Ohio Caregiver Support Groups Please call ahead for exact meeting location, dates, and times

Athens County Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

Facilitator/Contact

Caregiver support group

2nd Tuesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 pm

Joan Stroh, M.Ed. PCC, LSW Alzheimer's Support Group The Plains Library The Plains, OH 45701 740-593-2482 [email protected]

Caregivers of the elderly

Call for time and location

Joan Stroh M.Ed. PCC, LSW Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Associates 146 Parks Hall Athens, OH 45701 740-593-2482 [email protected]

A free support group for caregivers of the elderly

2nd Tuesdays from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Joan Stroh Caregivers of the Elderly 701 East State St. Athens, Ohio 45701 740-797-3528 or 797-4561 [email protected]

Butler County Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

Facilitator/Contact

Any Caregiver

Call the CAREline at 513-929-4483 for exact time and date.

Woodridge Manor Care [email protected] Caregiver Assistance Network 3801 Woodridge Blvd. Fairfield, OH 45014 513-929-4483

Any Caregiver

Call the CAREline at 513-929-4483 for exact time and date.

Heritagespring [email protected] Caregiver Assistance Network 8160 Hamilton-Mason Road West Chester, OH 45069-2517 513-929-4483

Free in-home caregiver visits for

Call to schedule a visit

Nina Wichard Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio

education and support of caregivers over the age of 60, or those caregivers providing care to a person over 60.

175 Tri County Parkway Cincinnati, Oh 45246 513-345-3313 [email protected]

Free in-home Call to schedule a caregiver visits for visit education and support of caregivers over the age of 60, or those caregivers providing care to a person over 60.

Margie Buhrlage Councill on Aging of Southwestern Ohio 175 Tri County Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45246 513-345-8619 [email protected]

Caregivers responsible for the care of an elderly or disabled loved one.

Caregiver Assistance Network 8160 Hamilton-Mason Rd. West Chester, OH 45069-2517 513-929-4483 [email protected]

3rd Wednesdays 6-7:30 p.m.

Clermont County Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

Facilitator/Contact

Any Caregiver

Call the CAREline at 513-929-4483 for exact time and date.

St. Andrew's Catholic Church [email protected] Caregiver Assistance Network 552 Main Street Milford, OH 45150 513-929-4483

For parents/grandparents of children with physical or emotional/behavior issues

1st Tuesdays at 7:00pm Nancy Jones [email protected] Providing A Place Parent Support Group 211 East Plane Street Bethel, Oh 45106 734-4271

Free in-home caregiver visits for education and support of caregivers over the age of 60, or those caregivers providing care to a person over 60.

Call to schedule a visit

Nina Wichard Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio 175 Tri County Parkway Cincinnati, Oh 45246 513-345-8619 [email protected]

Caregiver Support Group for those responsible for the care of an elderly or disabled loved one.

1st Tuesdays 7-8:30 p.m.

Scottye Anderson Caregiver Assistance Network 552 Main Street Milford, OH 45150

513-929-4483 [email protected]

Clinton County Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

Facilitator/Contact

Any Caregiver

Call the CAREline at 513-929-4483 for exact time and date.

Clinton County Senior Center Caregiver Assistance Network 717 North Nelson Wilmington, OH 45177 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Free in-home caregiver visits for education and support of caregivers over the age of 60, or those caregivers providing care to a person over 60.

Call to schedule a visit

Nina Wichard Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio 175 Tri County Parkway Cincinnati, Oh 45246 513-345-3313 [email protected]

Caregivers responsible for the care of an elderly or disabled loved one.

3rd Fridays 1-2:30 p.m.

Caregiver Assistance Network 717 North Nelson St. Wilmington, OH 45177 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Columbiana County Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

The Guardian Angels is a Special 1st, 3rd, 4th Needs Ministry. Our support group Tuesdays from 6:00is for parents with children 8:30 P.M. who have any type of special needs.

