About Support Groups
Please find information about support groups in Massachusetts below. This listing is broken into groups for people with Parkinson’s and families and groups for care partners. Please contact the group facilitator if you have any questions about a particular group.
If you would like guidance in finding a group that may be a good match for you, please reach out to the APDA Information and Referral Center at BUMC at 617-638-8466 or toll-free at 800-651-8466.
How a support group can help you
Participating in a support group is a wonderful way to receive practical information and education on living with Parkinson’s disease. More importantly, members receive the support of others who truly understand.
All groups welcome new members. Each group is unique. Some have recently formed; others have been meeting for years. Some meet bi-weekly, others monthly. There are groups for individuals who are family caregivers. There are also groups for individuals diagnosed at a young age or with conditions that share similarities to parkinsonism or Parkinson’s disease, including Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Multi Systems Atrophy (MSA) and Diffuse Lewy Body Dementia (DLB).
Some groups are organized and operated by the group members. Many receive guidance and support from social workers, nurses, psychologists, or other healthcare professionals.
The Massachusetts Chapter and APDA Information & Referral Center are committed to the ongoing development and assistance of support groups in Massachusetts. If you are interested in learning more about a specific group please call 617-638-8466 or 800-651-8466.
There are areas in the state that do not have nearby support groups. If you or someone you know is interested in helping to organize a group, please call the I & R Center and we will get you on the way to facilitating a successful group!
Find Support Groups for People with Parkinson's and Families
Support Groups in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Be sure to confirm the group’s meeting time with the group contact.
Andover, MA
This support group is meeting in person. Contact the facilitator for more information.
The Robb Center, 30 Whittier Court, Andover, MA 01810
Meeting Time: 2nd Thursday of each month; 1:30 – 3:00 PM (No Meetings Jul. & Aug.)
Register: Kelly MacKay, 978-623-8320
Contact: Kristine Arakelian, LCSW, MPH
Phone: 978-623-8320
Email: karakelian@andoverma.gov
Arlington, MA
This support group has will begin meeting in-person in April. Contact the facilitator for more details.
Temporary Meeting Location: Arlington Senior Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 27 Maple Street, Arlington, MA 02476
Meeting Time: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 11:00 – 12:15 PM
Contact: Joanne Sliney, BS, RN
Phone: 781-316-3405
Email: jsliney@town.arlington.ma.us
This group is supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter
Ashland, MA
This support group has begun meeting in-person. Contact the facilitator for more details.
Ashland Senior Center, 162 West Union Street, Ashland, MA 01721
Meeting Time: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 1:30-3 PM; no meetings July and August
Contact: Al Ferzoco
Phone: 508-376-2238
Email: alex@safetysignal.com
Beverly, MA / North Shore
This support group is meeting via Zoom. Contact the facilitator for more details.
Beverly Council on Aging, 90 Colon Street, Beverly, MA 01905
Meeting Time: 2nd Monday of the month, 1-3 PM
Contact: Ray James, BS, RN
Phone: 617-638-7745
Email: rcjames@bu.edu
This group is supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter
Note: Some meetings may not be held on the 2nd Monday of the month, please contact the Beverly Council on Aging to confirm meeting dates.
Boston, MA / Lewy Body Dementia
This group will meet via Zoom for the foreseeable future. Please contact the facilitator for further details.
Sherrill House, 135 S Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Meeting Time: 2nd Thursday of the month, 6-8 PM
Contact: Victoria Ruff
Phone: 617-710-0136
Email: octoryrose@yahoo.com
Braintree, MA / Deep Brain Stimulation
This group will meet via Zoom for the foreseeable future. Please contact the facilitator for further details.
Health South Braintree Rehabilitation Center, 2nd Floor AB Conference Room, 250 Pond Street, Braintree, MA 02184
Meeting Time: 2nd Saturday of the Month; 10-11:30 AM
Contact: Keith J. Ciccone, BS, LPN
Phone: 617-733-8120
Email: keciccon@aol.com
Contact: Melissa Diggin, NP
Phone: 339-927-5468
Email: m_diggin@hotmail.com
This group is supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter
Braintree, MA / Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, & Corticobasal Degeneration
This group will meet via Zoom for the foreseeable future. Please contact the facilitator for further details.
