Georgia Chapter FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS

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1 Georgia Chapter FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS TELEPHONE SUPPORT GROUP The Caring Connection, a free telephone support group, is held two times each month for caregivers who either may live in an area not currently served, or may have difficulty getting out to a support group. For information about the days and times of the meetings, please contact 1-. EARLY MEMORY LOSS SUPPORT GROUPS For additional information, please contact Lucretia DuBose at the Atlanta office at 1-. The, Georgia Chapter and the Emory Alzheimer s Disease Center at Wesley Woods co-sponsor an Early Memory Loss Support Group For persons who have been diagnosed with mild memory impairment and a concurrent group for their care partner. Call Susan Peterson-Hazan at for details. Early Stage Support Group For individuals recently diagnosed with Early Stage dementia and their care partners. This group meets once a month at the Atlanta Office. Contact your local office to see if an Early Stage Support Group is offered in your area. Call 1- for more details. Shallowford Early Stage Support Group This group meets every Tuesday 10:00 AM-11:30 AM At Shallowford Presbyterian Church 2375 Shallowford Rd., NE; Atlanta, GA Call 1- and ask for Kara Johnson. FRONTOTEMPORAL (FTD) CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP A monthly support group for families of individuals diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. 2 nd Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00PM Wesley Woods Hospital AV Conference Room 1821 Clifton Road; Atlanta, GA David Triemer, PhD; ; david.triemer@gmail.com 1 st Wednesdays from 7:00-8:30pm Northside Forsyth Hospital 1400 Building, Bennett Classroom B Cumming, GA Sharon Hall ; sharonhall419@yahoo.com BALDWIN Milledgeville 4 th Thursday 5:30 PM Holiday Inn 2600 N Columbia St Milledgeville, GA BARTOW Cartersville 1 st Monday 4:00 PM Cartersville Medical Center 960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway Cartersville, GA Tracey Robitshek BIBB Macon 1 st Wednesday 10:00 AM Martha Bowman UMC 500 Bass Road Macon, GA Macon 2 nd Tuesday 11-12:30PM 886 Mulberry Street Macon, GA Mott Smith BRYAN Richmond Hill 4 th Tuesday 5:30 PM The Suites at Station Exchange 3205 TSX Grand Central Richmond Hill, GA Rich DeLong Suites.StationExchange@gmail.com Diane Yeager CAMDEN St. Mary s 4 th Thursday 6:30 PM St. Mary s 1 st Presbyterian Church Church Library 100 West Conyer St. St. Mary s, GA Dianne Torgersen

2 CAMDEN Kingsland 4 th Wednesday 10AM Lakes Crossing Senior Care 900 Gross Rd, Kingsland, GA Theresa Bayman CARROLL Carrollton 1 st Tuesday 5:30 PM The Oaks of Carrollton 921 Old Newnan Road Carrollton, GA Lisa Deming CATOOSA/WALKER Ft. Oglethorpe 3 rd Wednesday 11:30 AM 1st Baptist Church Ft. Oglethorpe 2645 LaFayette Road Ft. Oglethorpe, GA Sue Martin Sally Brewer CHATHAM Pooler 2 nd Thursday 6:00 PM The Oaks Assisted Living 125 Southern Junction Blvd. #800 Pooler, GA Theresa Bayman Savannah 2 nd Monday 10:00 AM Wilmington Island UMC -- Library 195 