Facilitator/Contact

Kelli Harding Guardian Angels Support Group 45675 State Rt 558 New Waterford, OH 44445 330-457-2465 [email protected]

Cuyahoga County Support Group

The Caregiver's Guide to Cracking UP! Using laughter and other simple to use techniques to reduce stress in a positive way. One to three hours - lots of fun and very informative Cleveland Metropolitan Caregiver Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

Ongoing - can be scheduled for your group

Facilitator/Contact

Barbara Mascio Senior Approved Services PO Box 47 North Olmsted, OH 44070 440-471-4179 [email protected]

(216) 491-7798. 1st Wednesdays

NAMI Cuyahoga County For persons with a spouse with a mental illness

2nd Wednesdays

Sally Follett 4402 West 215th Street, Fairview Park, OH 44126 440-333-9944 [email protected]

NAMI Cuyahoga County For any family member or caregiver of a person with mental illness

1st and 3rd Tuesdays

Marilyn Schabel 4402 West 215th Street, Fairview Park, OH 44126 440-333-9944 [email protected]

NAMI Cuyahoga County For parents or caregivers of children under 21 years who have been diagnosed with a mental illness

2nd and 4th Mondays

Terri Miller 4402 West 215th Street, Fairview Park, OH 44126 440-333-9944 [email protected]

Community Caregiver Support Group Parenting Your Parents

Mary-Jo Maish Sponsor: Jennings Center for Older Adults, Eva L. Bruening Adult Day Care Center @ Jennings 10204 Granger Road, Garfield Hts (216) 581-2900 Ext. 227 Tuesdays 6:308:00 pm

Marc Blair, LISW [email protected] Season's Practice 7055 Engle Rd. Ste. 401 Middleburg Hts. OH 44130

440-243-6370 Caregiver Last Saturdays at Support Group for 3:00 pm people taking care of their loved ones with any diagnosis.

Kara Hibler- Caregiver/Occupational Therapist Westbay Rehab and Care Center 27601 Westchester Parkway Westlake OH 44145 440-930-0431 [email protected]

Delaware County Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

General Caregiver Support Group

Facilitator/Contact

3rd Tuesdays from 6pm (740) 363-6677 7:30pmCouncil for Older Adults usually meets the

Franklin County Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

Facilitator/Contact

Support group for the blind and visually impaired.

2nd Wednesdays 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm

Joyce Cashdollar Eastside Support Group for Blind/VI Reynoldsburg Senior Center 1520 Davidson Reynoldsburg , OH 43068 614-861-7483 [email protected]

Support group for the blind and visually impaired

4th Mondays from 1:30 to 3:00 pm

Ray O'Neal Westside Support Group for Blind/VI Prairie Town Senior Center 4656 W Broad St Columbus, OH 43228 614-922-0306 [email protected]

A support group for the blind and visually impaired

3rd Thursdays from 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Denise Villareal Northside Support Group for Blind/VI The Vision Center 1393 N. High St Columbus, OH 43201 614-487-0851 [email protected]

Support and training for FACILITATORS of any type of support group.

1st Wednesdays from 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Denise Villareal Support Group Network 2575 Scioto View Lane Columbus, OH 43228 614-487-0851 [email protected]

Group is for caregivers of parents and elderly.

3rd Thursdays at 6:30 pm

Colleen Krupp First Community Village

1800 Riverside Drive Columbus, OH 43212 614-324-4455 [email protected] We offer support and resources to Grandmothers raising grandchildren.

3rd Saturdays 3pm to 4pm at the Westerville Library.

