Support Groups
Support groups are offered for caregivers, as well as family and friends, of persons with Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia. Our support groups offer a safe place to talk through challenges, share feelings and concerns, and learn about resources that are available. The virtual groups are held using Teams, and participation is free and easy. Attendance may be done so via either telephone (voice only) or video call.
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Current Support Groups
The support groups listed below are held virtually unless labelled as "meeting in-person."
Group Name | Day & Time | Contact |
Adult Child Caregiver Support Group | Every Thursday, 1:00-2:30pm **GROUP IS FULL** |
Deborah Kurtz: kurtzdeborah@gmail.com |
Adult Child Caregiver Support Group | 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 7:00-8:00pm | Sid Adelman: sidadelman@gmail.com |
Adult Children Caregiver Support Group (Evening) | 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 6:00-7:30pm | info@leezascareconnection.org |
Adult Children Caring for a Parent with Dementia Group | 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 12:00-1:30pm **GROUP IS FULL** |
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu |
After Dementia (Grief & Bereavement Support Group) | 1st & 3rd Friday, 2:00-3:15pm **GROUP IS FULL** |
Zina Paris: zparis@alzla.org, 323-930-6212 |
After Dementia (Grief & Bereavement Support Group) | 2nd & 4th Monday, 5:30-6:30pm | Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org, 323-930-6271 |
African American Men’s Group – Brother to Brother | 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm | Jim Kelly: jimkelly2573@gmail.com, 562-712-3254 |
African American Women’s Group for Caregivers – “The Sister Circle” | 1st & 3rd Monday, 6:30-8:00pm | info@leezascareconnection.org |
Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Dementia Caregiver Support Group | 1st & 3rd Thursday, 11:30am-12:30pm | Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org, 323-930-6271 |
Caring for the Caregivers – Faith Based Support Group (meeting in-person, Baldwin Hills) | 4th Wednesday, 12:30-2:00pm | Michelle Bracken: poemsbymab@gmail.com, 323-637-3170 |
Cerritos Senior Center Dementia Caregiver Support Group (meeting in-person, Cerritos) | 3rd Friday, 10:00am-12:00pm | Lisa Miyahata: cerritosalzheimer@gmail.com |
Chinese (Mandarin) Speaking Dementia Support Group | 2nd Wednesday, 5:00-6:00pm | Kristy Huang-Arai: khuang@alzla.org, 323-930-6257 |
Courageous Heroes Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Support Group (For Spouses) | 1st & 3rd Thursday, 12:30-2:00pm | info@leezascareconnection.org |
Dementia Caregiver Support Group | Every Tuesday, 5:30-6:30pm | Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org, 323-930-6271 |
Dementia Caregiver Support Group | 2nd Tuesday, 10:00-11:30am **GROUP IS FULL** |
Veronica Romo: memory@cshs.org, 310-423-9572 |
Dementia Caregiver Support Group (meeting in-person, Sherman Oaks) | 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm **GROUP IS FULL** |
Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org, 323-930-6271 |
Dementia Caregiver Support Group | Every Thursday, 10:00-11:30am | Barbara Hament: Barbara@SeniorCareNavigatorLA.com, 310-422-8825 |
Dementia Caregiver Support Group (meeting in-person, Manhattan Beach) | 1st Sunday, 1:30pm | Deacon Dick Williams: dwilliams@americanmartyrs.org |
Dementia Caregiver Support Group (meeting in-person, Chino Valley) |
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30pm 2nd & 4th Thursday, 10:00-11:30am |
Lloyd Mustin: l.mustin@verizon.net, 909-270-0866; or Lisa Laufer: lllaufer@yahoo.com, 909-762-5702 |
