Support Groups

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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.

Fact: “ In 2007, 9.8 million family members, friends and neighbors provided unpaid care for a person with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia”.

Scroll below for complete list of Support Groups throughout Utah.

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Support groups listed by city

AMERICAN FORK American Fork Senior Center
94 East Main
Meet: 2nd Wednesday at 1:30 PM.
Contact: Stephanie Puffer (801) 836-4357

BOUNTIFUL   Orchard Cove Assisted Living
485 East 500 South
Meet: Every Thursday at 3 P.M.
Contact: Claire Roberts at (801) 299-4800 or website at http://www.sdch.com/

BRIGHAM CITY Brigham City Senior Center
24 North 300 West
Meet: 2nd Thursday at 6 P.M.
(Please RSVP, light dinner is served)
Meet: 2nd Wednesday from 10 AM – 2 P.M.
Free on-site respite is provided.
Contact: Vickie Wright at (435) 723-3303

CEDAR CITY  Emerald Pointe Assisted Living
995 Regency Road, Second Floor
Meet: 3rd Wednesday at 4 P.M.
Free on-site respite avail. w/ 1 week notice
Contact: Sally Pope at (435) 867-0055

COTTONWOOD HTS The Coventry
6898 South 2300 East
Meet: 2nd Tuesday at 1:30 P.M.
Contact: Barbara Hallstrom

DELTA   Millard County Care Center
150 South White Sage Avenue
Meet: Every other month
Contact: Sandra Wood at (435) 864-2944

DRAPER Wentworth at Draper
1163 South 700 East
Meet: 3rdTuesday at 1 P.M.
Free on-site respite available.
Contact: Monica Herricks at (801) 523-9393

HEBER CITY Wasatch Senior Center
"Caregivers Night Out"
465 East 1200 South
Meet: 2nd Thursday each month at 4 p.m.
Contacts: Linda Morrison 435-783-5708
and David Larsen at 800-272-3900

HOLLADAY   Mount Olympus Senior Center
1635 East Murray - Holladay Rd.
Meet: 3rd Tuesday at 10 A.M.
Social Club for Early Stage available during SG
Contact: Christine Kramer at (801) 747-2100

Silverado Senior Living
1430 E. 4500 S.
Meet: 1st Thursday at 6:00 P.M.
Contact: Kema Hobbs at (801) 272-8000

HURRICANE   Hurricane Rehabilitation Center
416 North State Street
Meet: 1st Thursday at 11:00 A.M.
Contact: LaTonya Heaton at
(435) 635-9833

KANAB   The Kanab Senior Center has offered to
bus participants to St. George to attend a
support group the last Wednesday of the
month at Red Cliffs Care & Rehab.

LOGAN   Legacy House
330 East 1400 North
Meet: 1st Thursday at 6:00 P.M.
Contact: Ed Perks at (435)
755-2877

Sunshine Terrace
345 North 200 West
Meet: 3rd Tuesday at 5 P.M.
(Please RSVP, dinner served)
Free on-site respite available
Contact: Mary Bennett at (435) 752-9321

MIDVALE   Canyon Creek
7235 South Union Park
Meet: 2nd Thursday at 5:30 P.M.
Contact: Brandon Peterson at
(801) 568-9909

MILFORD   Milford Senior Center
410 North 100 West
P.O. Box 206 Milford, UT 84751
Meet: 2nd Tuesday at 10 A.M.
Contact: Betty Jiminez at (435) 387-2698

NEPHI   Heritage Hills Care Center
1100 North 400 East
Meet: 3rd Monday at 7:00 P.M.
Contact: Lea Gibson at (435) 623-1721

OGDEN   Emeritus Estates (North end of Ogden)
1340 North Washington Blvd
Meet: 2nd Tuesday at 6 P.M.
Free on-site respite available
Contact: Lillian LaMarr at (801) 737-1230

Mountain Ridge Assisted Living
1885 E. Skyline Drive
South Ogden, Utah 84403
Meet: 2nd Wednesday at 6:30 P.M.
Free onsite respite available
Contact: Monica Swander at (801) 475-5111

PRICE   Active Re-Entry
10 South Fairgrounds Road
(Alzheimer’s and general caregiver group)
Meet: 4th Wednesday at 3:30 P.M.
Contact: Lisa Perla or Richard Jewkes
at (435) 637-4950