Robin Norris Kinship Support Group 3451 Paris Blvd. Westerville OH 43081 614-794-0445 [email protected]

Social anxiety disorder and agoraphobia

2nd and 4th Mondays 4-5pm

Nature Ross Partners in active living (Stepping Out) 15 W 5th Ave Columbus OH 43219 614-298-0974 [email protected]

Geauga County Meeting Date/Time

Support Group

Facilitator/Contact

UHHS Heather Hill Memory Loss support group for caregivers, family members and friends with memory loss, alzheimers disease or other forms of dementia

2nd Tuesdays from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m

Elizabeth Freed 12350 Bass Lake Road, Chardon, OH 44024 440-279-2504 [email protected]

Catholic Charities Services of Geauga County - All Caregivers

2nd and 4th Thursdays from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Barbara Wiedmann 10771 Mayfield Rd., Chardon, OH 44024 440-285-3537 / 800-242-9755 [email protected]

Alzheimer's support group

2nd Wednesdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Betsy Virnelson Mayfield Church 7747 Mayfield Rd. Chesterland, OH 44026 phone: 440-729-4006 ext 106 [email protected]

Greene County Support Group

Caregiver Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

1st Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm

Facilitator/Contact

Lynn Martin Greene County Council on Aging

140-A Rogers Street Xenia OH 45385 937-376-5486 [email protected] Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other Kinship Caregivers

2nd Tuesdays from 10:00 am to 11:30 am

K.B. VonDerau Greene County Council on Aging Faith Community United Methodist Church, 100 Country Club Drive Xenia OH 45385 937-376-5486 [email protected]

Caregiver Support Group

2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 9:30 am

Greene County Council on Aging Beavercreek Caregiver Support Group, Beavercreek Senior Adult Center 3886 Dayton-Xenia Road Beavercreek, OH 45432 937-376-5486 www.gccoa.org

Hamilton County Support Group

General Caregiver Support Group Care receiver companions available to stay with loved one so caregiver can attend (free)

Meeting Date/Time

1st Sundays from 4-5:30 PM

The Caregiver Assistance Network, a program of Catholic Social Services of Southwestern Ohio

Facilitator/Contact

Chris Vogelsang Family Life Center, 703 Compton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231 513-931-5777 [email protected]

100 E 8th Street,Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 929-4483

Arden Courts of Anderson Alzheimer's or related dementia

Meets monthly from 7-8 pm

Karen Travis, LSW 6870 Clough Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45244 513-233-0831 [email protected]

Caregivers Support Group

1st Sundays from 4:00-5:30 p.m

Pat Earley, Sue Wagner Family Life Center of Northminster 703 Compton Road Cincinnati, OH 45231 513-931-5777 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call 513-929Mercy Hospital - Anderson 4483 for meeting Caregiver Assistance Network time and date 7500 State Road Cincinnati, OH 45255

513-929-4483 [email protected] Any caregiver

Call 513-929Caregiver Assistance Network 4483 for meeting Caregiver Assistance Network time and date 100 East 8th Street Cincinnati, OH 45255 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Sycamore Senior Center [email protected] Caregiver Assistance Network 4455 Carver Woods Drive Blue Ash, OH 45255 513-929-4483

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Almost Family Caregiver Assistance Network 9280 Plainfield Road Blue Ash, OH 45236 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Tryed Stone Baptist Church [email protected] Caregiver Assistance Network 5550 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 45237 513-929-4483

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

St. Dominic Catholic Church Caregiver Assistance network 4551 Delhi Pike Cincinnati, OH 45238 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church Caregiver Assistance network 4366 Bridgetown Road Cincinnati, OH 45211 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Woods Edge Point Caregiver Assistance Network 1171 Towne Street Bond Hill, OH 45216 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Our Lady of the Rosary Church Caregiver Assistance network 17 Farragut Road city: Cincinnati, OH 45218 513-929-4483

[email protected] Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Northminster Presbyterian Family Life Center Caregiver Assistance network 703 Compton Road Cincinnati, OH 45231 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

St. Joseph Catholic Church Caregiver Assistance Network 745 Ezzard Charles Drive Cincinnati, OH 45203 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Good Shepherd Church Caregiver Assistance Network 8815 East kemper Road Montgomery, OH 45249 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

St Gertrude Catholic Church Caregiver Assistance Network 7630 Shawnee Run Madeira, OH 45243 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