Health South Braintree Rehabilitation Center, 2nd Floor AB Conference Room, 250 Pond Street, Braintree, MA 02184
Meeting Time: 2nd Saturday of the Month; 12:30-2:00 PM
Contact: Melissa Diggin, NP
Phone: 339-927-5468
Email: m_diggin@hotmail.com
This group is supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter
Brookline, MA
This group will meet via Zoom for the foreseeable future. Please contact the facilitator for further details.
Goddard House Assisted Living, 135 Chestnut Street, Brookline, MA 02445
Virtual ZOOM Meeting Time: 1st Wednesday of the month, 2:15 – 3:30 PM
Contact: Bob DePeron, Right at Home Boston Metro West
Phone: 617-597.1500
Email: bob@rahbostonmetro.com
Cambridge, MA
This support group has begun meeting in-person and via Zoom. Contact the facilitator for more details.
Youville House Assisted Living, 1573 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Meeting Time: 2nd Thursday of every month, 3 PM
Contact: Youville House Assisted Living, attn: Yanira Burgos
Phone: 617-491-1234
Email: yaniraburgos@youvillehouse.org
Chatham / Harwich / Brewster, MA
This support group has begun meeting in-person. The next meeting will take place Sept. 2022. Please contact the facilitator for more information.
Saint Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 625 Main Street, Chatham, MA 02633
Meeting Time: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 10-11 AM
Contact: Betty Magnusson
Phone: 508-945-1106
Email: magnulbch@gmail.com
Cape Cod Virtual Support Group
This support group is currently meeting via Zoom. Contact the facilitator for more information.
Meeting Time: 3rd Wednesday of the Month, 10:00 – 11:15 AM
Contact: Jeanne Jackson
Phone: 508-367-4267
Email: jahjackson@comcast.net
Concord, MA
This group will meet via Zoom and in-person for the first meeting of the month, and via Zoom only for the second meeting of the month. Please contact the facilitator for further details.
Newbury Court, 80 Deaconess Road, Community Room, Concord, MA 01742
Meeting Time: 1st Monday of the month, 2-3 PM Carepartner discussions, 3 – 4PM people with Parkinson’s discussion (In-Person & via Zoom)
3rd Monday of the month, 2-3 PM Carepartner discussions, 3 – 4PM people with Parkinson’s discussion (via Zoom only)
Contact: Liz Lyng
Phone: 978-402-8205
Email: elyng@newburycourt.org
Concord, NH/ Young Onset
This support group is not meeting in person at this time due to Covid 19 restrictions. The group is staying connected with news updates provided by the facilitators.
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, 254 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301
Meeting Time: 2nd Thursday of the month; 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Contact: Sheryl Rambikur
Phone: 603-892-2972
Email: sheryl.rambikur@healthsouth.com
Framingham, MA
This group will meets onsite one meeting per month, and via ZOOM for one meeting per month. Please contact the facilitator for further details.
Callahan Center, 535 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
Meeting Time: 1st Tuesday of the month, 1:00 – 2:30 PM – ZOOM Meeting
3rd Tuesday of the month, 1:00 – 2:30 PM – Onsite Meeting
Contact: Lisa Ushkurnis, LICSW
Phone: 508-532-5980 ext.2
This group is supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter
Greenfield, MA
This support group is currently not meeting due to COVID 19. More information to follow.
Baystate Franklin Medical Center, 164 High Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
Meeting Time: 3rd Thursday of the month, 2-4 PM
Contact: Garry Earles
Phone: 413-863-4128
Email: gle1@comcast.net
Lynnfield, MA
This group has begun meeting in-person. Contact the facilitator for details.