PROVO   Courtyard at Jamestown
Assisted Living
3352 North 100 East
Meet: 3rd Wednesday at 6:30 P.M.
Contact: Mindy Hill at (801) 377-3730

RICHFIELD   Richfield Care Center
83 East 1100 North
Meet: 2nd Wednesday at 10 A.M.
Contact: Caren Liebelt at (435) 896-8211

ROY    Heritage Park
2700 West 5600 South
Meet: 1st Thursday at 5:30 P.M.
Contact: Tori Brady at
(801) 825-9731

SALT LAKE CITY  Brunch Bunch
Meet: 2nd Tuesday at 10:30 A.M.
At various Salt Lake restaurants
Contact: Nick Zullo at (801) 265-1944

Brighton Gardens "Dementia Care
Education Group". 76 S. 500 E.
Meet: 4th Wednesday at 6:30 P.M.
Contact: Alicia Hadley at (801) 359-0050

ABC’s of Memory Loss
855 E. 4800 S. Ste. 100
Alzheimer’s Assoc. Conference Room
Meet: Call for more information
Contact: Kathy Moran at 1-800-272-3900

ABC’s of Memory Loss
729 Arapeen Drive, CAMT Bldg. Rm. 1153
Center for Alzheimer’s Care Imaging & Research
Meet: 3rd Wednesday at 5 P.M.
Contact: Kathy Moran at (800) 272- 3900

Hispanic Dementia Caregiver Support Group
855 E. 4800 S. Ste. 100
Alzheimer’s Assoc. Conference Room
Meet: TBA
Contact: David Larsen at 1-801-529-8238

Frontotemporal Dementia Support Group
Alzheimer’s Association Conference Room
855 E. 4800 S. Ste 100
Meet: 2nd Wednesday at 10:00 AM
Contact: Bonnie Shepherd at (801) 231-3442

Dementia Care Professionals Support Group
Alzheimer’s Association Conference Room
855 East 4800 South, Ste 100
Meet: Last Friday of the month at 2PM
Contact: Debbie Highsmith at 453-9600

"Maintain Your Brain" Classes
Alzheimer's Association Conference Room
Meet: 4th Wednesday at 5PM.

SANDY   Alta Ridge Assisted Living
1360 East 9400 South
Meet: 2nd Saturday at 10A.M.
Contact: Lindsay Fredrickson 571-1010

Sunrise at Sandy
“Family Gathering”
2130 E. 9400 S.
Meet: 4th Thursday at 6:30 P.M.
Contact: Debbie Highsmith at (801) 453-9600

SOUTH JORDAN South Jordan Senior Center
South Jordan Senior Center on Redwood Road
Meet: Every 3rd Tuesday at 10AM
Contact: Kathi Yap (801) 598-4768

ST. GEORGE Cliff View Senior Living
134 West 2025 South Circle
Meet: 2nd Thursday at 2 P.M.
Contact: LuAnn Lundquist at (435) 628-8656

Kolob Care & Rehab
178 S. 1200 E.
Meet: 3rd Thursday @ Noon
FREE LUNCH SERVED
Contact: LuAnn Lundquist at (435) 628-8656

Red Cliffs Care & Rehab
1745 E. 280 N.
Meet: Last Wednesday of month @ 2:00 PM
Contact: LuAnn Lundquist at (435) 628-8656

TAYLORSVILLE Legacy House of Taylorsville
6305 South Gold Medal Dr.
Meet: 1st Thursday at 6:00 PM
Contact: Michelle at (801) 327-8400

TOOELE Cottage Glen Assisted Living
1892 Aaron Drive, Activities Center
Meet: 3rd Tuesday at 2:30 PM
Contact: Frank Reed at (435) 882-2870 Ext. 130

WEST JORDAN West Jordan Senior Center
Meet: Every 4th Monday at 10AM
Contact: Kathi Yap at (801) 598-4768

WEST HAVEN Peachtree Place Assisted Living
4607 South Midland Drive
West Haven, UT 84401
Meet: 4th Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.
Contact: Jenny Francis at (801) 686-3678

10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease

1. Memory loss
2. Difficulty in performing tasks
3. Problems with language
4. Disorientation to time & place
5. Poor or decreased judgment
6. Problems with abstract thinking
7. Misplacing things
8. Changes in mood or behavior
9. Changes in personality
10. Loss of initiative

Note: “Difficulty remembering names and recent events is often an early clinical symptom; later symptoms include impaired judgment, disorientation, confusion behavior changes and trouble speaking, swallowing and walking”.