Resources for Seniors, Inc



SUPPORT GROUPS

Last updated: 4/15/2020

**Please note: Due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the North Carolina / Wake County Stay at Home proclamations, many groups are switching to online/virtual methods and others are cancelling temporarily. Please be sure to contact the facilitator/contact(s) listed to ask about changes for a particular group. For more information on support resources during COVID-19 see the Resources for Seniors Wake County Community Resources List, here.

The following support groups are a free community service. Groups are sorted by topic. Support groups vary a great deal in size and in format. Some are structured, offering a specific topic or educational program for each meeting, while others are looser and more focused on sharing experiences among members. To help figure out whether a particular group will meet your needs, we suggest that you talk to the facilitator before attending your first meeting. Additionally, some groups may decide to change meeting times or to skip a meeting occasionally, so it’s a good idea to call ahead to verify time and place. This is not a complete list of groups offered in Wake County; for other ideas ask your doctor or call Resources for Seniors and ask for the Information Department.

|Caregiving (General) |

|Area |Sponsor(s) |Name / Type |Meeting Place |Day and Time |Facilitator/Contact(s) |

|Cary |Resources for Seniors and |Caregiver Support Group |Cary Senior Center |3rd Monday, 2 to 3:30 p.m. (1-on-1 |Heather Arcuri |

| |Heartland Hospice |(and Caregiver Counseling |120 Maury O’Dell Place, 27513 |Caregiver Counseling 1 to 1:45 p.m.) |919-462-3983 |

| | |appointments) | | |*Call before attending |

| | | | | |*Call ahead to schedule a |

| | | | | |1-on-1 Caregiver Counseling appointment |

|Cary | |A Heart for Caring |WakeMed Cary |3rd Tuesday, |Sarah Jansen |

| | | |(Points West 2 and 3, near Café) |2 to 3:30 p.m. |919-745-9346 |

| | | |1900 Kildaire Farm Road, 27518 | |*Call before attending |

|Garner |Resources for Seniors and |Caregiver Support Group |Garner Senior Center |4th Monday, |Rebecca J. Brown |

| |Heartland Hospice | |205 E. Garner Road, 27529 |10 a.m. |919-661-6894 |

|Raleigh | |Caregiver Support Group for|Abbotswood at Stonehenge |3rd Thursday, |Tracy Taylor 919-847-3202 |

| | |Adult Children of Aging |7900 Creedmoor Road, 27613 |6 to 7:30 p.m. |tracy.taylor@ |

| | |Parents | | |or Billy Dibbert |

| | | | | |billydibbert@ |

|Wake Forest |Resources for Seniors and |Caregiver Support Group |Brookdale Wake Forest |2nd Wednesdays, |Northern Wake Senior Center |

| |Heartland Hospice |(and Grief Counseling |611 S. Brooks Street, 27587 |2:30 p.m. (1-on-1 Grief Counseling 1 to 2|919-554-4111 |

| | |appointments) | |p.m.) |*Call ahead to schedule a 1:1 Grief |

| | | | | |Counseling appointment |

|Wendell |Resources for Seniors and |Caregiver Support Group |Eastern Wake Senior Center |2nd Wednesday, |Heather Arcuri |

| |Heartland Hospice | |323 Lake Drive, 27591 |9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. |919-462-3983 |

| | | | | |*Call before attending |

|ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) |

|Area |Sponsor(s) |Name / Type |Meeting Place |Day and Time |Facilitator/Contact(s) |

|RTP |ALS Association |Triangle Area Caregivers |North Carolina Chapter Office |3rd Monday, |Meg Whitaker, MSW |

| | | |4 N. Blount Street, Suite 200, 27601 |6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. |919-390-0119 |

| | | | | |meg@ |

|RTP |ALS Association |ALS Connection Group |North Carolina Chapter Office |2nd Sunday, |Lisa Hoskins, LCSW |

| | | |4 N. Blount Street, Suite 200, 27601 |2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. |919-755-0409 |

| | | | | |lisa@ |

For additional information on ALS support groups:

• ALS Association (North Carolina Chapter), 919-755-9001,

|Alzheimer’s Disease / Dementia |

|Area |Sponsor(s) |Name / Type |Meeting Place |Day and Time |Facilitator/Contact(s) |

|Apex |Dementia Alliance |Dementia Support Group |Spring Arbor of Apex |2nd Thursday, |Tonya Headen-Lee |

| | | |901 Spring Arbor Court, 27502 |10:30 a.m. |919-303-9990 |

| | | | | |axed@ |

|Cary |Dementia Alliance |Dementia Support Group |St. Michael’s Archangel Center (next to church) |3rd Thursday, |Laurie Ray |

| | | | |10 a.m. |919-624-1944 |

| | | | | |laurie@lifelinks.care |

|Cary |Dementia Alliance |Dementia Support Group |Glenaire |3rd Monday, |Mary Arthur |

