3rd Mon. 6 PM
Somerby of Mt. Pleasant
843-654-7919 (Bonnie Dewald)
3rd Tues. 6:30-8 PM
Franke at Seaside
Mount Pleasant
843-856-4725 (Karen Berry)
3rd Wed. 5:30-6:30 PM
Ebenezer AME Church (downtown)
843-577-9267 (Shirley Brown)
843-958-8595 (Paulette Simmons)
3rd Thurs. 1-1:50 PM
Episcopal Church of Our Saviour
Johns Island
843-647-7405 (Margaret Kunes)
4th Tues. 11 AM
Morris Brown AME Church
Downtown Charleston
843-577-9267 (Shirley Brown)
843-958-8595 (Paulette Simmons)
Last Tues. 10 AM
Ashley River Baptist Church
West Ashley
843-766-5694 (John Ledford)
Last Tues. 6 PM
Sea Island Adult Day Care
Johns Island
843-559-5502 (Muriel Kirkland)
Cherokee County
2nd Thurs. 12 Noon- Lunch
Magnolias of Gaffney
864-206-0006 (Bonita Wise)
Chester County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Chesterfield County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Clarendon County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Colleton County
2nd Tues. 6 PM
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Walterboro
843-549-6623 (Linda Sisk)
Darlington County
1st Tues. 10 AM
St. Bartholomew’s Church
Campus Dr. Hartsville
843-332-7478 (Margaret Coker)
2nd Tues. 10 AM
Medford Center
Darlington
843-332-7478 (Margaret Coker)
Dillon County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Dorchester County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Edgefield County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Fairfield County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Florence County
2nd Wed. 4 PM
Methodist Manor Twin Church Rd.
843-664-0700 (Debbie Edwards)
3rd Thurs. 6 PM
The Leatherman Senior Center/
Senior Citizens Association
600 Senior Way
Florence, SC
843-669-6761 (Fannie Kennedy)
Georgetown County
1st Mon. 12 PM
Prince George Parish Hall
Georgetown, SC
843-237-2845 (Lillian Szabo)
Greenville County
1st Tues. 5 PM (no July meeting)
The Haven in the Village at Chanticleer
355 Berkmans Lane, Greenville
For info call (864) 250-0029
864-918-1416 (Pam Williams)
864-430-4486 (Lynn Howe)
1st Tues. 7 PM-Golden Strip (no July meeting)
Hillcrest Hospital (Conf Rm B)
729 S.E. Main Street
Simpsonville, SC
864-346-0579 (BJ Burns)
(Nancy Pearce)
1st Thurs. 2 PM
Rolling Green Village (Main Building)
1 Hoke Smith Blvd.
Greenville, SC
For information, please call 864-250-0029.
864-236-8541 (June Green)
(Bonnie Noble-Silberman)
2nd Tues 1:30 PM
N. Greenville
Sargent Library
17 Center St., Travelers Rest
For info call 864-250-0029
2nd Tues. 6 PM
Informal Spouses-Only Dinner Group
Greenville Area Restaurant TBA
For info: 864-250-0029, Alzheimer's Association
2nd Thurs. 7 PM
Greer Memorial Hospital
(formerly met at Allen Bennett Hospital)
Greer, SC
864-787-0319 (Sara Briggs)
864-918-8058 (Emily Torres)
4th Mon. 7 PM
FOR MAY & DECEMBER: 3rd Mon.
The Gardens at Eastside
275 Commonwealth Dr
Greenville, SC
864-346-0579 (B.J. Burns)
864-979-1884 (Mary Lee)
4th Tues. 6:30 PM
FOR DECEMBER: 3rd Tues. 6:30 PM
Shepherd’s Care Center (Auditorium)
2100 N. Pleasantburg Dr.
Greenville, SC
864-905-5111 (Alex Caro)
864-271-0011 (Valerie Lokey)
Greenwood County
2nd Tues. 2 PM
Wesley Commons, Greenwood
864-227-7141 (Vicki Fields, Jane Roper & Renee Bledsoe)
Horry County
1st Monday 6 PM
Brightwater Senior Living
Grissom/International Pkwy.
843-651-2335 (Joyce Calabrese)
2nd & 4th Wed 10 AM
Belin Methodist Church, Murrells Inlet
843-650-1123 (Carolyn Sandt)
3rd Wed. 10AM-12PM
First Presbyterian Church, Kings Campus
1300 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach
843-448-4496 (Cherie Compton)
3rd Wed. 4 PM
Agape Senior- Villas Bldg. Conway
843-397-2273 (Darnell Brown
Erin Kissinger or Megan Protz)
3rd Thurs. 2 PM
Summit Place
Little River, SC
843-450-3410 (Kathy Bazzarre)
Last Thurs 4 PM
Agape Senior - Garden City
11951 Grandhaven Dr, Murrells Inlet
843-655-6346 (Erin Kissinger)
Jasper County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Kershaw County
1st Mon. 6 PM
Karesh Long Term Care Ctr.
