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CARE-LINE number for Caregiver Coalition of the Midlands
803-744-8615
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The CARE-LINE is a support phone line for resource information or just a listening ear.
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Don’t Walk Alone; Share the Steps of Others
NEW! Support Group for Spouses of Persons with
Dementia
Third Tuesday of every month at 12 noon (lunch provided) beginning August 17th
The Orangeburg Council of Aging
2570 St. Matthews Rd.
Orangeburg, SC (board room)
for more information contact Janet Halady at 803-351-7827
Sponsored by Alzheimer's Association & Three Rivers Behavioral Health
The Blues Brothers Support Group (for men only, to
address the issues of facing men who have lost a
loved one)
First Tuesday of Every month starting July 6th, at 5pm
The River Church
112 Battleship Rd
Camden, SC
Contact Angela Thompson (713-1611) or Becky Baird (713-1613) for more info
Sponsored by Kershaw Medical Center
Alzheimer's Support Groups
| 3rd Monday @ 12:30 p.m. |
Sterling House at Harbison. Columbia. |
Nancy Watkins/Pete Zaepfel |
732-0300/269-3679
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3rd Tuesday @ 12 p.m.
(Lunch provided)
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Atria at Forest Lake. Columbia. |
Anne Abel |
790-9800 |
| 1st Tuesday @ 12 p.m. (Lunch provided) |
Spousal Support Group. Christian Counseling Center. First Presbyterian Chuch. Columbia. |
Debbie Clark/Bill Smith |
779-1995 x4/931-0437 |
| 2nd Wednesday @ 6 p.m. |
Eden Gardens of Columbia. |
Shirley Steedley |
781-2243 |
| 2nd Wednesday @ 11:30 a.m. |
Palmetto Senior Center. Columbia. |
Mary Winstead |
691-5650 |
| 3rd Monday @ 6:30 p.m. |
Kahn Jewish Community Center. Northeast Columbia. |
Betty Rabon |
754-0538 |
| 3rd Wednesday @ 12 p.m. |
Palmetto Senior Center. White Rock. |
Georgia Troficanto |
732-6670 |
| 3rd Thursday @ 6:30 p.m. |
Rice Home. Columbia. |
Eva Taylor |
691-5765 |
| 3rd Friday @ 12 p.m. |
Palmetto Senior Center. Columbia. |
Cynthia Palmore or Cynthia Young |
931-8166 |
| 4th Monday @ 6:30 p.m. |
The Haven in the Summit. Columbia. |
Betty Rabon |
754-0538 |
| 4th Tuesday @ 1 p.m. |
Wildewood Downs. Northeast Columbia. |
Brigette Harrell |
788-5115 |
| Last Wednesday of the month @ 1:30 p.m. |
C.M. Tucker Jr./Dowdy Gardner Nursing Care Center. Columbia. |
Bruce LaFleur |
737-5312 |
| 1st Thursday @ 6 p.m. |
Oakleaf Village. Lexington. |
Vicky Caldwell |
808-3477 |
| 4th Tuesday @ 10:30 a.m. |
Presbyterian Home of South Carolina. Lexington. |
Fran Bragan |
796-8700 |
| Last Tuesday of the month @ 3 p.m. |
SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes. West Columbia. |
Sharon Johnson |
739-5010 |
| Last Tuesday of the month @ 6 p.m. |
5060 Sunset Blvd. Lexington. Meetings held each month, April through September. |
Janet Altman |
957-3116 |
| Call for details. |
Wittenberg Lutheran Church. Leesville. |
Stacey Sherman |
532-4636 |
| 1st Thursday of the month @ 6 p.m. |
Covenant Place. Sumter. |
Judy Jernigan/Melissa Linville |
773-5293/469-7007 |
| 3rd Tuesday of the month @ 6:30 p.m. |
McElveen Manor. Sumter. |
Michelle |
778-9690 |
| 1st Tuesday of every month |
Morningside Assisted Living. Orangeburg. |
Tina Fogle/Jerri Zeigler |
533-2911/535-0537 |
Caregiver Support Groups
General Information about support groups, call “Care Call” 926-2273.
| 2nd Thursday of each month, 6-7:30 p.m. |
Senate Street Baptist Church, 420 State Street. Cayce. |
Teeshia Curtis |
231-9794 |
| 2nd Thursday of every month @ 6 p.m. |
Chapin Baptist Church. Lexington. |
Melanie Dohm |
451-7434 |
| 3rd Thursday of every month @ 2 p.m. |
HaborChase, 1385 Silver Bluff Rd. Aiken. |
Christina Reed |
642-8444 |
| 3rd Thursday of every month @ 4 p.m. |
The Heritage at Lowman Home, Wellness Center Gallery. Richland. |
Melanie Dohm |
451-7434 |
| 1st Monday of every month @ 6 p.m. |
Karesh Long Term Care-Med Ctr, 1315 Roberts St. Camden. |
Loretta Wrigley |
432-4311 |
| 3rd Wednesday of every month @ 12 p.m. |
Lodge at Ascension, 7142 Woodrow St. Richland. |
Georgia Troficanto |
691-5765 |
| 2nd Thursday of every month @ 12 p.m. |
Capital Senior Center, 1650 Park Circle. Richland.
