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We have many support groups, at various times and locations. If you don't see a group in your area, call our main office for more information (800.273.2555).
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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 participate concurrently with their care partners. If you do not see a group listed in your area, please let us know you are interested by calling the office nearest you.
- The Early Stage Dementia Support group in the Greenville area will begin a new session soon. Please call Marjorie George at 1-866-844-0995 for more information.
- There is a group serving Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties. Call Gail Marion at 1-800-273-2555 to schedule interviews for the group.
- There is also an continuous Early Stage Group that meets twice a month in Spartanburg. Call Joyce Finkle at 1-800-908-9690 for more information.
- A group is meeting in Rock Hill on the last Tuesday of each month, 3-4 PM. Please call Sarah Bost for more details: 803-327-4715.
- A new group in Lexington will meet the last Tuesday of each month through April-September 2008. It meets at 6:00pm at the Morrill Alternative. For more information call the Morrill Alternative at 803-957-3116 or the Midlands Area Office at 803-791-3430.
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Join the Alzheimer’s Association online community.Support groups listed by county:
Abbeville County
1st Tues. 7 PM
Due West Retirement
Due West, SC
864-379-3030 (Sallie Donald)
864-379-3210 (Ruth Hill)Aiken County
3rd Thurs. 1:30 PM
Eden Gardens
803-642-8444 (Steve Smith and Christina Reed)
2nd Tues. 11:00 AM
Aurora Pavilion
803-648-2117 (Liz Neal
803-641-5900 (Robert Schwartz)
2nd Tues. 7 PM
Cumberland Village
803-641-8444 (Kimberly Armstrong)
803-278-0250 (Kathy Crist)
Allendale County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555
Anderson County
2nd Thurs. 5:30 PM
Royal Baptist Church
407 E. Hampton St
864-224-0185 (Odis Telley)
3rd Thurs. 7 PM
Anderson Place
311 Simpson Rd.
Anderson, SC
864-224-3045 (Alz.office)
(Mel Harriss-Leader)
3rd Thurs. 7 PM
The Maples
Wildwood Dr.
Honea Path, SC
864-369-6461 (Barbara Wright)
Bamberg County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555
Barnwell County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555Beaufort County
Wednesdays 12:30-1:30 PM
Baptist Church of Beaufort
Beaufort, SC
843-521-0866 (Louise Blanchard)
3rd Thurs. 2 PM
Parkinson’s Support Group
Hilton Head Regional Med Ctr
Hilton Head
843-705-5349 (Marilyn Weiner)
2nd Wednesday 10-noon
Palm Meadows Court
Hilton Head
843-842-6688 (Karen Doughtie)
4th Friday 10-noon
Hilton Head Library
843-842-6688 (Cathee Stegall)
2nd Tuesday 2 PM
Okatie Outpatient Center
843-705-5349 (Marilyn Wiener)
1st Tues. 10:30 AM
Indian Hill Baptist Bluffton
843-705-2113 or 369-7722
Sandra Brown
3rd Wed. 10:30 AM
Bluffton Library
843-705-2113/ 368-7722 Sandra Brown/ Barry Hunter
2nd & 4th Tuesday 1 PM
Hawthorn Inn Hilton Head
843-816-5659 (Karen Kirby)
2nd & 4th Wednesday 3 PM
Tide Point Hilton Head
843-816-5659 (Karen Kirby)
Berkeley County
4th Thurs. 10-12 noon
Pinewood House (Goose Creek)
843-832-2357 (Don Bagwell)
Calhoun County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555
Charleston County
1st Sun. 2:30 PM
Parkinson’s Support Group
Bon Secours- St Francis Hospital
Meeting Room 1
West Ashley, SC
843-881-3996 (Skip Berwell)
1st Thurs. 7 PM
Bon Secours- St Francis Hospital
West Ashley, SC
843-766-5694 (John Ledford)
2nd Thurs. 6:30-7:30 PM
Choices Women’s Center
West Ashley, SC
843-763-1207 (Edith Miller)
3rd Tues. 6:30-8 PM
Franke at Seaside
Mount Pleasant, SC
843-856-4725 (Karen Berry)
3rd Thurs. 1-2 PM