Wilmington Island Road Savannah, GA Eddie Meetze ext.143 emeetze@seniorcitizens-inc.org Barbara Ashley st Monday 10:30 AM Skidaway Island UMC Caregiver Support Group-Room Diamond Causeway Savannah, GA Theresa Bayman Jan Durham CLARKE Athens 3 rd Tuesday Noon The Bentley Center 135 Hoyt St. Athens, GA Robin Lacrimosa Care available during meeting and lunch provided; Must RSVP COBB Austell Last Tuesday of month 7:00 PM Presbyterian Village-Magnolia Room 2000 East-West Connector Austell, GA JoAnn Akers Marietta 1 st Monday 10:30-11:30 AM Aloha to Aging, Inc Lower Roswell Rd. Marietta, GA Dawn Reed dawn@alohatoaging.org 1 st Monday 7:00-8:30 PM Atherton Place 111 Tower Rd. Marietta, GA Rev. Elata Dowdy rd Mondays 6:30-7:30 PM Turner Chapel AME 492 North Marietta Pkwy NE Marietta, GA Joanne Louis COFFEE Douglas 4 th Monday 5:30 PM Coffee Regional Medical Center 1101 Ocilla Rd. Douglas, GA Jody Fussell COLQUITT Moultrie 3 rd Tuesday 11:00AM- 12:00PM Colquitt Regional Medical Center Foundation Boardroom 3131 S. Main St. Moultrie, GA Megan Taylor mtaylor@colquittregional.com COLUMBIA Evans 3 rd Tuesday 10:30-11:30 AM Augusta Office 106 SRP Drive Suite A 3 rd Tuesday 2-3 PM Augusta Office 106 SRP Drive Suite A COLUMBIA Evans 3 rd Tuesday 6:30 PM Brandon Wilde 4275 Owens Road COWETA Newnan 2 nd Tuesday 9:30-10:30 AM Wesley Woods Newnan 2280 Hwy 29 North Newnan, GA Chaplain Sharon Edgar rd Wednesday 2:00-3:00 PM Insignia of Newnan 27 Belk Rd. Newnan, GA Susan Goodson Ellie Farrington 3 rd Thursday 6:00-7:00 PM Piedmont Newnan Medical Office, Thomas Chapman Family Wellness Cnt 775 Poplar Road Newnan, GA Tori Sorrells DEKALB Atlanta-Emory 3 rd Wednesday 4:30-5:30 PM Glenn Memorial UMC (on the campus of Emory University) 1660 N Decatur Rd. NE Atlanta, GA Rev. Susan Pinson Decatur 3 rd Thursday 10:30AM-11:30AM Briarlake Baptist Church 3715 LaVista Road Decatur, GA Jeanie Christian jeanieamy1@hotmail.com 3 rd Tuesday 7:00PM-8:00PM Peace Baptist Church 4000 Covington Hwy Decatur, GA Pat Murphy Pmurphy07@bellsouth.net Dunwoody For caregivers of persons diagnosed with a dementia under the age of 65 (Younger Onset) 1 st Wednesday 6:30-7:30PM Alzheimer s Assn, GA Chapter 41 Perimeter Center East; Ste 550 Atlanta, GA Kayley Fleming

3 DEKALB Dunwoody Young Adults- Ages with a parent diagnosed with a dementia 3 rd Wednesday 7:00-8:00PM Location Alternates Contact Kara Johnson for details kjohnson1@alz.org 2 nd Thursday 10:00-11:30 AM Dunwoody UMC 1548 Mt. Vernon Rd. Dunwoody, GA Jo Ann Akers Shallowford Each Tuesday 10:00-11:30 AM Shallowford Presbyterian Church 2375 Shallowford Rd., NE Heritage Hall Atlanta, GA Rev. Laura Jernigan Ann King DODGE Eastman 3 rd Wednesday 6-7PM Dodge County Hospital 901 Griffin Ave, Eastman, GA DOUGHERTY Albany 4 th Tuesday 11:00 AM Morningside UMC 121 South Mock Road Albany, GA Rev. Anna Miller *Respite care will be provided for loved ones during the meeting DOUGLAS Douglasville 1 st Monday 5:45-7:00 PM Woodie Fite Senior Center 8750 Dorris Rd. Douglasville, GA Brenda Waters FAYETTE Fayetteville 3 rd Wednesday 1:45-3:15 PM Thomas F. Chapman Cancer Wellness Center at Piedmont Fayette Hospital West