North College Hill Senior Center Caregiver Assistance Network 1586 Goodman Avenue North College Hill, OH 45224 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Zion Lutheran Church Caregiver Assistance Network 1175 Burney Lane Mt. Washington, OH 45230 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Burling House Caregiver Assistance network 2222 Springdale Road Cincinnati, OH 45231 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Federation of Colored Women Caregiver Assistance Network 1010 Chapel Street Walnut Hills, OH 45206 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

St. Clement Catholic Church Caregiver Assistance Network 4536 Vine Street St. Bernard, OH 45217 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Easter Seals Caregiver Assistance Network 231 Clark Street Reading, OH 45215 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Senior Citizens, Inc. Caregiver Assistance Network 140 Ross Avenue Hamilton, OH 45013 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

Senior Independence Adult Day Center Caregiver Assistance Network 333 Conover Drive, Suite A Franklin, OH 45005 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Any caregiver

Call CAREline 513-929-4483 for exact date and time

St. James Catholic Church Caregiver Assistance Network 3565 Hubble Road White Oak, OH 45247 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Well Spouse Group

Call the CAREline at 513-929-4483 for exact time and date.

Bridgeway Pointe Caregiver Assistance Network 165 West Galbraith Road Cincinnati, OH 45216 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Free in-home caregiver visits for education and support of caregivers over the age of 60, or those caregivers providing care to a person over 60.

Visits scheduled to meet caregiver's needs.

Margie Buhrlage Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio 175 Tri County Parkway Cincinnati, Oh 45246 513-345-8619 [email protected]

Summit County Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

Facilitator/Contact

1st Wed.: Coping with Chronic Illness 2nd Wed.: Low Vision 3rd Wed.: Hearing Loss 4th Wed.: Caregiving 5th Wed.: Driving/Transportation

Wednesdays 2:00 3:00 in room "Mixing Place 2"

Kristin Keller, L.S.W. Laurel Lake Retirement Community 200 Laurel Lake Drive Hudson, OH 44236 330-655-1434 [email protected]

Trumbull County Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

Warren Alzheimer’s Support Group

3rd Wednesday, 7:00pm

Facilitator/Contact

Ridge Crest Care Center

Warren County Support Group

Meeting Date/Time

Facilitator/Contact

Any Caregiver

Call the CAREline at 513-929-4483 for exact time and date.

St. Susanna Catholic Church Caregiver Assistance Network 500 Reading Road Mason, OH 45040 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Caregivers taking care of elderly

Call the CAREline at 513-929-4483 for exact time and date.

Mason Caring People Caregiver Assistance Network 6050 Mason-Montgomery Road Mason, OH 45040 513-929-4483 [email protected]

People caring for older adults

Call the CAREline at 513-929-4483 for exact time and date.

Mason Christian Village Caregiver Assistance Network 411 Western Row Road Mason, OH 45040 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Free in-home caregiver visits for education and support of caregivers over the age of 60, or those caregivers providing care to a person over 60.

Call to schedule a visit

Margie Buhrlage Councill on Aging of Southwestern Ohio 175 Tri County Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45246 513-345-8619 [email protected]

Caregivers responsible for

2nd Tuesdays 5:30-7

Caregiver Assistance Network

the care of an elderly or disabled loved one. Free Adult Day Services available for this meeting.

p.m.

333 Conover Dr. Suite A Franklin, OH 45005 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Caregivers responsible for the care of an elderly or disabled loved one.

3rd Wednesdays 78:30 p.m.

Caregiver Assistance Network 9483 Columbia Rd. Loveland, OH 45140-1560 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Caregivers responsible for the care of an elderly or disabled loved one. Specializing in men caring for their wives.

3rd Thursdays 34:30 p.m.

Caregiver Assistance Network 411 Western Row Rd. Mason, OH 45040 513-929-4483 [email protected]

Caregivers responsible for the care of an elderly or disabled loved one.

4th Tuesdays 7:30-9 p.m.

Caregiver Assistance Network 500 Reading Road Mason, OH 45040 513-929-4483 [email protected]