Support Groups
Please Call 508 896-5170 for an updated support group list!
The AFSC offers regular support groups for caregivers, people with AD/dementia, and for people in early stages of decline in every town on the Cape.
People can come to as many groups as they like. No advance registration is required, but new participants are encouraged to reach out for information prior to their first meeting.
All Support groups are currently available via Zoom.
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Evening Family Caregiver Support Groups
EVENING #1- Adult Children Caregivers
1st and 3rd Thursday of the month
5 pm – 6 pm, Virtual Sessions
EVENING #2 - Caregivers of Early Stage Dementia
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month
5 pm – 6 pm, Virtual Sessions
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Conversation Groups For People Living With Early Stage Dementia
Virtual Groups available online,
In person groups in Hyannis, dates TBA
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Cape Wide
Men’s Caregiver groups
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month
11 am – 12 pm
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, Virtual Sessions
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Outer Cape
(Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham)
1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month,
11 am – 12 pm, Virtual Sessions
In Person Provincetown Caregiver Support Group & Companion Group at the Provincetown COA
2nd & 4th Fridays, 10:00AM -11:30 AM,
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Brewster
1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month
1 pm - 2 pm, Virtual Sessions
In Person Brewster Caregiver Support Group & Companion Group at the Brewster COA
2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 10:30AM -12 PM, In person beginning in April
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Chatham
2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
11 am – 12 pm, Virtual Sessions
In Person Chatham Caregiver Support Group & Companion Group at the Chatham COA
2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 10:30AM -12 PM, In person
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Falmouth
1st and 3rd Mondays of the month
11 am – 12 pm, Virtual Sessions
In Person Falmouth Caregiver Support Group & Companion Group at the Falmouth Council on Aging
2nd & 4th Mondays, 11AM -12 PM, In person
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In Person Support Groups
Check the town listings for available groups. If you don’t see a group in your town, please call (508) 896-5170, or email info@capecodalz.org.
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Cape Cod Mall Hyannis
1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month
11 am – 12 pm, Virtual Sessions
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Mashpee
2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
1 pm - 2 pm, Virtual Sessions
In Person Mashpee Caregiver Support Group & Companion Group at the Bridges at Mashpee
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 4 PM-5 PM,
In Person Mashpee Council on Aging Support & Companion
1st Thursday 1-2:30pm
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Plymouth
1st Tuesday of the month
11 am – 12 pm, Virtual Sessions
In Person Plymouth Caregiver Support Group at Laurelwood
1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 10:30-12 PM
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Sandwich
2nd and 4th Mondays of the month
11 am – 12 pm, Virtual Sessions
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Yarmouth
1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month
11 am – 12 pm, Virtual Sessions
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Orleans
2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
11 am – 12 pm, Virtual Sessions
Orleans Caregiver Support Group & Companion Group at the Orleans COA
2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 10:30AM -12 PM, In person
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Dennis
Dates TBA in May 2022
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Bourne
Bourne Caregivers Support Group & Companion Group at the Bourne COA
4th Monday of the month, 2:30-4PM
Virtual groups available! Please call or email