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n/a |
779-1971 |
| 2nd Tuesday of every month @ 6 p.m. |
UniHealth of Aiken, 830 Laurens St. Aiken. |
Mary Breazeale |
649-6264 |
| 2nd Monday of every month @ 6:30 p.m. |
Riverland Hills Baptist Church, 201 Lake Murray Blvd. Lexington. |
Jan or Don Earles |
781-9192 |
| 2nd Thursday of every month @ 12 p.m. |
Capital Senior Center. Richland. |
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376-5390 |
| 2nd Tuesday of each month from 5:30 - 7 p.m. |
Springfield Place, 2000 Springfield Circle. Newberry. |
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405-1585/276-2601 |
Palmetto Health
- Information about groups available, www.palmettohealth.org
- Family Caregiver Alliance, www.caregiver.org
- National Family Caregivers Association, www.nfcacares.org
- National Alliance for Caregiving, www.caregiving.org
- Today’s Caregiver, www.caregiver.com
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Memory Support Group
Rice Home (100 Finley Road, Columbia, SC 29203)
Phone: (803) 691-5720
Meet: 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Seniors Raising Children
Columbia Bethlehem Community Center (2500 Elmwood Ave, Columbia, SC)
Phone: (803) 376-5390 – Family Caregiver Support Program or (803) 254-8385 – Bethlehem Center
Meet: 2nd Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m.
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Alzheimer’s Disease:
Alzheimer – South Carolina
Phone: (803) 269-9285
www.alz.org/sc
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Caring for Spouses with Alzheimer’s
Caregiver Coalition of the Midlands at Christian Counseling Center (1500 Lady Street,
Columbia, SC 29201)
Phone: (803) 779-1995
Meet: 1st Tuesday of each month at 12 p.m. (noon)
Alzheimer’s Support Group for Caregivers
Palmetto Senior Care (1308 Laurel Street, Columbia, SC 29201)
Phone: (803) 931-8166
Normally held once a month; social worker sends a letter to caregiver when scheduled; call for additional information.
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Stroke
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Stroke Education for caregivers and patients
Education Conference room (HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
2935 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC)
Phone: (803) 254-7777
Meet: Every Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Palmetto SeniorCare Stroke Support Group Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month from 6-7 p.m. at Palmetto Health Parkridge Diagnostic Center, 190 Parkridge Drive, Suite G102. Space is limited. Please RSVP at 803-434-1616.
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USC Stroke Recovery Group
USC Speech & Hearing Research Center (1601 St. Julian Place, Columbia, SC 29204)
Meet: Mondays from 10 to 11 a.m. & Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. Recovery group meetings are for those with aphasia (speech/language difficulties following a stroke). Caregivers meeting is held on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
www.USCstrokegroups.org
Phone: (803)777-2693 |
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Parkinson’s Disease (www.parkinsonassociation.org)
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Aiken Support Group
Aiken Regional Medical Center (Private Dining Room of Cafeteria, 302 University Pkwy
Aiken, SC)
(803) 641-5323
Meet: 3rd Thursday of every month at 11 a.m.
Anderson Support Group
Anmed Rehab Hospital (large activities room, 1 Springback Way, Anderson, SC)
(864) 332-2850
Meet: 3rd Thursday every month from 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Columbia Support Group
Lexington Medical Center (Lexington Medical Park Auditorium, Bldg left of Hospital on Sunset Blvd, 2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC)
Phone: (803) 874-3211
Meet: 3rd Sunday of every other month at 3 p.m. with no meetings May to August.
Greenville Support Group
John Knox Presbyterian Church (35 Shannon Dr, Greenville, SC 29615)
Phone: (864) 895-9837 or (864) 246-4511
Meet: 3rd Thursday of each month at 2 p.m. September through May.
Hilton Head/Bluffton
Hilton Head Medical Center (22 Bethea Drive, Hilton Head, SC)
Phone: (843) 705-5349
Meet: 3rd Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m.
Rock Hill Support Group
Healthsouth of Rock Hill (1795 Frank Gaston Blvd, Rock Hill, SC)
Phone: (704) 248-3714 or 1-866-903-7275
Meet: 3rd Wednesday of every month at 1:30 p.m.
Spartanburg Support Group
Senior Center (142 S Dean, Spartanburg, SC)
Phone: (864) 597-1150
Meet: 2nd Thursday every month at 3 p.m.
Myrtle Beach/Surfside Beach
Waccamaw Hospital (conference room across from cafeteria, Hwy 17 S Bypass
Murrells Inlet, SC)
Phone: (843) 650-8756
Meet: 2nd Thursday of every month at 7 p.m.
Trident Support Group
Bon Secours St Francis Hospital (West Ashley Meeting Room #1, 2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive, Charleston, SC)
Phone: (843) 884-6949
Meet: 2nd Sunday of every month (except July) at 2:30 p.m.
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- Parkinson’s Support Group: Every fourth Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Waterford Retirement Community – Meeting includes free lunch, time to share with group, and a speaker discussing important topics relating to Parkinson’s Disease. Please make reservations in advance by calling (803) 699-1121.
- The Lewy Body Dementia Association announces the formation of the Midlands Area Lewy Body Dementia Support Group for family members and caregivers who have a loved one with Lewy Body Dementias (LBDs). LBDs are the second leading cause of degenerative dementia in the elderly.
The Lewy Body Dementia Support will meet on the second Monday of each month starting on September 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Meetings will be held at the Haven in the Summit, A Resources for Senior Living Residence for Alzheimer's and Dementia Care, located near the Village at Sandhill in northeast Columbia.
For more information, contact Dianne Hillyer, Community Relations Director at the Haven at 803-917-3470 or email at dhillyer@seniorlivingnow.com.
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