| | | |5000 Glenhope Court, 27511 |10 a.m. |919-447-4494 |

| | | | | |marthur@ |

|Cary |Dementia Alliance |Family Support Group (for family |Brookdale MacArthur Park |3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. |Casey Hix |

| | |and friends) |111 MacArthur Drive, 27513 | |919-460-5959 |

| | | | | |cary.avc@ |

|Cary |Alzheimer’s Association |Male Caregiver Support Group |WakeMed Cary Hospital |2nd Fridays, |Mr. Mike Caldwell |

| | | |1900 Kildaire Farm Road, 27518 |10 to 11:30 a.m. |800-272-3900 |

| | | | | |*Registration preferred (online at ) |

|Durham |Alzheimer’s Association, |Younger Onset Support Group |Calvary Baptist Church |2nd Tuesdays, |Janeli McNeal |

| |Duke Neurology, and Duke |(for those diagnosed age 65 or |1204 Lynn Road, Durham 27703 (Close to Wake |7 to 8:30 p.m. |919-660-7565 |

| |Dementia Family Support |younger, and their care partners)|County) | |janeli.mcneal@duke.edu |

| |Program | | | |*Pre-registration required; call ahead before |

| | | | | |attending |

|Alzheimer’s Disease / Dementia, continued |

|Area |Sponsor(s) |Name / Type |Meeting Place |Day and Time |Facilitator/Contact(s) |

|Fuquay |Dementia Alliance |Dementia Support Group |Windsor Point |1st Tuesday, |Kathy Seawell |

| | | |1221 Broad Street, 27526 |6:30 p.m. |919-210-7525 |

| | | | | |sakatielong@ |

|Raleigh |Dementia Alliance |Fronto-Temporal Dementia |SarahCare at Lake Boone Trail |3rd Tuesday, |Paul Lester |

| | |Caregiver Support Group |2245 Gateway Access Point, |7 to 8:30 p.m. |919-538-4827 |

| | | |Suite 101, 27609 | |pblester58@ |

| | | | | |or Chad Thomsen |

| | | | | |919-946-0876 |

|Raleigh |Dementia Alliance |Dementia Support Group |St. Francis of Assisi |3rd Wednesday, |Lynne Carpenter |

| | | |(Anthony Hall, Room 405) |7 p.m. |919-215-2331 |

| | | |11401 Leesville Road, 27613 | |lynne@ |

|Raleigh |Dementia Alliance |Dementia Support Group |St. Francis of Assisi |1st Wednesday, |Linda Tucker |

| | | |(Padua Room, Community Center) |1 p.m. |937-478-9537 |

| | | |11401 Leesville Road, 27613 | |ltucker40@nc. |

|Raleigh |Dementia Alliance |Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias|Spring Arbor of Raleigh |3rd Tuesday, |Sandra Taranto |

| | |Support Group |1810 N. New Hope Road, 27604 |Noon |919-250-0255 |

| | | | | |ered@ |

|Raleigh |Alzheimer’s Association |North Raleigh Caregiver Support |North Raleigh United Methodist Church |3rd Tuesday, |Alzheimer’s Association |

| | |Group |8501 Honeycutt Road, 27615 |6:30 to 8 p.m. |800-272-3900 |

| | | | | |*Registration preferred (online at ) |

|Raleigh |Dementia Alliance |Dementia Support Group |Beth Meyer Synagogue |2nd Tuesday, |Rachel Strauss |

| | | |504 Newton Road, 27615 |7 p.m. |919-848-0303 |

| | | | | |rbs@nc. |

|Raleigh |Dementia Alliance |Dementia Support Group |Springmoor Retirement |2nd Monday, |Phyllis Mayo |

| | | |(Community Auditorium) |7:30 to 8:45 p.m. |919-848-7083 |

| | | |1500 Sawmill Road, 27615 | |phyllis.mayo@ |

|Raleigh |Falls River Court and |Falls River Dementia Support |Falls River Village |Monthly |919-844-9747 |

| |ComForCare |Group |1110 Falls River Avenue, 27614 | | |

|RTP | |Research Triangle Lewy Body |Right at Home |2nd Thursday, |Loree Idol |

| | |Dementia Caregiver Support Group |2500 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 301, Raleigh, 27607 |10 a.m. |919-616-2776 |

| | | | | |idol.loree@ |

|Alzheimer’s Disease / Dementia, continued |

|Area |Area |Area |Area |Area |Area |

|Wake Forest |Alzheimer’s Association |Wake Forest Caregiver Support |St. John’s Episcopal Church |1st Wednesday, |Edna Toney 919-496-6860 |

| | |Group |830 Durham Road, 27587 |10 to 11:30 a.m. |or Lynn Bartholomew |

| | | | | |919-602-4863 |

| | | | | |*Registration preferred (online at ) |

For additional information on Alzheimer’s Disease / Dementia support groups:

