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Support groups provide opportunities for family members, friends and caregivers to meet regularly for emotional support, information and exchange of coping skills. Groups are free and confidentiality is respected.
Please Note: Product representatives and marketing staff are asked not to attend these meetings to protect the confidentiality of those who participate.
Contact the Alzheimer's Association at (319) 294-9699 or (800) 272-3900
for information about any of these association-sponsored support groups.
Click on County for more Information
Benton
| Black Hawk | Bremer
| Buchanan | Butler
| Cedar | Chickasaw | Clayton
Fayette
| Grundy | Howard |
Iowa | Johnson | Jones | Linn
| Tama | Washington | Winneshiek
Benton County
Keystone, Iowa
2nd Thursday 7 p.m.
Keystone Nursing Care Center
250 Fifth Street
Facilitator: Fay Risner
(No meetings Jan. - March)
Belle Plaine, Iowa
2nd Tuesday 10 a.m.
Christ United Methodist Church
708 15th Street
Facilitator: Ruth Stratton
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Black Hawk County
Waterloo, Iowa
3rd Monday 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Friendship Village Chapel
600 Park Lane
Facilitators: Bev McCadam and Julie Thomas
Free Respite Care Available
Call 272-2300 for more information.
Cedar Falls, Iowa
3rd Thursday, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Windhaven Assisted Living
5500 South Main Street
Facilitators: Annalee Cardamone & Samantha Pauwels
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Bremer County
Waverly, Iowa
3rd Monday, 6:30 pm
Waverly Public Library
1500 W Bremer Avenue
Group does not meet in January or February
Facilitator: Diana Rankin
Waverly, Iowa
4th Tuesday, 2:30 p.m.
Bartels Lutheran Home (Held in Evergreen Arbor Conference Room)
1922 5th Ave, NW
Facilitator: Kim Butler
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Buchanan County
Independence, Iowa
3rd Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Independence Senior Center
400 5th Avenue NE
Facilitator: Amy Peyton
Independence, Iowa
1st Wednesday 5:30 p.m.
Prairie Hills Assisted Living
505 Enterprise Dr. SW
Facilitator: Malina Tegtmeier
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Butler County
Shell Rock, Iowa
Last Wednesday 4:00 p.m.
Meadows Assisted Living
528 North Kelly Street
Facilitators: Mary Kobliska & Sue Kromminga
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Cedar County
Tipton
2nd Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Prairie Hills Assisted Living
219 South Cedar Street
Facilitator: Joan Wethington
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Chickasaw County
New Hampton
1st Monday, 7:00 p.m.
New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
703 South 4th Ave
Facilitators: Mary Ayers and Chris Payne
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Clayton
Strawberry Point
2nd Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.
Strawberry Point Lutheran Home
313 Elkader Street
Facilitators: Cathy Mills and Stacey Biggs
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Fayette County
West Union, Iowa
3rd Thursday 5 p.m.
West Union Public Library
210 N Vine Street
Facilitator: Carolyn Koester
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Grundy County
Grundy Center, Iowa - Meets Quarterly on the 2nd Thursday
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Facilitator: Cathi Burnette
Call the Alzheimer's Association for meeting times 319.272.2300
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Howard County
Cresco, Iowa
3rd Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Cresco Public Library
320 North Elm Street
Facilitators:Sheila Moen & Tracy Schlangen
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Iowa County
Williamsburg, Iowa
3rd Wednesday, 6:30 pm
Highland Ridge
100 Village View Circle
Facilitator: Lavon Yeggy
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Johnson County
Iowa City, Iowa
1st and 3rd Thursdays 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Pathways Adult Day Center
817 Pepperwood Lane
Facilitator: Kelly Lamb
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Jones County
Anamosa, Iowa
Please call 1-800-272-3900 for meeting times
Facilitator: Betty Coyle
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids, Iowa*
2nd Thursday, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Alzheimer's Association, Chapter Office
1570 42nd Street, NE
Facilitator: Kimberly Beals
Cedar Rapids, Iowa*
3rd Monday, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
St. Luke's Hospital, Room 163
Facilitator: Carol Winetroub
Cedar Rapids, Iowa *
2nd Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 pm
MeadowView Memory Care Village
3005 F Avenue NW
Facilitator: Julie Dancer
Marion, Iowa*
3rd Wednesday, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Milestones in Marion
1080 Cardinal Drive
Facilitator: Ingrid Wensel
Free respite available
Marion, Iowa*
1st and 3rd Wednesday, 1:00 p.m.
Bickford Cottage
1100 Linden Dr.
Facilitator: Betty Kircher
Free respite available
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Tama County
Traer, Iowa
2nd Tuesday 3 pm
Sunrise Hill Care Center
909 6th Street
Facilitators: Bev Buresh & Roxie Konicek
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Washington County
Washington, Iowa*
1st Monday 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
United Presbyterian Church
209 E. Main Street
Facilitator: Connie Crossett
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Winneshiek County
Ossian, Iowa
3rd Thursday, 5 p.m.
Meets in Feb., Apr., Jun., Aug., Oct., and Dec.
Ossian Senior Hospice
114 Fisher Avenue
Facilitator: Dianne Schultz
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Indicates
Alzheimer's Association
counties receiving patient/family services funding
in cooperation with United Way East Central Iowa.
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