Entrance,1267 Bldg Ste 3100 Fayetteville, GA Tori Sorrells Peachtree City 3 rd Thursday 1:30-3:00 PM The Gathering Place 203 McIntosh Trail Peachtree City, GA Tori Sorrells FLOYD Rome 1 st Wednesday 1:00 PM ComforCare Home Care 503 West 10th Street Rome, GA Regina Wright FORSYTH Cumming 1 st Tuesday 6:30-7:45PM 1875 Buford Hwy Cumming, GA Deborah Kim dkim456456@gmail.com *Facilitated by Alzheimer s Assoc. and Lewy Body Association FULTON Alpharetta 3 rd Wednesday 6:00-7:30 PM Arbor Terrace at Crabapple Crabapple Road Alpharetta, GA Deidre Knotts safehavendk@gmail.com Atlanta Buckhead 2 nd Thursday 1:00-2:30 PM Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church 2715 Peachtree Road, NE Atlanta, GA Moira Keller th Monday 6:00-7:30 PM Wieuca Road Baptist Church Conf. Rm. across from business office 3626 Peachtree Rd. Atlanta, GA Moira Keller FULTON For Adult Children (18 & above) of those diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another dementia 3 rd Tuesday 6:30-8:30 PM Sunrise at Buckhead 1000 Lenox Park Boulevard, NE Second Floor Activities Room Atlanta, GA Pat Bojarski Atlanta Southwest 1 st Saturday 10:00-11:00 AM Asbury Harris Epworth Towers 3033 Continental Colony Pkwy SW Atlanta, GA Wanda Patterson wrowepat@bellsouth.net Roswell 4 th Saturday 10:00-11:00AM North Fulton Hospital 3000 Hospital Blvd Roswell, GA Christine Cavanaugh cavanaugh.gcm@gmail.com GLYNN Brunswick 3 rd Wednesday 11AM Marshes of Glynn Libraries 208 Gloucester St. Brunswick, GA Theresa Bayman GILMER Cherry Log 2 nd Thursday 1:00 PM Cherry Log Christian Church 1149 Cherry Log St. Cherry Log, GA Jerry Johnson GORDON Calhoun 3 rd Tuesday 6:00 PM Morning Pointe Assisted Living 660 Jolly Road Calhoun, GA Mary Braden Karen Parrott

4 GWINNETT Duluth 2 nd Thursday 7:00-9:00 PM Sugarloaf United Methodist Church 1795 Old Peachtree Road Duluth, GA Suzanne Walker Karen Decker Snellville 4 th Wednesday 6:30-7:30 PM SarahCare of Snellville 1567 Janmar Road Snellville, GA Susan Munroe HALL Oakwood 2 nd Thursday 6:30-7:30 PM St. Gabriel s Episcopal Church 2920 Landrum Education Drive Oakwood, GA Debbie Swanson lighthouse013@charter.net HART Hartwell 3 rd Monday 3:00-4:00 PM Brookdale-Hartwell 45 Walnut Street Hartwell, GA Kathy O Brien HENRY McDonough 2 nd & Last Tuesday 10:00-11:00AM First Baptist Church of McDonough 101 Macon Street McDonough, GA Kaye Thomas kayefthomas@gmail.com 4 th Tuesday* 7:00-8:00 PM 1700 Pennsylvia Avenue McDonough, GA Sylvia Dennis sdennis230@gmail.com * Note: Usually meets the 4 th Tuesday of each month call to verify HOUSTON Warner Robins 4 th Tuesday 7:00 PM Houston Healthcare Classroom # Watson Blvd Warner Robins, GA Jimmy Hall Judy Cook 4 th Thursday 7:00 PM Coldwell Banker 470 S. Houston Lake Rd. Warner Robins, GA JOHNSON Wrightsville 4 th Tuesday 7:00 PM Senior Citizen Center 122 Hilton Holton Drive Wrightsville, GA Mary Dixon LONG Ludowici 3 rd Wednesday 2:00 PM Coastal Manor Nursing Home 82 Ludowici Industrial Park (Off Hwy. 84) Ludowici, GA Pam Siefken LUMPKIN Dahlonega 1 st Tuesday 6:00 PM Dahlonega Presbyterian Church 150 Warwick Street Dahlonega, GA John McMillon MCDUFFIE 1 st Wednesday 9:30 AM First