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 or Zoom, and participation is free and easy.
Current Support Groups
The support groups listed below are held virtually unless labelled as "meeting in-person."
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 Monday, 12:00-1:00pm
Deborah Kurtz: kurtzdeborah@gmail.com
Adult Child Caregiver Support Group
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 7:00-8:30pm
Sid Adelman: sidadelman@gmail.com
Adult Children Caregiver Support Group (Evening)
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 6:00-7:30pm
*Video on is mandatory*
info@leezascareconnection.org
Adult Children Caring for a Parent with Dementia Group
(UCLA affiliated patients and family only)
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 12:00-1:30pm
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu
Antelope Valley & Santa Clarita Caregiver Support Group
4th Tuesday, 6:30-7:30pm
Tiphani Thomas: tthomas@alzla.org, 323.930.6272
Dementia Caregiver Support Group
Every Tuesday, 5:30-6:30pm
Jim Kelly: jimkelly2573@gmail.com,
562-712-3254
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
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm
Jorge Sciupac: jesciupac@yahoo.com,
310-901-9319
Dementia Caregiver Support Group
Every Thursday, 10:00-11:30am
Barbara Hament: Barbara@SeniorCareNavigatorLA.com,
310-422-8825
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
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 4:30-6:30pm
Jennifer Watson, Ph.D: jwatsonphdneuropsych@gmail.com,
818-317-3421
Family Caregiver Support Group
1st, 3rd & 5th Thursday, 6:00-8:00pm
Gale Taylor: agingwelltogether@gmail.com,
909-851-3093
Evening General Dementia Caregiver Support Group
(UCLA affiliated patients and family only)
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1:00-2:30pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu
Lauren's Memory, Coffee & Compassion Support Group
Every Wednesday, 10:00-11:00am
Lauren Mahakian: lauren@familyconnectcare.com
USC Family Caregiver Support Group
4th Thursday, 6:00-7:30pm
Mrs T: advocates4yourfamily@gmail.com,
323-412-9281
Frontotemporal Dementia
Caregiver Group
3rd Tuesday, 12:00-1:30pm
Monica Moore: MRMoore@mednet.ucla.edu
Late Stage Dementia
Caregiver Support Group
2nd & 4th Thursday, 10:30-11:30am
Gracie Macias: gmacias@alzla.org,
323-930-6282
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
Young Onset Dementia Care Partner Support 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
Early Stage Group - for Spouses/Care Partners
2nd & 4th Thursday, 10:00-11:00am
**GROUP IS FULL**
Helpline: help@alzla.org, 844-435-7259
Early Stage Group - Adult Child as Care Partner
1st & 3rd Monday, 6:00-7:00pm
Helpline: help@alzla.org, 844-435-7259
Early Stage Group - Connections: Support Group for Individuals Living Alone with Early Memory Loss
Every Tuesday, 11:00am-12:00pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Helpline: help@alzla.org, 844-435-7259
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)
Every Monday, 5:30-7:00pm
Libby Whisnant: libbywhiz@aol.com,
818-398-7057
Bereavement Group: Loss to Dementia
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 11:00am-12:30pm
*Video on is mandatory*
Brianna Ziegler: brianna@leezascareconnection.org,
818-847-3686
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
Young Adult Bereavement Support Group
2nd & 4th Friday, 12:00-1:00pm
Zina Paris: zparis@alzla.org,
323-930-6212
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 Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group (meeting in-person, Cerritos Senior Center)
3rd Friday, 10:00am-12:00pm
Lisa Miyahata: cerritosalzheimer@gmail.com, 562-916-8550
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 (meeting in-person, Sherman Oaks)
1st & 3rd Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm
Josh Epstein: jremodern@sbcglobal.net
Dementia Caregiver Support Group (meeting in-person, Sherman Oaks)
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm
Josh Epstein: jremodern@sbcglobal.net
Dementia Caregiver Support Group (meeting in-person, Manhattan Beach)
1st Sunday, 1:30pm
Deacon Dick Williams: dwilliams@americanmartyrs.org
General Care Caregiver (meeting in-person, Burbank)
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 11:15am-12:30pm
brianna@leezascareconnection.org
Hamakom Support Group (meeting in-person, Woodland Hills)
Every Monday, 1:00pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Sid Adelman: sidadelman@gmail.com
Chinese (Mandarin) Speaking Dementia Support Group
2nd Wednesday, 5:00-6:00pm
Kristy Huang-Arai: khuang@alzla.org, 323-930-6257
Farsi-Speaking Well-Being Education & Support Group
Contact facilitator for more information
Nahid Nancy Rafii: nancyrafii@gmail.com, 310-874-5110
Japanese Speaking Dementia Caregiver Support Group
2nd Thursday, 1:00-3:00pm
Little Tokyo Service Center: 213-473-3035
Japanese American English Speaking Dementia Caregiver Support Group
4th Friday, 10:00am-12:00pm
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
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
**GROUP IS FULL**
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
Long-Distance Caregiver Support Group
2nd & 4th Thursday, 7:00-8:30pm
Sid Adelman: sidadelman@gmail.com
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
Every Thursday, 10:00-11:00am
Deborah Kurtz: kurtzdeborah@gmail.com
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
*Video on is mandatory*
info@leezascareconnection.org
Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Dementia Caregiver Support Group
1st & 3rd Friday, 11:30am-12:30pm
**GROUP IS FULL**
Anne Oh: aoh@alzla.org
BIPOC LGBTQIA2S+ Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Support Group
3rd Tuesday, 6:30-7:30pm
Tiphani Thomas: tthomas@alzla.org, 323.930.6272
First AME Church of Los Angeles Family Caregiver Support Group
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 11:30am-1:00pm
1-800-540-4442
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
Men's Caregiver Support Group
2nd Friday, 10:30am-12:00pm
David Sitzer: drsitzer@graymattershealth.com, 213-293-9408
Young Adult Caregiver Support Group
2nd & 4th Monday, 6:00-7:15pm
Esperanza Roman: eroman@alzla.org, 323-895-2570
Courageous Heroes Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Support Group (For Spouses)
1st & 3rd Thursday, 12:30-2:00pm
*Video on is mandatory*
info@leezascareconnection.org
Spouse as Care Partner
1st & 3rd Tuesday, 10:00-11:00am
Ana Flores: aflores@alzla.org, 323-202-4398
Spouse Support Group
1st, 3rd, & 5th Tuesday, 1:00-2:30pm
Gale Taylor: agingwelltogether@gmail.com, 909-851-3093
Spouse Support Group
Every Thursday, 1:30-2:30pm
Maite Garcia: maite@mortisetenon.com
FAQs
Yes. You can join by video with a smart phone or tablet or you can use any phone to call in and join.
Absolutely! There are many benefits to joining a support group including: receiving practical advice, learning about community resources, improving your coping skills, and gaining a sense of control over your situation. Here are some testimonials from caregivers:
“I always get such good advice from the facilitator and the group members. I am appreciative of the tools that are given to us.”
“With the help of Alzheimer’s LA support groups, I’ve learned compassion and how to make the journey better for the person I am caring for who is living with dementia.”
“This group is what I look forward to every week. It helps me so much.”
“I’m grateful support group is part of our family’s caregiving story!”
For more information about support groups, contact help@alzla.org.