Dementia Caregiver Support Group | 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm | Jorge Sciupac: jesciupac@yahoo.com, 310-901-9319 |
Early Stage Group - Adult Child as Care Partner | 1st & 3rd Monday, 12:00-1:00pm **GROUP IS FULL** |
Cassandra Rivera: crivera@alzla.org, 323-930-6230 |
Early Stage Group - for Spouses/Care Partners | 2nd & 4th Thursday, 10:00-11:00am | Cassandra Rivera: crivera@alzla.org, 323-930-6230 |
Early Stage Group - Adult Child as Care Partner | 1st & 3rd Thursday, 1:00-2:00pm | Cassandra Rivera: crivera@alzla.org, 323-930-6230 |
Early Stage Group - Connections: Support Group for Individuals Living Alone with Early Memory Loss | Every Tuesday, 11:00am-12:00pm **GROUP IS FULL** |
Cassandra Rivera: crivera@alzla.org, 323-930-6230 |
Evening General Dementia Caregiver Support Group (UCLA affiliated patients and family only) |
1st & 3rd Monday, 6:30-8:00pm | Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu |
Family Caregiver Support Group | 1st, 3rd & 5th Thursday, 6:00-8:00pm | Gale Taylor: agingwelltogether@gmail.com, 909-851-3093 |
First AME Church of Los Angeles Family Caregiver Support Group | 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 11:30am-1:00pm | 1-800-540-4442 |
Farsi-Speaking Well-Being Education & Support Group | Contact facilitator for more information | Dr. Nahid Nancy Rafii: nancyrafii@gmail.com, 310-874-5110 |
Frontotemporal Dementia Caregiver Group | 3rd Tuesday, 12:00-1:30pm **GROUP IS FULL** |
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu |
General Dementia Caregiver Group (UCLA affiliated patients and family only) |
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1:00-2:30pm **GROUP IS FULL** |
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu |
Grief & Loss CAPS Caregiver Support Group | 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 5:30-7:00pm (virtual) 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 5:30-7:00pm (in-person in Pasadena) |
Elizabeth Nadeau: enadeau@heritageclinic.org, 626-351-5427 |
Group for Caregivers of Individuals Living in Residential Facility | Every Friday, 5:00-6:00pm | Jim Kelly: jimkelly2573@gmail.com, 562-712-3254 |
Group for Caregivers of Individuals Living in Residential Facility | 1st & 3rd Thursday, 10:00-11:00am | Deborah Kurtz: kurtzdeborah@gmail.com |
IDD (Intellectual or Developmental Disability) & Alzheimer’s/Related Dementia Caregiver Support Group | 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 4:00-5:00pm | Sharon Trocki-Miller: trockimiller@yahoo.com, 818-450-7364 |
Japanese American English-Speaking Dementia Caregiver Support Group | 1st Saturday, 10am | Little Tokyo Service Center: 213-473-3035 |
Japanese Speaking Dementia Caregiver Support Group | 2nd Thursday, 1:00-2:30pm | Little Tokyo Service Center: 213-473-3035 |
Japanese American English-Speaking Dementia Caregiver Support Group | 4th Saturday, 10:30am | Little Tokyo Service Center: 213-473-3035 |
Korean Speaking Dementia Caregiver Support Group | Please call Little Tokyo Service Center for more information | Hi-Woo Lee: 213-473-3035 |
Korean Speaking Dementia Support Group (Evening) | 2nd Tuesday, 7:00-8:30pm | Jung-Ah Lee: jungahl@uci.edu, 949-343-5333 |
Korean Speaking Dementia Support Group | 1st Tuesday, 2:00 - 3:00pm 2nd Wednesday, 10:00 - 11:00am 3rd Thursday, 11:00am - 12:00pm 4th Friday, 3:00 - 4:00pm |
Jane somang@somangsociety.org, 562-977-4580 |
Late Stage Dementia Caregiver Support Group | 2nd & 4th Thursday, 10:30-11:30am | Gracie Macias: gmacias@alzla.org, 323-930-6282 |
Lauren's Memory, Coffee & Compassion Support Group | Every Wednesday, 10:00-11:00am | Lauren Mahakian: lauren@familyconnectcare.com |