1315 Roberts St. Camden
at County Medical Center
803-432-4311 (Loretta Wrigley)
Lancaster County
2nd Fri. 10:00 AM
Carolina Lakes Golf Course Clubhouse
Del Webb, 23012 Kingfisher Dr, Indian Land
803-548-6766 (Seth Zamek)
Last Mon. 1:30 PM
Mackey Family Practice, Lancaster
1025 W. Meeting Street, Suite 200
1st floor meeting room
803-285-7414 (Michelle Plyler or Beth Wright)
Laurens County
2nd Thurs. 3PM
Senior Options
512 Professional Park Rd, Clinton
864-561-7020 (Denise Parsons)
864-547-1322 (Debbie Johnson)
Lee County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Lexington County
1st Wed. Noon-lunch provided
Wittenberg Lutheran Church
233 North Lee Street
Leesville, SC 29070
803-532-4509 (Joan Caughman)
1st Thurs. 6 PM
Oak Leaf Village
(Next to Lexington Middle School)
803-808-3477 (Vicky Caldwell)
2nd Mon. 6:30 PM
Riverland Hills Baptist
201 Lake Murray Blvd. Irmo
803-781-9192 (Jan & Don Earles)
2nd Thurs. 6 PM
Agape of Lexington
5422 Augusta Rd
803-520-5850 (April Byrd)
3rd Wed. 12 Noon
Covenant Community Church (Red Bank Area)
1302 Old Orangeburg Rd, Lexington
803-359-7117 (Janet Altman and Pam Freck)
Marion County
2nd Wed 12-1 PM
Marion Regional Hospital
2829 East Highway 76, Mullins
803-810-4131 (Natalia Feely)
Marlboro County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
McCormick County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Newberry County
2nd Tues. 5:30 PM
Springfield Place (Dining Room)
2006 Springfield Circle
803-276-2601 (Denise Marshall)
803-276-8266 (Janet Ballentine)
Oconee County
2nd Mon. 7 PM
United Way Seneca
864-882-1202 (Jane Thomas)
864-654-3862 (The Feemsters)
Orangeburg County
1st Tues. 6 PM
Morningside Assisted Living
2306 Riverbank Dr. Orangeburg
803-539-2911 (Jerri Zeigler and Tina Fogle)
3rd Tues. Noon (lunch provided)
SPOUSES GROUP
Orangeburg Regional Campus
Breast Center Annex Building
300 St. Matthews Rd.
803-351-7827 (Janet Haladay & Bill Smith)
Pickens County
1st Thurs. 7 PM (no July meeting)
Capt. K. Hampton Library –Easley
304 Biltmore Rd (Meeting Room)
864-855-8668 (Meri Childress)
864-270-1861 (Tammy Burkhalter)
4th Wed. 2 PM
FOR DECEMBER: 3rd Wed. 2 PM
Clemson Downs – Corley Activity Ctr.
150 Downs Blvd Clemson
864-986-9338 (Heather Bethea)
864-280-9811 (Chris Wafer)
Richland County
1st Tues. 12 noon
Senior Primary Care
3010 Farrow Rd. #300
803-434-1238 Mary Winstead, LISW
2nd Tues. 12 PM
Caregivers Coalition of Midlands
Group for spouses of persons with dementia-- led by spouse caregivers
Palmer Bldg. Of First Presbyterian
1420 Lady St., Palmer –4th Floor
SW corner of Lady & Bull Streets.
Parking lot on corner; enter on Lady St.
803-779-1995 Ext. 4 (Debbie Clark)
2nd Tues. 6 PM
HarborChase of Columbia
120 Fairforest Rd.
803-781-2243 (Blake Patterson)
3rd Tues. 12 PM (lunch)
Atria at Forest Lake
Columbia, SC
803-790-9800 (Anne Abel)
3rd Thurs. 10:30 AM
Rice Estate
100 Finley Road, Columbia
803-691-5720 (Rena Graham)
3rd Thurs. 4 PM
The Heritage at Lowman Home
Wellness Ctr. Gallery 732-8800
803-451-7434 (Barbara Oliver)
3rd Fri. 12-1:30 PM
Palmetto Senior Care
1308 Laurel St, Columbia
803-931-8166 (Cynthia Palmore & Karen Carr)
4th Mon. 4 PM
The Haven in the Summit
3 Summit Terrace, Columbia
803-788-4633 (Jeff Plummer)
803-730-0429 (Dee Hook)
4th Mon. 6 PM
The Palmettos of Parklane
7811 Parklane Rd.
(803) 754-0538 (Betty Rabon)
(803) 741-7233 (Monica Butler)
Saluda County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
Spartanburg County
2nd Thurs. 11:30 AM (lunch provided)
RoseCrest Retirement Community
864-599-8549 (Kay Gwinn)
3rd Tues. 6 PM
Alzheimer’s Office
901 S Pine St. Spartanburg
864-542-9998 (Jill Smith)
4th Mon. 6 PM Chesnee
Wesleyan Church Fellowship Hall
864-384-1669 (Vera Martin)
Sumter County
1st Thurs. 6:00 PM
McElveen Manor
2065 McCrarys Mill Rd.
803.905.7720 (Michael Roberts)
Union County
Call the Alzheimer's Association for information on programs in this area: 800-272-3900.
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1st Wed. 10 AM- 11 AM
3rd Fri. 11 AM – 12 Noon
Greater St .Mark AME Church
1297 Old Georgetown Road
Hemingway, SC 29554
843-558-3100 (church number)
843-206-5894 (Ron Lewis)
Williamsburg Technical College (WTC)
601 MLK Jr. Ave, Kingstree
843-822-5133 (Nancy R. Adams)
York County
1st Tues. 10:30 AM
Adult Enrichment Ctr, Rock Hill
803-327-7448 (Barbara Smith)
2nd Tues. 6:00 PM
HarborChase of Rock Hill
1611 Constitution Blvd.
803-984-9875 (Carol Howell)
803-366-1189 (Scott TenBroeck)
2nd Wed. 6:00-7:30 PM
852 Gold Hill Rd, Suite 201, Fort Mill
803-396-2155 (Vina Pesaru, MD)
