Support Groups

Support Group for Persons with a Diagnosis

Memory Café – meeting virtually Tuesdays and Thursdays every week at 10am EST. For persons WITH a Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Early Stage Alzheimer's, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Vascular Dementia or Lewy Body Dementia. Click Here for More Information

 Virtual Family Support Groups

3 Different Times Weekly

At times like this, caregivers for those living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias can feel especially isolated and alone. 

These groups will "meet" weekly with an Alzheimer's Tennessee staff member as the host.  Support partners who are family and friends are invited to join online or by phone.

For many individuals with Alzheimer's and their care partners, support groups provide significant comfort and practical help in coping with the disease. Oftentimes, these "gatherings" serve as important sources of information as well as outlets for feelings and frustrations. 

 Supported in part by Vanderbilt University Medical Center Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, HRSA Grant 1-U1Q-HP 033085-01-00 

More Alzheimer’s Tennessee Caregiver Support Groups Meeting Virtually

Lewy Body Dementia Caregivers Support Group, previously meeting at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Knoxville – meeting virtually by zoom, the 2^nd Monday of the month at 1pm EST. Contact support group facilitator Monica Krogmann at knoxvilleLBDcaregiver@gmail.com for more information.

Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Caregivers Support Group, previously meeting at the Alzheimer's Tennessee Resource Center, Knoxville - meeting virtually by zoom, the 3rd Monday of the month at 5:30pm EST. Contact Alzheimer's Tennessee at (865) 544-6288 for more information.

Alzheimer’s Tennessee Caregiver Support Groups Meeting In-Person

ANDERSON COUNTY

Keystone Adult Day Program, First United Methodist Church - meeting on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 12:30pm to 2:30pm. Contact support group facilitator Phyllis Spangler (865) 483-6631 for more information.

St. Mary’s Church, Oak Ridge, Wardell Youth Building – meeting on the 4^th Wednesday of the month at 10am. Contact support group facilitator Diane Wright (865) 482-2875 or Gail Hug for more information.

CARTER COUNTY

First Presbyterian Church, 119 W F St., Elizabethton - meeting on the 3rd Monday of the month at 12pm. Contact support group facilitator Tracey Kendall Wilson (423) 232-8993 for more information.    *New location

COFFEE COUNTY

Brookdale Tullahoma (meeting at the Alzheimer's Tennessee office) - meeting on the 2nd Thursday at 5pm. Contact support group facilitator Fran Gray (931) 434-2348 for more information. 

Morning Pointe of Tullahoma - meeting on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 12pm. Contact support group facilitator Fran Gray (931) 434-2348 for more information and to RSVP for lunch.  

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

First Baptist Church, Fairfield Glade - meeting in the Fellowship Hall on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 11am. Contact support group facilitators Margaret Brant (931) 337-9630 and Tara Mayo for more information.

DAVIDSON COUNTY

Harmony at Bellevue - meeting on the 4th Thursday of the month at 4pm. Contact support group facilitator Gretchen Travis (615) 390-3547 for more information.

GREENE COUNTY

Peggy Ann Bakery, 934 Snapps Ferry Rd., Greeneville - meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2pm. Contact support group facilitator Tracey Kendall Wilson (423) 232-8993 for more information. * New location.

HAMBLEN COUNTY

ALPS Adult Center – meeting at Alpha Baptist Church on the 1^st Tuesday of the month from 10am – noon. Contact support group facilitator Emily McIntire (423) 587-9149 for more information.  *New location.

HARDIN COUNTY

RiverWick Senior Living - meeting on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6pm. Contact support group facilitator Amanda Barlow Leitch (731) 412-0905 for more information.

HAWKINS COUNTY

Rogersville Senior Center, 407 E. Main St., Rogersville - meeting on the 3rd Friday of the month at 1:30pm. Contact support group facilitator Tracey Kendall Wilson (423) 232-8993 for more information.

KNOX COUNTY

CADES – meeting on the 1^st Tuesday of the month from 10am - 12pm at Concord United Methodist Church in Room 224. The meeting can also be attended via Zoom. Contact support group facilitator Celia Gruzalski (865) 675-2835 for more information.

Central Baptist Church (Focused on challenges facing male caregivers) - meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1pm. Enter the church at the office. Meeting is on the 3rd floor. Contact Alzheimer’s Tennessee at (865) 544-6288 for more information.

Farragut Presbyterian Church (Early Onset dementia caregivers only) – meeting on the 1^st Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Contact support group facilitator Sharon Koch (865) 310-6675 or Joanie Scheuer for more information.

Fountain City Presbyterian Church - meeting on the 4th Thursday of the month at 12pm, lunch provided. Contact support group facilitators Kathy Castenir (865) 806-9756 and Susan Espiritu for more information. 

LOUDON COUNTY

Our Place Adult Day Center (Meeting at Tellico Village Library 300 Irene Lane, Loudon) -  meeting on the 2nd Friday of the month from 9am -11am. Contact support group facilitator Celia Gruzalski (865)657-7222 for more information.

MADISON COUNTY

Brookdale Jackson Oaks - meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1pm. Contact support group facilitator Amanda Barlow Leitch (731) 668-4180 for more information.

MAURY COUNTY

Unity Psychiatrc Care - meeting on the last Tuesday of the month at 5:30pm. Contact support group facilitator Vinessa Ward (931) 388-6573 for more information. 

MONROE COUNTY

Access Medical at Cora Veal Senior Center - meeting on the 2nd Monday of the month at 2pm. Contact support group facilitators Linda Beatty (423) 442-8084 and Dr. Barbara Levin for more information.

PUTNAM COUNTY

Bailey Manor, Cookeville - meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10:30am. Contact support group facilitators Michelle Hedrick and Haylee Caldwell (931) 400-0093 for more information.

ROANE COUNTY

First Baptist Church – meeting on the 3^rd Monday of the month at 1:30pm. Contact support group facilitator Kathy Parks (865) 376-5874 for more information.

SULLIVAN COUNTY

The Blake Senior Living, Kingsport - meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 2pm. Contact support group facilitator Tracey Kendall Wilson (423) 232-8993 for more information.

Central Christian Church, Bristol (Focused on challenges facing male caregivers) - meeting on the 1st Saturday of the month at 12pm. Contact support group facilitator D. Simerly (423) 967-4431 for more information and to RSVP for lunch.

American House Senior Living - meeting on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 3pm. Contact support group facilitator D. Simerly (423) 967-4431 for more information.

UNICOI COUNTY

Governor's Bend - meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 10am. Contact support group facilitator Tracey Kendall Wilson (423) 330-4532 for more information.

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Dominion Senior Living, 2412 Knob Creek Rd., Johnson City - meeting on the 3rd Wednesday at 3pm. Contact support group facilitator Tracey Kendall Wilson (423) 232-8993 for more information.

Jonesborough Senior Center - meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 2pm. Contact support group facilitator Tracey Kendall Wilson (423) 232-8993 for more information.

BRISTOL, VIRGINIA

Oakmont at Gordon Park – meeting on the 4^th Monday of the month at 2pm. Contact support group facilitator Tracey Kendall Wilson (423) 232-8993 for more information.