• Alzheimer’s Association of Eastern North Carolina, 919-803-8285, nc

• Dementia Alliance of North Carolina, 919-832-3732,

|Amputation |

|Area |Sponsor(s) |Name / Type |Meeting Place |Day and Time |Facilitator/Contact(s) |

|Raleigh |WakeMed |Raleigh Amputee Support Group |WakeMed Raleigh Campus |3rd Wednesday, |WakeMed Rehab |

| | | |(Rehab Conference Room #2) |4 to 5 p.m. |& Physical Therapy |

| | | |3000 New Bern Avenue, 27610 | |919-350-8903 |

|Brain Injury |

|Area |Sponsor(s) |Name |Meeting Place |Day and Time |Facilitator/Contact(s) |

|Cary |WakeMed |Cary Brain Injury |WakeMed Cary Hospital |3rd Wednesday, |Norman Case |

| | |Support Group |(Conference Center) |7 to 8:30 p.m. |919-244-6221 |

| | | |1900 Kildaire Farm Road, 27518 | | |

|Raleigh |WakeMed |Triangle Brain Injury Support |WakeMed Raleigh Campus |3rd Tuesday, |Brain Injury Association of North Carolina |

| | |Group |(Conference Dining) |6:30 to 8 p.m. |(BIANC) |

| | | |3000 New Bern Avenue, 27610 | |800-377-1464 |

|Diabetes |

|Area |Sponsor(s) |Name |Meeting Place |Day and Time |Facilitator/Contact(s) |

|Garner |Resources for Seniors and |Diabetes Support Group |Garner Senior Center |2nd Wednesday, |Rebecca J. Brown |

| |Family Pharmacy | |205 E. Garner Road, 27529 |10:15 a.m. |919-661-6894 |

|Grief / Bereavement |

|Area |Sponsor(s) |Name |Meeting Place |Day and Time |Facilitator/Contact(s) |

|Cary |Resources for Seniors and |“Pathways to Peace” Grief Group|Cary Senior Center |1st Monday, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (1-on-1 |Heather Arcuri |

| |Heartland Hospice |(and Grief Counseling |120 Maury O’Dell Place, 27513 |Grief Counseling 1 to 1:45 p.m.) |919-462-3983 |

| | |appointments) | | |*Call before attending |

| | | | | |*Call ahead to schedule a |

| | | | | |1-on-1 Grief Counseling appointment |

|Garner |Resources for Seniors |Grief Counseling Appointments |Garner Senior Center |By appointment |Rebecca J. Brown |

| | | |205 E. Garner Road, 27529 | |919-661-6894 |

|Wake Forest |Resources for Seniors and |Caregiver Support Group |Brookdale Wake Forest |2nd Wednesdays, |Northern Wake Senior Center |

| |Heartland Hospice |(and Grief Counseling |611 S. Brooks Street, 27587 |2:30 p.m. (1-on-1 Grief Counseling 1 to 2|919-554-4111 |

| | |appointments) | |p.m.) |*Call ahead to schedule a |

| | | | | |1-on-1 Grief Counseling appointment |

|Parkinson’s Disease |

|Area |Sponsor(s) |Name |Meeting Place |Day and Time |Facilitator/Contact(s) |

|Garner |Resources for Seniors |Parkinson’s Information Exchange |Garner Senior Center |3rd Friday, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. |Rebecca J. Brown |

| | |Group (PIE) |205 E. Garner Road, 27529 | |919-661-6894 |

| | | | | |or Priscilla Baxter |

| | | | | |919-662-4132 |

|Raleigh |Resources for Seniors |Parkinson’s Dialog Group |Five Points Center |Last Friday (except holidays), |Susan McGuire |

| | | |2000 Noble Road, 27608 |1:30 to 3 p.m. |919-996-4738 |

| | | | | |raleighsc@ |

|Wake Forest |Resources for Seniors |Parkinson’s Support Group |Northern Wake Senior Center |1st Wednesday, 1 to 2:30 p.m. |Heather Arcuri |

| | | |235 E. Holding Ave., 27587 | |919-462-3983 |

| | | |Temporarily: |Next Zoom session: |Temporarily: |

| | | |Zoom – Virtual Support Group Meeting |Wednesday, |984-232-4532 |

| | | | |May 6th, |carysc@ |

| | | | |1 to 2:30 p.m. |*Call or email for more information |

For additional information on Parkinson’s support groups:

• Parkinson Association of the Carolinas, 980-245-2786 or 866-903-7275,

|Stroke |

|Area |Sponsor(s) |Name |Meeting Place |Day and Time |Facilitator/Contact(s) |

|Cary |WakeMed |Cary Stroke Support Group |WakeMed Cary Hospital |3rd Wednesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. |Norman Case |

| | | |(Conference Center) | |919-244-6221 |

| | | |1900 Kildaire Farm Road, 27518 | | |

|Raleigh |WakeMed |Raleigh Stroke Support Group |WakeMed Raleigh Campus |2nd Tuesday, Noon to 1 p.m. |WakeMed Rehab |

| | | |3000 New Bern Avenue, 27610 | |& Physical Therapy |

| | | | | |919-350-8903 |

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