Lynnfield Senior Center, 525 Salem Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940
Meeting Time: 1st Thursday of Each Month, 10 – 11 AM
Contact: Kim Arouth, BSN, RN
Phone: 781-643-6090 Ext. 2202
Email: karouth@thevisitingnurses.com
Lynnfield, MA/ Young Parkinson’s Group
This group will meet via Zoom for the foreseeable future. Please contact the facilitator for further details.
Meeting Time: 2nd Thursday of Each Month, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Contact: Sonja Vincola, LICSW
Phone: 978-853-8742
This group is supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter
Manchester, NH
This support group is currently meeting via Zoom and in-person. Contact the facilitator for more information.
Elliot Senior Center Rehab, 138 Webster Street, Manchester, NH 03104
Meeting Time: 3rd Wednesday of the Month; 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Contact: Michele Howe, PT
Phone: 603-663-7010
Email: mhowe@elliot-hs.org
Martha’s Vineyard / West Tisbury, MA / Vineyard Isle Parkinsonians (VIPs)
This group has begun meeting in-person. Please contact facilitator Bethany for more information.
The Up-Island Council on Aging (Howes House), 1042A State Road, West Tisbury, MA 02575
Meeting Time: 2nd Monday of the month, 10:30-11:30 AM
Contact: Bethany Hammond
Phone: (508) 693-2896
Email: coa-outreach@westtisbury-ma.gov
Contact: Lila Fischer, RN
Email: lfischer@ihimv.org
Monterey, MA/Southern Berkshire Parkinson Support Group
This support group is currently meeting in-person, with groups for both people with PD and care partners. Please contact the group for more information.
Monterey Town Library, 452 Main Road, Monterey, MA 01245
Meeting Time: 1st Thursday of the month, 2 – 4 PM
Contact: Kyle Pierce, Town of Monterey Council on Aging
Phone: (413) 528-1443 (ext. 247)
Contact: Richard Pargament
Phone: 413-528-2492
Medford, MA
This support group is currently not meeting due to COVID 19. More information to follow.
Medford Senior Center, 101 Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
Meeting Time: 1st Tuesday of the month, 10:30 AM
Contact: Medford Senior Center
Phone: 781-396-6010
Email: pkelly@medford-ma.gov
Natick, MA/ Women with Parkinson’s and Young Onset Parkinson’s
This group will meet via Zoom for the foreseeable future. Please contact the facilitator for further details.
Natick Community Center, 117 East Main Street, Natick, MA 01760
Meeting Time: First Saturday of the month; 11 AM – 12 PM
Contact: Liz Brouillard
Phone: 508-251-9404
Email: lizbroui@gmail.com
North Attleboro, MA
This has begun meeting in-person. Please contact the facilitator for further details.
Striking Beauties Fitness Studio, 18 Church Street, North Attleboro, MA 02760
Meeting Time: 3rd Saturday of the Month; 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Contact: Nancy Quintin
Phone:508-991-0857
Email: nancyquintin0814@gmail.com
Contact: Dena Paolino
Phone: 617-201-1868
Email: dena@strikingbeauties.com
Northampton, MA/Young Onset Parkinson’s Support Group
This support group will meet in-person. Contact the facilitator for more information.
*This group is designed for people with Parkinson’s of any age who were diagnosed before they were 55 years old*
Atkinson Family Practice, 6 Hatfield Road, Northampton, MA 01060
Meeting Time: 2nd Saturday of the Month, beginning April 2022, 10:00 -11:30 AM
Contact: Debra Ellis, MSPT, NCS
Phone: 413-695-6069
Email: deb@debellispt.com
This group is supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter
Reading, MA
This support group has begun meeting in-person. Contact the facilitator for more information.
Reading Senior Center, 49 Pleasant Street, Reading, MA 01867
Meeting Time: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 1 – 2 PM
Contact: Kathy Hill, PT
Phone: 781-608-0557
Email: khillma@msn.com
Rockland, MA / South Shore
This group is now meeting in-person.
