Support Group Meetings
Alzheimer's Association's - Sponsored Caregiver Support Group Meetings
Please call phone numbers listed for confirmation & location before attending.
These meetings are free and open to all caregivers & family members of individuals with dementia.
All groups listed below are co-sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association and are in compliance with Chapter and National Standards.
Support groups are available in English, Vietnamese, and Spanish.
* These centers provide free respite care during group meetings. Call for reservations.
** Faith Based Meetings (includes prayer and religious readings)
We Meet in Your Community!
Buena Park: 3rd Friday
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Buena Park Community Center
Diane Field (949) 757-3751
Costa Mesa: 1st and 3rd Thursday
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Harbor Trinity Church
Lindsay McGovern (714) 593-9630
Cypress: 3rd Wednesday
1:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Cypress Senior Center
Judy Dickinson (714) 530-1566 - 1:30 Group
Peggy Carroll (714) 530-1566
Jessica Cimarusti (562) 716-2826
Fountain Valley: 2nd and 4th Thursday
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Fountain Valley Senior Center
Jillian Simon (714) 593-9630
Fullerton/La Habra: 2nd Thursday
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fullerton Senior Center
Stacey Wong (562) 208-4086
Aveline Purvis (562) 694-0590
**Fullerton: 1st Monday
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
First Christian Church of Fullerton
Barbara Fenters (714) 526-7940
**Garden Grove: 4th Friday
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Crystal Cathedral
Peggy Woelke (714) 634-2161
Huntington Beach: 1st and 3rd Friday
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Huntington Landmark
Monica Ponce (714) 593-9630
Irvine: 4th Tuesday
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Lakeview Senior Center
Linda Stempel (949) 559-9531
**Irvine: 2nd Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Mariner's Church
Donlyn Kott (866) 355-7043
Linda May (714) 579-1680
**Los Alamitos: 2nd Friday (dates are subject to change, contact facility)
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
St. Hedwig Church
Beryl Henry (562) 243-1118
**Newport Beach: 1st Monday
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Our Lady Queen of Angels
Jim Casey (949) 640-1750 and Patty Mouton
Please call for introductory information.
**Orange: 1st Tuesday
5:30 p.m.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Jacque Schweppe (714) 259-7509
Orange: 3rd Thursday
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Orange Senior Center
Susan Embree (714) 579-1738
Placentia: 4th Monday
7:00 p.m.
Placentia Linda Hospital
Judy Dickinson (714) 524-6951
Linda Henderson (714) 993-7417
Rancho Santa Margarita: 4th Thursday
*November and December group meeting will take place 3rd Thursday*
7:00 p.m.
Rancho Santa Margarita Library
Liz Ayres (949) 768-1524
San Clemente: 3rd Friday
10:00 a.m.
RIO-San Clemente ADHC
Lisa Matrise (949) 498-7671
San Juan Capistrano: 3rd Thursday
3:00 p.m.
San Juan Capistrano Community Center
Jacque Schweppe (714) 259-7509 and Betty Colby
**Santa Ana: 1st Thursday
2:30 p.m.
Trinity United Presbyterian Church
Nancy Price (714) 639-6379
-Memories in the Making Art Program provided for your loved one during group-
Seal Beach: 4th Friday
10:00 a.m.
Leisure World
Terri Furlow (562) 795-6278
Tustin: 2nd Tuesday
3:30 p.m.
Tustin Senior Center
Jacque Schweppe (714) 259-7509
Whittier: 1st Tuesday
1:00 p.m.
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
Debbie Gassman (562) 943-8510
Whittier: 2nd Tuesday
6:00 p.m.
Sunrise Senior Care
Hermelinda Cardenas (562) 777-1477
**Yorba Linda : 1st Tuesday
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Richfield Community Church
Pastor Dennis Griggs (714) 524-1744
We Have Specialized Groups!
Anaheim: Spanish Language Support Group
1st Wednesday
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
St. Boniface Catholic Church
This is for individuals with Alzheimer's and their caregivers
Norma Castellano (714) 757-3767
Garden Grove: Vietnamese Language Support Group
For Adult Children of AD Individuals
Last Saturday of the month
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Dayle McIntosh Center
Chi (949) 757-3756 or (714) 534-3700
Huntington Beach: For Adult Children of AD Individuals
2nd & 4th Monday
7:30 p.m.
Community United Methodist Church
Tina Hernandez (714) 856-3909
Irvine: For Caregivers of Lewy Body Disorder and Pick's Disease/Frontal Temporal Dementia
1st Wednesday
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
UC Irvine
Shirley Sirivong (949) 824-2382
Irvine: Men's Caregiver Support Group
2nd Tuesday
6:00 p.m.
Alzheimer's Association Orange County Chapter
Kevin Bigelow (949) 757-3760
Santa Ana: Spanish - 2nd Wednesday
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Coastal Communities Hospital
This is for individuals with Alzheimer's and their caregivers.
Norma Castellano (949) 757-3767
We Meet at Care Facilities!
Anaheim: 2nd Thursday
2:30 p.m.
Karlton Residential Manor
Susie Holden (949) 400-6887
Dana Point: 2nd Thursday
6:00 p.m.
The Fountains at Sea Bluffs
Jacque Schweppe (714) 259-7509
*Fullerton: 3rd Wednesday
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Fullerton Gardens
Kay Bissonette (714) 821-3492
*Garden Grove: 2nd Tuesday
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Valley View Gardens (714) 895-9898
Judy Dickinson
Huntington Beach: 1st & 3rd Tuesday
6:30 p.m.
Sunrise of Huntington Beach (714) 536-3032
Tina Hernandez (714) 856-3909
Ellie Nixon (714) 642-9458
Laguna Niguel: 2nd Thursday
5:30 p.m.
Aegis of Laguna Niguel
Liz Ayres (949) 768-1524
Linda Abbitt (714) 343-8252
Laguna Woods: 3rd Wednesday
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Las Palmas Senior Living
Vic Mazmanian (949) 326-8747
*Long Beach: 3rd Tuesday
4:00 p.m.
Brittany House
Marshena James (562) 421-4717
*Mission Viejo: 3rd Thursday
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Seasons at Mission Viejo
Gwen Earle (949) 757-3713
Mission Viejo: 3rd Tuesday
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Mt. of Olives Adult Day Center
Marijane Glassmyer (949) 581-3800
*Mission Viejo: 2nd Monday
5:30 p.m.
Sunrise of Mission Viejo (949) 582-2010
Shiffy Crane (949) 632-7967
Newport Beach: 2nd Tuesday
5:30 p.m.
Vintage Newport Beach
Jillian Simon (714) 593-9630
Santa Ana: 4th Wednesday
1:00 p.m.
Sunflower Gardens
Cathy Gaertner (714) 960-0909
San Juan Capistrano: 3rd Wednesday
11:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Silverado Senior Living
Shelia Fike (949) 240-0550, ext. 19
Seal Beach: 1st Friday
1:00 p.m.
Country Villa
Sylvia Gandara (562) 598-2477 ext 423
Seal Beach: 2nd Tuesday
6:00 p.m.
Sunrise of Seal Beach
Ellie Nixon (714) 642-9458
Tustin: 1st & 3rd Wednesday
4:30 p.m.
Silverado Tustin - Hacienda
Joanne Cabrera (714) 832-7900
Whittier: Last Tuesday
6:00 p.m.
Whittier Place Senior Living
Susan Embree (714) 579-1738
* These centers provide free respite care during group meetings. Call for reservations.
** Faith Based Meetings (includes prayer and religious readings)
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