Support Groups Join our Community APDA Connecticut Chapter Support Groups Online Support: Please call facilitators for details. New! Online Spanish Speaking Support Gathering- rpena@apdaparkinson.org Or call Rosa Pena-347-329-3092-Starting February 13, 2021 East Hartford-Beat PD Today-Michelle-inquire@beatpdtoday.com Ellington-Mary Palmer-860-926-4080-Sorry, no meetings at this time. Fairfield County-Young Onset-Lynn Hagerbrant-203-253-0002 Farmington-Holly Seymour- 860-507-7715 Farmington-UConn Health-Neurology Dept.-Kristen Vavrek, LCSW, CDP 860-679-3224 Middletown-CPWG-Martha Jaffe-860-704-9519 or martha.jaffe@cpwg.org Mystic-Cathy Gualtieri-860-287-0202-Sorry, no meetings at this time. New Britain-Hospital for Special Care-Lindsay Platt-Bluemle-860-612-6316 Vernon-Young Onset-Pamela Atwood-860-798-0369 Waterbury-Randi Bellemare-203-988-5195 Westport-Maureen Matuszewski-203-240-8123 All in-person support groups are canceled until further notice. Young Onset Virtual Support Group Meeting Every Tuesday at 7 pm ET Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 816 5921 6236 Via telephone 929-205-6099 or 816-5921-6236 General Online Support Group Thursdays at 2:00 pm. Please email Pam Atwood at Pam@AtwoodDementiaGroup.com to register ahead of time. Young Onset Support Group First Tuesday of the month from 6:30 pm-8 pm. Please email Pam Atwood to register at Pam@AtwoodDementiaGroup.com Hospital for Special Care Online Support Group Please contact Lindsay Pratt-Bluemle, LCSW at LPratt-Bluemle@hfsc.org to register. Avon When: Meets the 4th Wednesday each month at 3:00 PM Where: The Residence at Brookside, 117 Simsbury Road, Avon Contact: Krisztina Jarai, 860-470-8268 Bozrah When: Meets the fourth Monday of each month at 3:00 PM Where: Elmbrook Village, 380 Salem Turnpike, Bozrah Contact: Michelle Drake, 860-861-9704 mdrake@elmbrookvillage.com Bridgeport When: Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 12:00 PM Where: Ahlbin Rehabilitation Center, 226 Mill Hill Ave., Bridgeport Contact: Paul Scelza, 203-384-3340 Darien When: Meets the 2nd Friday of the month at 11:oo AM Where: Atria Darien, 50 Ledge Road, Darien Contact: Waiting for new facilitator. East Hartford-Beat PD Today When: Meets 1st Saturday of the month at 10:30 am Where: 102 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT 06108 Contact: Michelle, inquire@beatpdtoday.com East Hartford Online support, please email facilitator. East Windsor When: Meets 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm Where: Fresh River Healthcare, 96 Prospect Hill Rd., East Windsor Contact: Heather Bale, Community Liaison, 860-670-3430 Ellington When: Meets the 3rd Friday each month at 10:30 AM. Where: The Ivy at Ellington, 123 West Road, Ellington Contact: Mary Palmer, 860-926-4080 Ellington Online support, please call facilitator. Enfield When: Meets the 2nd Tuesday each month at 10:00 AM. Where: Enfield Senior Center, 299 Elm St., Enfield Contact: Heather Bale, 860-623-9846 hbale@freshriverhealthcare.com Care Partner Support Group When: Meets the 2nd Tuesday each month at 11:00 AM. (Care Partner Support) Where: Enfield Senior Center, 299 Elm St., Enfield Contact: Heather Bale, 860-623-9846 Fairfield When: The last Monday each month at 6:00 PM. Where: Sturges Ridge of Fairfield, 448 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield Contact: Bernadette Plescia, 203-774-9740 Fairfield County-Online support-please call facilitator. When: Meets the 3rd Tuesday each month at 7:00 PM.-Shakers Anonymous Group What/Where: “Young Onset & Young at Heart” – New Canaan YMCA: 564 South Ave Contact: www.shakersanonymous.org/ Lynn, Hagerbrant@gmail.com – 203-253-0002 Farmington-Online support-please call facilitator. When: Meets the 2nd Friday of the month at 10:30 AM Where: Anthology of Farmington, 1 Bridgewater Road, Farmington Contact: Holly Seymour, 860-507-7715 Glastonbury When: Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 11:00 AM. Where: The Hearth at Glastonbury, 281 Western Blvd., Glastonbury Contact: Sue York, 860-430-9938 Guilford When: First Tuesday each month at 12:00 PM. Where: VNA Community Healthcare: 753 Boston Post Rd, Guilford Contact: Tracy Blanford, tblanford@vna_commh.org Care Partner Support When: Second Thursday of the month at 10:30 am Where: VNA Community Healthcare: 753 Boston Post Rd., Guilford Contact: Jenna Weinberg, jweinberg@vna_commh.org Hebron When: Meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 4:30 PM Where: Colebrook Village at Hebron, 55 John E. Horton Blvd., Hebron Contact: Pamela Atwood, 860-798-0369 Young Onset Group-Online support-please call facilitator. When: Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM Where: Hartford Healthcare Offices, 35 Talcottville Rd., Suite 3, Vernon