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Additional Caregiver Resources
We have several resources for caregivers and family members, including online resources, hotlines, and local support groups.
This list is not all-inclusive. For more information, please call 211 or 855-567-5641. You can also visit the PA211East website for information on support groups for specific needs.
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Caregiver Support Groups
Brethren Village
Terrace Crossing Building/Conference Room
2nd floor
3001 Lititz Park
Lancaster, PA 17601
Group meets the second Wednesday of every month, 3 to 4 pm.
Garden Spot Village
433 South Kinzer Avenue
New Holland, PA 17557
Group meets the second Monday of each month from 10 to 11 am in the Concord Room to provide support and education for persons providing caregiving to individuals with significant memory loss.
Upon request, free respite care is available during group meeting time for persons enrolled in Adult Day Services. Call 717-355-6010 for more information.
Lancaster General Health Campus
2100 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA
Several support groups are open to the public. Please call 717-544-3539 for more details and specific locations.
Memory Loss Support Group
Visit the Classes & Events page and search for "memory loss."
- Caregiver Support Group: Meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 pm.
- Early Stage Support Group Class: A six-week educational and supportive class for patients and caregivers.
- Moderate Stage Support Group Class: A four-week educational and supportive class for patients and caregivers.
- Lewy Body Support Group: Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7:30 pm.
- Memory Cafe: Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 4 to 5:30 pm
Landis Homes
1001 East Oregon Road
Lititz, PA 17543
For families, caregivers and friends of someone with Alzheimer’s and other related dementia. For information or to schedule respite care for meeting (24-hour notice required), call 717-581-3939.
Group meets the last Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8:15 pm (no meeting in December). Operates in partnership with the Greater Pennsylvania Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
Magnolias of Lancaster Alzheimer’s Support Group
1870 Rohrerstown Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 5 to 7 pm in the Music Room.
For more information, contact the facilitator, Amy Geesey at 717-560-1100, ext. 221 or via email.
Masonic Village at Elizabethtown
1 Masonic Drive
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
For families, caregivers, friends of someone with Alzheimer’s and other related dementia.
Call 717-367-1121, ext. 33764 for information. Group meets the third Tuesday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30am. Refreshments available.
Mennonite Home Communities
1520 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601
For families, caregivers, friends of someone with Alzheimer’s and other related dementia.
Call Brandi Rager at 717-393-1301 for information.
Group meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7pm (no meeting in December) in the Juniata Activity Center. No respite provided.
Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community
3026 Mt. Hope Road
Manheim, PA 17545
Call Lauren Wadsworth, Social Services Director, at 717-665-6365.
Group meets the first Tuesday of the month at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm.
Oak Leaf Manor
Group meets the second Thursday of the month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Site of meeting rotates between:
- (January, March, May, July, September, November)
Oak Leaf Manor North
2901 Harrisburg Pike
Landisville, PA 17538 - (February, April, June, August, October, December)
Oak Leaf Manor
2101 Wabank Road
Millersville, PA 17551
Call Deb Schleh or Melanie Getz at 717-898-4663 or 717-872-9100 with any questions.
Pleasant View Retirement Community
544 Penryn Road
Manheim, PA 17545
Please call 717-664-6291 for dates and times.
Social Memory Support Group
St. James Catholic Church
505 Woodcrest Avenue
Lititz, PA 17543
Informal social/support meetings 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month at 6 pm for individuals living in the early stages of dementia/Alzheimer’s or undiagnosed memory problems. Call Mary Read, Facilitator, at 717-333-0689.
Alzheimer’s/Dementia Community Education Group
Willow Lakes Outpatient Center
212 Willow Lakes Drive
Willow Street, PA 17584 (next to, but not part of the retirement community)
Group meets the first Wednesday of the month at this address, from 7 to 8:15pm. Sponsored by PA Home Care of Lancaster.
Call 717-464-9365 or visit our website for more information.
Willow Valley Manor Retirement Community
The Glen at Willow Valley
Willow Valley Manor North
Lancaster, PA 17602
For families, caregivers, friends of someone with Alzheimer’s and other related dementia. Sponsored by South-central PA Chapter/Alzheimer’s Association.
Contact Tanya Stoltzfus at 717-464-6870. Group meets the second Wednesday of the month at 2 pm in the 1st floor Activity Room.
Garden Spot Village Groups
The address for these groups is:
433 South Kinzer Avenue
New Holland, PA 17557
These groups are a free opportunity to learn from each other, find supportive understanding, be encouraged, and learn new educational information and life skills. Call 717-355-6010 for more information.
Essential Tremor Support Group
The Essential Tremors (ET) education/support group is for families and friends of person with ET, the neurological disorder that causes shaking of the hands, head, voice, legs, or trunk. The group meets quarterly on the second Thursday form 10 to 11 am in the Board Room. The group is affiliated with the ET Foundation.
Living with Loss Group
A group meets the first Wednesday of each month from 10 to 11 am in the Board Room for persons who have experienced death of a spouse or family member. The group’s focus is support and education about healthy grieving and living life after a loss.
Low Vision Support Group
The Low Vision Support Group meets the second Thursday from 3 to 4 pm in the Garden South Conference Room. This group coordinates with the National Macular Degeneration Support Group and utilizes audiovisual conferences with national experts in the field of Low Vision.
Parkinson’s Support Group
A group for individuals and their family members living with Parkinson’s disease meets the fourth Monday of each month from 2 to 3 pm in the Board Room.
Hospice & Community Care
685 Good Drive
Lancaster, PA 17604
Location may vary.
Education
Periodic educational sessions focused on subjects related to all Caregivers, not restricted to dementia or Hospice.
Four sessions planned:
- Accessing Community Resources
- Caregiving Challenges
- Emotional Changes & Communication
- Practical Aspects of Caregiving
- Caring for the Caregiver
- Caring for Yourself
For More Information
Contact Carol Vandenberg for details at 717-735-2491 or via email. Information may be posted on the Hospice and Community Care website.
Assistive Technology
The websites listed below are provided to enable the public to identify possible tools to make every-day life more manageable, such as pill dispensers with secure reminder alarms. Such products may be available locally, through Amazon, or other websites. The following listing does not imply endorsement by the Office of Aging.