Episcopal Church of Our Savior
Johns Island, SC
843-478-8756 (Laura Stefanelli)
2nd Tues. 6:30-8:00 PM
Edenbrook Assisted Living
West Ashley
843-763-4055 (Karen Black)
1st Tues. 10 AM
New First Missionary Baptist Church
1644 Hwy. 174
Edisto Island, SC
843-869-0279 (Lula Grant)
4th Tues. 11 AM
Morris Brown AME Church
(Downtown) Charleston, SC
843-577-9267 (Shirley Brown)
843-958-8595 (Paulette)
Last Tues. 10 AM
Ashley River Baptist Church
West Ashley, SC
843-766-5694 (John Ledford)
4th Wed. 11 AM
Garden Terrace/Life Care Center
North Charleston, SC
843-764-3500 (Sharon Johnson)
2nd & 4th Wednesday 10:30 AM-12 PM
Sunrise Presbyterian Church
Sullivan’s Island, SC
843-883-9181 (Sarah Michelin)
3rd Wed. 5:30-6:30 PM
Ebenezer AME Church (downtown)
843-577-9267 (Shirley Brown)
843-958-8595 (Paulette Simmons)
1st Wed. –Education Workshop
9:30-10:30 AM and
3rd Wed. 9:30-10:30 AM
All Saints Lutheran – Mt. Pleasant
843-810-5576 Both led by Ginger Deignan
Cherokee County
2nd Thurs. 12 Noon- Lunch
Magnolias of Gaffney
864-206-0006
Chester County
2nd Thurs 10-11am
Pleasant Grove UMC
2868 Gaston Farm Road
Richburg, SC
803-327-4715 for details.Chesterfield County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555
Clarendon County
3rd Mon. 2 PM
New Covenant Presbyterian Church
2833 Alex Harvin Highway
Manning, SC
803-478-4820 (Betty Wellock)
Colleton County
2nd Tues. 6 PM
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Walterboro
843-549-6623 (Virginia Bullard)
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: 800.273.2555Dorchester County
2nd Thurs. 7 – 9 PM
Royal Oaks Residential Care Clubhouse
Summerville, SC
843-832-2357 (Don Bagwell & Nan Hazelwood, RN)
3rd Tuesday 2-3 PM
David Soujourner Senior Center
Hwy 78 St. George
866-796-9670 (Don Bagwell)
Edgefield County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555Fairfield County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555Florence County
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)
2nd & 4th Wed. 10 AM
Belin Methodist
Family Life Center
Murrells Inlet, SC
843-215-1497 (Lillian Chopko)
Greenville County
1st Tues. 7 PM-Golden Strip
Hillcrest Hospital (Conf Rm E)
729 S.E. Main Street
Simpsonville, SC
864-346-0579 (BJ Burns)
864-268-6409 (Nancy Pearce)
1st Thurs. 2 PM
Rolling Green Village
Library
1 Hoke Smith Blvd.
Greenville, SC
(864) 286-0668 (Gale Pemberton)
2nd Mon. 7 PM
GHS Life Center (Classroom #2)
875 W. Faris Rd
Greenville, SC
864-288-9445 (Tom Kirby)
2nd Thurs. 7 PM
Allen Bennett Hospital
313 Memorial Dr. (Private Dining Rm)
Greer, SC
864-787-0319 (Sara Briggs)
864-420-9004 (Leigh Odom)
3rd Tues. 6 PM
Informal Spouses-Only Dinner Group
Greenville Area Restaurant--TBA
864-286-0668(Gale Pemberton)
4th Mon. 7 PM
The Gardens at Eastside
275 Commonwealth Dr
Greenville, SC
864-286-0668 (Gale Pemberton)
864-346-0579 (B.J. Burns)
4th Tues. 6:30 PM
Shepherd’s Care Center (Auditorium)
2100 N. Pleasantburg Dr.
Greenville, SC
864-268-1480 (Betty Groom)
864-987-0124 (Fran Erickson)
Greenwood County
2nd Tues. 2 PM
Wesley Commons, GW
864-227-7141 (Vicki Fields or Jane Roper)
3rd Tues. 6:30 PM
Greenwood Rehab Hosp.
864-330-1681 (Rita Dixon)
Hampton County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555Horry County
3rd Thurs. 2 PM
Summit Place
Little River, SC
843-450-3410 (Kathy Bazzarre)
1st Mon. 6 PM
Hosted by Regency Hospice
Grand Strand Senior Center
1268 21st Ave.
Myrtle Beach, SC
843-651-2335 (Joyce Calabrese)
2nd Tues. 6 PM
Agape Senior- Murrells Inlet
843-357-0200 (Alyse Emerson)Jasper County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555Kershaw 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 Mon. 12-1 PM
Hospice Care of SC Office
412 N. White St.
803-285-2014 (Janice Broach)