Lewy Body Dementia Patient Support Group | Every other Wednesday, 11:00am-12:00pm | Veronica Romo: memory@cshs.org, 310-423-9572 |
Lewy Body Dementia Caregiver Group | 1st & 3rd Tuesday, from 6:30-8:00pm | Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu |
Long-Distance Caregiver Support Group | 2nd & 4th Thursday, 7:00-8:00pm | Sid Adelman: sidadelman@gmail.com sidadelman@gmail.com or Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org |
Men's Caregiver Support Group | 2nd Friday, 10:30am-12:00pm | David Sitzer: drsitzer@graymattershealth.com, 213-293-9408 |
Spanish Speaking Dementia Support Group | Every Monday, 1:30-3:00pm | Mirella Diaz-Santos, PhD: mdiazsantos@mednet.ucla.edu, 424-835-0843 |
Spanish Speaking Dementia Support Group (Evening) | 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 7:00-8:30pm | Esperanza Roman: eroman@alzla.org, 323-895-2570 |
Spanish Speaking Dementia Support Group | 2nd Thursday, 10:00-11:00am (phone only) | Angie Moran: amoran@alzla.org, 323-859-8810 |
Spanish Speaking Dementia Support Group (Evening) | 3rd Tuesday, 6:30-8:00pm | xotchil@leezascareconnection.org |
Spouse as Care Partner | 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 10:00-11:00am | Ana Flores: aflores@alzla.org, 323-202-4398 |
Spouse as Care Partner | Every Thursday, 1:30-2:30pm | Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org, 323-930-6271 |
Temple Aliyah Support Group (meeting in-person), Woodland Hills |
Every Monday, 1:00pm | Sid Adelman: sidadelman@gmail.com |
USC Family Caregiver Support Group (San Fernando Valley) |
4th Thursday, 6:00-7:30pm | Mrs. T: advocates4yourfamily@gmail.com, 323-412-9281 |
Young Adult Bereavement Support Group | 2nd & 4th Friday, 12:00-1:00pm | Zina Paris: zparis@alzla.org, 323-930-6212 |
Young Adult Caregiver Support Group | 2nd & 4th Monday, 6:00-7:15pm **GROUP IS FULL** |
Esperanza Roman: eroman@alzla.org, 323-895-2570 |
Young Onset Dementia Group | 1st Tuesday, 12:00-1:30pm | Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu |
Young Onset Dementia Care Partner Support Group | 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:00-7:00pm | Gale Taylor: agingwelltogether@gmail.com, 909-851-3093 or Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org, 323-930-6271 |
Current Support Groups
A– F
G– Z
Adult Child Caregiver Support Group
Every Thursday, 1:00-2:30pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Deborah Kurtz: kurtzdeborah@gmail.com
Adult Child Caregiver Support Group
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 7:00-8:00pm
Sid Adelman: sidadelman@gmail.com
Adult Children Caregiver Support Group (Evening)
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 6:00-7:30pm
info@leezascareconnection.org
Adult Children Caring for a Parent with Dementia Group
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 12:00-1:30pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu
After Dementia (Grief & Bereavement Support Group)
1st & 3rd Friday, 2:00-3:15pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Zina Paris: zparis@alzla.org, 323-930-6212
After Dementia (Grief & Bereavement Support Group)
2nd & 4th Monday, 5:30-6:30pm
Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org, 323-930-6271
African American Men’s Group – Brother to Brother
2nd & 4th Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm
Jim Kelly: jimkelly2573@gmail.com, 562-712-3254
African American Women’s Group for Caregivers – “The Sister Circle”
1st & 3rd Monday, 6:30-8:00pm
info@leezascareconnection.org
Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Dementia Caregiver Support Group
1st & 3rd Thursday, 11:30am-12:30pm
Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org, 323-930-6271
Caring for the Caregivers – Faith Based Support Group (meeting in-person, Baldwin Hills)
4th Wednesday, 12:30pm-2:00pm
Michelle Bracken: poemsbymab@gmail.com, 323-637-3170
Cerritos Senior Center Dementia Caregiver Support Group (meeting in-person)
3rd Friday, 10:00am-12:00pm
Lisa Miyahata: cerritosalzheimer@gmail.com
Chinese (Mandarin) Speaking Dementia Support Group
2nd Wednesday, 5:00-6:00pm
Kristy Huang-Arai: khuang@alzla.org, 323-930-6257
Courageous Heroes Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Support Group (For Spouses)
1st & 3rd Thursday, 12:30-2:00pm
info@leezascareconnection.org
Dementia Caregiver Support Group
Every Tuesday, 5:30-6:30pm
Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org, 323-930-6271
Dementia Caregiver Support Group
2nd Tuesday, 10:00-11:30am
**GROUP IS FULL**
Veronica Romo: memory@cshs.org, 310-423-9572
Dementia Caregiver Support Group (meeting in-person, Sherman Oaks)
1st & 3rd Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org
Dementia Caregiver Support Group
Every Thursday, 10:00-11:30am
Barbara Hament: Barbara@SeniorCareNavigatorLA.com, 310-422-8825
Dementia Caregiver Support Group (meeting in-person, Manhattan Beach)
1st Sunday, 1:30pm
Deacon Dick Williams: dwilliams@americanmartyrs.org
Dementia Caregiver Support Group (meeting in-person)
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30pm
2nd & 4th Thursday, 10:00-11:30am
Chino Valley Community Church
Lloyd Mustin: l.mustin@verizon.net, 909-270-0866; or Lisa Laufer: lllaufer@yahoo.com, 909-762-5702
Dementia Caregiver Support Group
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm
Jorge Sciupac: jesciupac@yahoo.com, 310-901-9319
Early Stage Group - Adult Child as Care Partner
1st & 3rd Monday, 12:00-1:00pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Cassandra Rivera: crivera@alzla.org, 323-930-6230
Early Stage Group - Adult Child as Care Partner
1st & 3rd Thursday, 1:00-2:00pm
Cassandra Rivera: crivera@alzla.org, 323-930-6230
Early Stage Group - Connections: Support Group for Individuals Living Alone with Early Memory Loss
Every Tuesday, 11:00am-12:00pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Cassandra Rivera: crivera@alzla.org, 323-930-6230
Early Stage Group - for Spouses/Care Partners
2nd & 4th Thursday, 10:00-11:00am
Cassandra Rivera: crivera@alzla.org, 323-930-6230
Evening General Dementia Caregiver Support Group
(UCLA affiliated patients and family only)
1st & 3rd Monday, 6:30-8:00pm
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu
Family Caregiver Support Group
1st, 3rd & 5th Thursday, 6:00-8:00pm
Gale Taylor: agingwelltogether@gmail.com, 909-851-3093
First AME Church of Los Angeles Family Caregiver Support Group
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 11:30am-1:00pm
1-800-540-4442
Farsi-Speaking Well-Being Education & Support Group
Contact facilitator for more information
Dr. Nahid Nancy Rafii: nancyrafii@gmail.com, 310-874-5110
Frontotemporal Dementia Caregiver Group
3rd Tuesday, 12:00-1:30pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu
General Dementia Caregiver Group
(UCLA affiliated patients and family only)
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1:00-2:30pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu
Grief & Loss CAPS Caregiver Support Group
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 5:30-7:00pm (virtual)
2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 5:30-7:00pm (in-person in Pasadena)
Elizabeth Nadeau: enadeau@heritageclinic.org, 626-351-5427
Group for Caregivers of Individuals Living in Residential Facility
Every Friday, 5:00-6:00pm
