Support Groups by County

Caring for People Education and Support (CAPES)
Class topics include dementia, legal issues, coping with stress, self-care, community resources, and making difficult life choices.

3rd Tuesdays monthly via Zoom from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
3rd Tuesday monthly in-person at: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St, Asheville, NC Room CB-221. Masks are required.
Click here for more information. No cost to attend.

MountainCare Caregiver Support Group
1st Friday of the month from 4:00-5:00 pm.
3rd Thursday of the month from 1:00-2:00 pm.
In person and virtual.  Please confirm attendance in advance.
MountainCare Adult Day Services
68-A Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville
(828) 277-3399 or email connect@mtncare.org

CarePartners – Aphasia
ON HOLD DUE TO COVID
This group is for caregivers and people who have speech and reading problems resulting from a stroke.
1st Monday monthly from 11:00 am-12:00 pm
68 Sweeten Creek Rd.
(828) 684-9619; Edna Tipton

CarePartners Bereavement Support Groups
CarePartners Main Campus
Call for more information: (828) 251-0126

MemoryCafe
ON HOLD DUE TO COVID
MemoryCafe provides a time for people living with memory loss & Their caregivers, family, and friends to visit, have fun and support one another. Coffee, tea, and light finger foods are provided.
1st Monday Monthly from 12-2:00 pm
Brooks-Howell Home
266 Merrimon Ave, Asheville
Call for more information: 828-348-7261

MemoryCaregivers Network Group
Temporarily meeting via Zoom; email network@memorycare.org for information
3rd Tuesday Monthly from 1–3:00 pm
New Hope Presbyterian Church
3070 Sweeten Creek Road, Arden
(Meets concurrently with the “Memory Loss Collaborative,” a support group for those in early stages of memory loss – initial screening required.  For more information contact Mel Kelley, avant_garden@msn.com)

MCI Support Group
Offers a support group specifically for persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Caregivers are welcome to join their loved ones, but these meetings are primarily focused on persons experiencing MCI.
1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 11am (currently meeting in a hybrid format – participants may join in-person or via Zoom)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
789 Merrimon Ave.
Asheville, NC 28804
For more information, contact Richard Coble at rcoble@gcpcusa.org

Memory Loss Caregivers of East Buncombe
Sponsored by Highland Farms Residents Corp.

2nd Tuesday Monthly from 9:30-11:30 am
Highland Farms Retirement Community
200 Tabernacle Road
Black Mountain, NC 28711
(Brookside Building, J-K Entrance, lower level lounge 3)
Contact Mary Donnelly for more information: 828-230-4143 or maryddsnow@gmail.com