2nd Wed. 3-4 PM
Hospice of Lancaster Office
902 West Meeting St.
803-286-1472 (Donna Gardner)
Laurens County
2nd Tues. 6:30 PM
Senior Options
512 Professional Park
Clinton, SC
864-833-1055 (Robbie South)
864-682-3911 (Connie Lytes)
Lee County
3rd Fri. 10-11 AM
51 Wilkinson Road
Bishopville, SC
803-775-7381 (Toni Brew)
Lexington County
1st Thurs. 6-8 PM
Oak Leaf Village
Lexington, SC
803-808-3477 (Vicky Caldwell)
Last Tues. 3 PM
SC Episcopal Home @ Still Hopes
West Columbia, SC
803-739-5047 (Sharon Johnson)
1st Wed. Noon-lunch provided
Wittenberg Lutheran Church
Leesville, SC
803-532-4636 (Stacey Sherman)
Marion County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555Marlboro County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555McCormick County
3rd Tues. 7 PM
call for location
864-391-2390 (Lathel Cunningham)
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
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555
Pickens County
1st Thurs. 7 PM
Capt. K. Hampton Library –Easley
(2nd Floor Conf Rm)
864-855-8668 (Meri Childress)
864-836-5151 (Debbi Scarborough)
4th Wed. 2 PM (3rd Wed.Dec)
Clemson Downs
505 Downs Loop (Activity Bldg)
Clemson, SC
800-273-2555 (Gail Marion)
Richland County
3rd Mon. 12:30 PM
Alterra Sterling House
Columbia, SC
803-7320300 (Nancy Watkins)
803-454-1221(Peter Pzaepfel)
3rd Tues. 12 PM (lunch provided)
Atria at Forest Lake
Columbia, SC
803-790-9800 (Anne Abel)
2nd Tues. 12 PM
Spousal Support Group- Lunch
Group for spouses of persons with dementia-- led by spouse caregivers
Caregivers Coalition of Midlands
Palmer Bldg. Of First Presbyterian
1420 Lady St., Palmer –4th Floor
SW corner of Lady & Bull Sts.
Parking lot on corner; enter on Lady St.
803-779-1995 Ext. 4 (Debbie Clark)
2nd Thurs. 6:00 PM
Eden Gardens of Columbia
120 Fairforest Rd. Irmo
803-781-2243 (Paula or Pat)
also 2nd Thurs. 1:00 PM
Eden Gardens
group for persons who have placed their loved one in a facility anywhere
803-781-2243 (Paula or Pat)
2nd Wed. 11:30 AM
Palmetto Senior Care
Columbia, SC
803-691-5650 (Mary Winstead)
3rd Wed. 12 PM
Palmetto Senior Care
White Rock, SC
803-732-6670 (Georgia Troficanto)
3rd Thurs. 10:30 AM
Rice Home
Columbia, SC
803-691-5765 (Felicia Pinckney)
3rd Fri. 12-1:30 PM
Palmetto Senior Care
Laurel St.
Columbia, SC
803-931-8166 (Cynthia Palmore or Cynthia Young)
4th Mon. 6:30 PM
The Haven in the Summit
Columbia, SC
803-754-0538 (Betty Rabon)
4th Tues. 1 PM
Wildewood Downs
(NE) Columbia, SC
803-788-5115 (Brigette Harrell)
Last Wed. 1:30-3:30 PM
C.M. Tucker Jr./Dowdy Gardner
Nursing Care Center
Columbia, SC
803-737-5312 (Bruce LaFleur)
Saluda County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555
Spartanburg County
3rd Thurs. 6 PM
RoseCrest Retirement Community
864-599-8556 (Liz Crawley)
3rd Tues. 7 PM
Alzheimer’s Office
901 S Pine St. Spartanburg
864-542-9998 or 1-800-908-9690
4th Mon. 6 PM Chesnee
Wesleyan Church Fellowship Hall
864-461-2774 (Vera Martin)
4th Tues. 6 PM
Eden Terrace, Spartanburg
864-579-1094 (Janet Alford)
Last Tues. Noon- lunch provided
Skylyn Place, Spartanburg
864-582-6838 (Misty Smith)Sumter County
1st Thurs. 6-8 PM
Covenant Place, Carter Rd.
Sumter, SC
803-459-7007 (Medical Center)
803-773-5293 (Judy Jernigan)
3rd Tues. 6:30 PM
McElveen Manor, McCrarys Mill Rd.
803-778-9690
803-968-1293 (Tom Cope)
Union County
3rd Tues. 6 PM
Wallace Thomson Hosp. Classroom
864-429-2602 (Sheila Jeter or Quanisha Savage)
Williamsburg County
Call the Alzheimer's Association office for information on programs in this area: 800.273.2555York County
1st Monday 6-7pm
Lake Wylie Retirement & Assisted Living
4877 Charlotte Highway
Lake Wylie, SC 29710
803-831-9900 for details.
1st Tues. 10:30 AM Hill
Park Ave. Adult Day Ctr, Rock Hill
803-327-7448 (Barbara Smith)
3rd Wed. 3 PM
2115 Ebenezer Rd. (Alzheimer’s office)
803-327-4715 (Sarah Bost)
1st Tues. 6-7 PM
2115 Ebenezer Rd. (Alzheimer’s office)
803-327-4715 (Sarah Bost)