Jim Kelly: jimkelly2573@gmail.com, 562-712-3254
Group for Caregivers of Individuals Living in Residential Facility
1st & 3rd Thursday, 10:00-11:00am
Deborah Kurtz: kurtzdeborah@gmail.com
IDD (Intellectual or Developmental Disability) & Alzheimer’s/Related Dementia Caregiver Support Group
1st & 3rd Wednesday, 4:00-5:00pm
Sharon Trocki-Miller: trockimiller@yahoo.com, 818-450-7364
Japanese American English-Speaking Dementia Caregiver Support Group
1st Saturday, 10am
Little Tokyo Service Center: 213-473-3035
Japanese Speaking Dementia Caregiver Support Group
2nd Thursday, 1:00-2:30pm
Little Tokyo Service Center: 213-473-3035
Japanese American English-Speaking Dementia Caregiver Support Group
4th Saturday, 10:30am
Little Tokyo Service Center: 213-473-3035
Korean Speaking Dementia Caregiver Support Group
Please call Little Tokyo Service Center for more information
Hi-Woo Lee: 213-473-3035
Korean Speaking Dementia Support Group (Evening)
2nd Tuesday, 7:00-8:30pm
Jung-Ah Lee: jungahl@uci.edu, 949-343-5333
Korean Speaking Dementia Support Group
1st Tuesday, 2:00 - 3:00pm
2nd Wednesday, 10:00 - 11:00am
3rd Thursday, 11:00am - 12:00pm
4th Friday, 3:00 - 4:00pm
Jane Somang: somang@somangsociety.org, 562-977-4580
Late-Stage Dementia Caregiver Support Group
2nd & 4th Thursday, 10:30-11:30am
Gracie Macias: gmacias@alzla.org , 323-930-6282
Lauren's Memory, Coffee & Compassion Support Group
Every Wednesday, 10:00-11:00am
Lauren Mahakian: lauren@familyconnectcare.com
Lewy Body Dementia Patient Support Group
Every other Wednesday, 11:00am-12:00pm
Veronica Romo: memory@cshs.org, 310-423-9572
Lewy Body Dementia Caregiver Group
1st & 3rd Tuesday, from 6:30-8:00pm
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu
Long-Distance Caregiver Support Group
2nd & 4th Thursday, 7:00-8:00pm
Sid Adelman: sidadelman@gmail.com or Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org
Men's Caregiver Support Group
2nd Friday, 10:30am-12:00pm
David Sitzer: drsitzer@graymattershealth.com, 213-293-9408
Spanish Speaking Dementia Support Group
Every Monday, 1:30-3:00pm
Mirella Diaz-Santos, PhD: mdiazsantos@mednet.ucla.edu, 424-835-0843
Spanish Speaking Dementia Support Group (Evening)
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 7:00-8:30pm
Esperanza Roman: eroman@alzla.org, 323-895-2570
Spanish Speaking Dementia Support Group
2nd Thursday, 10:00-11:00am (phone only)
Angie Moran: amoran@alzla.org, 323-859-8810
Spanish Speaking Dementia Support Group (Evening)
3rd Tuesday, 6:30-8:00pm
xotchil@leezascareconnection.org
Spouse as Care Partner
1st & 3rd Tuesday, 10:00-11:00am
Ana Flores: aflores@alzla.org, 323-202-4398
Spouse as Care Partner
Every Thursday, 1:30-2:30pm
Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org, 323-930-6271
Temple Aliyah Support Group
Every Monday, 1:00pm (meeting in-person)
Sid Adelman: sidadelman@gmail.com
USC Family Caregiver Support Group
(San Fernando Valley)
4th Thursday, 6:00-7:30pm
Mrs. T: advocates4yourfamily@gmail.com, 323-412-9281
Young Adult Bereavement Support Group
2nd & 4th Friday, 12:00-1:00pm
Zina Paris: zparis@alzla.org, 323-930-6212
Young Adult Caregiver Support Group
2nd & 4th Monday, 6:00-7:15pm
Esperanza Roman: eroman@alzla.org, 323-895-2570
**GROUP IS FULL**
Young Onset Dementia Group
1st Tuesday, 12:00-1:30pm
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu
Young Onset Dementia Care Partner Support Group
1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:00-7:00pm
Gale Taylor: agingwelltogether@gmail.com, 909-851-3093 or Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org, 323-930-6271
For more information about support groups, contact Anne Oh at aoh@alzla.org, 323.930.6271.