Contact: Pamela Atwood, 860-798-0369 Milford When: Meets the 3rd Wednesday each month at 1:00PM. Where: St Mary’s Church Hall: 70 Gulf St Milford Contact: Terry Swan, RN, 203-874-5070 Middletown-CT Parkinson’s Working Group When: Meets the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am Where: Online Contact: Martha Jaffe, 860-704-9519 or martha.jaffe@cpwg.org Mystic Online support-Please call facilitator. When: Meets the 3rd Wednesday each month from 1:15-3:15pm. Where: Masonicare at Mystic, 45 Clara Drive, Mystic, CT 06355 Contact: Cathy Gualtieri, 860-287-0202 New Britain-Online support-please call facilitator. When: Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 3:00 PM. (No December meeting) Where: Hospital for Special Care, 2150 Corbin Ave., New Britain Contact: Lindsay Pratt-Bluemle, 860-612-6316 New Milford When: 2nd Wednesday of the month at 9:15 AM Where: New Milford Senior Center, 40Main Street, New Milford Contact: Jasmin Ducusin, 860-355-6075 Newtown When: First Wednesday each month at 1:30 PM Where: Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street, Fairfield Hills Campus, Newtown Contact: Sharon Hoyt, SHoytPD@gmail.com Norwich/Bozrah When: Fourth Monday of each month at 3:00 PM Where: Elmbrook Village, 380 Salem Turnpike, Bozrah Contact: Michelle Drake, 860-460-3591 or mdrake@elmbrookvillage.com Putnam When: First Thursday of the month at 2:00 PM Where: Day Kimball Hospital, 320 Pomfret St., Putnam Contact: Victor Gregoire, 860-774-6143 Ridgefield When: Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month at 10:30 AM. Where: Benchmark at Ridgefield Crossings: 640 Danbury Rd Ridgefield Contact: Nela Latimer, 203-431-2255 nmendes@benchmarkquality.com Shelton When: Meets the 3rd Tuesday each month at 11:00AM.. Where: Benchmark at Split Rock: 708A Bridgeport Ave Shelton Contact: Theresa Waldron-Yancoskie, 203-929-1111 Southbury When: Meets the 3rd Monday each month at 1:00 PM. Where: Southbury Town Hall: 501 Main St Southbury Contact: Ivan Johnson, 203-558-7030 South Windsor When: Meets the first Wednesday each month at 10:30AM. Where: The Residence at South Windsor: 200 Deming Street, South Windsor Contact: Rebecca Boucher, 860-432-2911 ext. 8156 Vernon When: Last Monday of the month at 3:00 pm-New meeting time! Where: Vernon Senior Center, 135 Bolton Rd., Vernon Contact: Kim Wanegar-Nation, for information call Sue at 860-870-3680 Young Onset Group-Online support-please call facilitator. When: First Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm-Beginning in October Where: Hartford Healthcare Offices, 35 Talcottville Rd., Suite 3, Vernon Contact: Pamela Atwood, 860-798-0369 Wallingford When: Meets the 4th Friday each month at 10:15 AM. Where: Wallingford Senior Center: 28 Washington St Wallingford Contact: Anne Bernick, 203-294-2065 Waterbury Online support-Please call facilitator. When: Meets the 1st Saturday of the month at 10:00 AM Where: The Village at East Farms – Benchmark: 180 Scott Rd., Waterbury Contact: Randi Bellemare, 203-864-6601, rbellemare@benchmarkquality.com West Hartford When: Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month at 3:00 PM. Where: Hoffman Summer Wood, 160 Simsbury Rd., West Hartford Contact: Pamela Atwood, 860-798-0369 Westport-Online support-please call facilitator. When: Meets the 4th Wednesday each month at 10:00 AM. Where: Westport Senior Center: 21 Imperial Ave. Westport Contact: Maureen Matuszewski, 203-240-8123 Willimantic When: Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month at 1:00PM. Where: Windham Hospital, 112 Mansfield Ave., Willimantic, CT Contact: Susan Monroe, 860-456-2862 YNHH DBS Support Group When: Meets 1st Tuesday of the month at 5:30 Where: Dana Clinic Building, 789 Howard Ave., New Haven RSVP: yaleDBSgroup@gmail.com DBS Support Group When: Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 12:00 PM Where: Chase Family Movement Disorders Center, 35 Talcottville Rd., Vernon, CT-Wellness Room RSVP: Sarah.Zurek@hhchealth.org or 860-549-6258 DBS Patient Seminars When: 2/19-4/8-6/10-8/12-10/14- 12/9/2020 at 12:00 PM Where: Chase Family Movement Disorders Center, 280 S. Main St. Cheshire, CT RSVP: Sarah.Zurek@hhchealth.org or 860-549-6258 When: 3/11-5/13-7/8-9/9-11/11/2020 at 12:00 PM-Mystic Wellness Room-Call Sarah for more information When: 8/26/2020 at 12:00 PM-Backus Hospital, 326 Washington St., Norwich-Conf. Rm. 1 RSVP: Sarah.Zurek@hhchealth.org or 860-549-6258 Up Coming Support DBS Programs at 1:00 PM-Call for location. When: 3/13/2020-“The Alexander Technique” Speaker: Michaela Hauser-Wagner When: 5/8/2020-“DBS Programming” Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Lahrmann When: 7/10/2020-“Managing Your Movement Disorder Through Occupational Therapy” Speaker: Dena Riccio