United Methodist Church 353 Main St. Thomson, GA Beth Williams MUSCOGEE Columbus 4 th Monday 12:00 PM St. Luke Respite Ministry rd Avenue Columbus, GA Diane Hett dhett@stlukeum.com MUSCOGEE Columbus 4 th Thursday 2:00 PM 5156 River Rd; Ste. M Columbus, GA David Marlowe dmarlowe@alz.org *For Persons with Early Stage Memory Loss and Their Care Partners 4 th Tuesday 5:30 PM The Gardens at Calvary 7595 Moon Rd Columbus, GA Erin Collier Erin.collier@healthsouth.com Matt Johnson OCONEE Watkinsville 2 nd Tuesday 1:30-2:30 PM Oconee County Senior Center 3500 Hog Mountain Rd. Watkinsville, GA Jill Pettis Allison Burns PICKENS/DAWSON Marble Hill 2 nd Monday 1:00 PM Trinity Evangelical Church 2685 Steve Tate Highway Marble Hill, GA Ada Holley Jasper 4 th Monday 1:00 PM Fellowship Presbyterian Church ECO 389 Bent Tree Drive Jasper, GA Ada Holley nd Tuesday 1:00 PM Pickens County Senior Center 400 Stegall Rd Jasper, GA Kimberly Bolt Tianna Mashburn POLK Cedartown 1st Monday 10:00 AM Polk Medical Center 2360 Rockmart Highway Cedartown, GA John Giglio jagiglio@msn.com

5 PUTNAM Eatonton 3 rd Wednesday 10:00 AM First Baptist Church 115 N Madison Ave. Eatonton, GA Janice Turner RICHMOND Augusta 1 st Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM Kroc Center 1833 Broad Street Augusta, GA *Note: This is a Caregiver Group only SPALDING Griffin 3 rd Thursday 3:30 PM Griffin Adult Day Program 1426 Old Atlanta Road Griffin, GA David Marlowe Janie Clark Libby Overly Tish Anderson Nix STEPHENS Toccoa 1 st Wednesday 10:30 AM Sunnyside Baptist Church 1154 Mize Road Toccoa, GA Ray Whiten THOMAS Thomasville 1 st Thursday 12:00 PM Thomas County Library 201 N. Madison Street Thomasville, GA Dale Davidson TIFT Tifton 2 nd Thursday 4:00 PM Leroy Rogers Senior Center nd Street West Tifton, GA Buffy Hankinson TOOMBS Vidalia 1 st Thursday 7:00 PM Meadows Wellness Center 1703 Meadows Lane Vidalia, GA Lauren Collins Sharon Proctor, RN TOWNS Hiawassee 1 st Tuesday 1:30 PM McConnell Baptist Church 84 Church St. Hiawassee, GA Carol Armstrong Lynn Cochran TROUP LaGrange 2 nd Thursday 5:30 PM Vernon Woods Retirement Community 101 Vernon Woods Dr. LaGrange, GA Cheryl Messer messerc@wghealth.org UNION 1 st Wednesday of the Month 3:00PM First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall 938 Highway 515 W, Blairsville Kathy Fain kathyfshaw@msn.com UPSON Thomaston 3 rd Thursday 1:00-2:30PM Thomaston Senior Center 302 Bethel Street Thomaston, GA Mott Smith WALTON Monroe 3 rd Thursday 2:00-3:00PM Cottages at Monroe 601 Breedlove Dr. Monroe, GA Margie Briscoe margie.briscoe@thecottages.us WHITFIELD Dalton Last Tuesday of the Month Noon RossWoods Adult Day Services 1402 Walston Avenue Dalton, GA Amelia Tanner ATLANTA 41 Perimeter Ctr E Suite 550 Atlanta, GA Kayley Fleming AUGUSTA 106 SRP Drive Suite A Beth Williams COLUMBUS 5156 River Road Suite M Columbus, GA David Marlowe DALTON 922 East Morris St. Dalton, GA Rebekah Davis MACON 886 Mulberry Street Macon, GA Mott Smith SAVANNAH 201 Television Circle Savannah, GA Theresa Bayman TIFTON 225 E. Second Street Tifton, GA Buffy Hankinson HELPLINE 1- Website Rev S:\Depts\Programs\Support GroupsList