110 Fitness, 200B Weymouth Street, Conference Room, Rockland, MA 02370
Meeting Time: 2nd Thursday of the month; 1 PM
Contact: Leslie Vickers, RN, MS
Phone: 617-750-2275
Email: Vickers.Leslie@yahoo.com
This group is supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter
Sterling, MA
This group meets via hybrid model (in-person as well as via Zoom). Please contact Joe O’Connor for further details
Sterling Senior Center, 35 Muddy Pond Road, Sterling, MA 01564
Meeting Time: Monthly Wednesdays, 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Contact: Joe O’Connor
Phone: 978-422-6612
Email: northworcparkies@yahoo.com
Virtual Parkinson’s Pride LGBTQ+ Support Group
This group meets virtually on a monthly basis. Space is limited and registration is required. Currently accepting applications on a rolling basis.
Click here for a flyer
Contact: Mikayla Hyman
Email: mhyman@bidmc.harvard.edu
Phone: 202-495-3327
Wellesley, MA
This support group will be meeting virtually via Zoom. More information to follow.
Tolles Parsons Center, 500 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482
Meeting Time: 1st Friday of the Month, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Contact: Niki Sinopoli, LICSW
Email (preferred): niki@nextstepeldercare.com
Phone: 617-903-0076
This group is supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter
Westborough, MA
This group is meeting via ZOOM weekly. Please contact Tom Olsen for further details.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 183 West Main Street, Westborough, MA 01581
Meeting Time: Meets weekly on Fridays, 10:30 AM-12 PM
Contact: Tom Olsen
Phone: 508-614-9135
Email: Contact@wpdsg.org
Find Support Groups for Care Partners
Support Groups for Care Partners & Family Members in Massachusetts
APDA Virtual Care Partners Group
This group meets virtually twice monthly (2nd Thursday of the month & 4th Wednesday of the month). Registration takes place online.
Dates & Times: 4th Wednesday of the month, 1:15 – 2:15 PM; 2nd Thursday of the month, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Register: Click here to register online
Contact: Sarah Singer
Email: singer.sarah.j@gmail.com
This group is supported by the American Parkinson Disease Association MA Chapter
Monterey, MA/Southern Berkshire Parkinson Support Group
This support group is currently meeting in-person, with groups for both people with PD and care partners. Please contact the group for more information.
Monterey Town Library, 452 Main Road, Monterey, MA 01245
Meeting Time: 1st Thursday of the month, 2 – 4 PM
Contact: Kyle Pierce, Town of Monterey Council on Aging
Phone: (413) 528-1443 (ext. 247)
Contact: Richard Pargament
Phone: 413-528-2492
Peabody, MA / Care Partner Support Group
A new virtual Zoom session of this group begins in September. Click here to see a flyer. Please contact the facilitator for further details.
Harriett and Ralph Kaplan Estates, 240 Lynnfield Street, Peabody, MA 01960
Contact: Anne Muskopf, MS, OTR/L
Phone: 781-693-5069
Email: amuskopf@jfcsboston.org
Rockland, MA / Care Partners Support Group
This group will meet once per month via Zoom and once per month in-person. Please contact the facilitator for further details.
110 Fitness, 200B Weymouth Street, Conference Room, Rockland, MA 02370
Meeting Time: In Person – 1st Thursday of the month, 10 AM
Via Zoom – 3rd Thursday of the month, 1 PM
Contact: Joan Wright, CDP, CADDCT
Phone: 781-659-2342
Email: jwright@nvna.org
Waltham, MA / Adult Children of PWP Support Group/Care Partner Groups
These groups currently meet via Zoom. There are currently three groups ongoing at various times and for various situations. please contact Anne Muskopf to learn more and to find a group that best fits your needs
Jewish Family & Children’s Services, 1430 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02451
Meeting Time: Call for dates/times and to register
Contact: Anne Muskopf, MS, OTR/L
Phone: 781-693-5069
Email: amuskopf@jfcsboston.org