Amherst/Hadley
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
1st Saturday
10:00am-Noon
Florence Saving Bank
355 Russell St.
Hadley, MA 01035

Ruth Allis
(413) 584-2192
rallis@microbio.umass.edu

Ruth Allis
PO Box 3
Hadley, MA 01035

Andover
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Thursday
1:30pm
Andover Senior Center
36 Bartlett Street
Andover, MA 01810

Kristine Arakelian
(978) 623-8321
karakelian@andoverma.gov

Kristine Arakelian
Andover Senior Center
36 Bartlett Street
Andover, MA 01810

Attleboro, Southeastern MA (SEMA)
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Wednesday
10:00am
Community Visiting Nurses Association
10 Emory St.
Attleboro, MA 02703

Frances Anderson
(508) 695-6569
frances_anderson@verizon.net

Frances Anderson
205 Paine Rd.
North Attleboro, MA 02760

Barnstable
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
3rd Tuesday
1:00pm
Barnstable Senior Center
825 Falmouth Rd.
Hyannis, MA 02601

Joyce Ginouves
(508) 420-0252

Barnstable Senior Center
(508) 862-4750


Bedford
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
3rd Friday
10:30am
Bedford Council on Aging
Mudge Way 1-2
Bedford, MA 01730

Wendy Aronson
(781) 275-6825
wsatr@aol.com

Wendy Aronson
Bedford Council on Aging
Mudge Way 1-2
Bedford, MA 01730

Beverly/North Shore
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Monday
1:00-3:00pm

No Jan or Feb meeting
Beverly Council on Aging
90 Colon Street
Beverly, MA 01915

Ray James, RN, BS
(617) 638-7745
rcjames@bu.edu

Ray James
BUMC Neurology
72 East Concord St, C3
Boston, MA 02118

Boston Area Parkinson-Plus Support Group
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Quarterly
1:00-3:00pm
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01803

Ann Aversa
(617) 872-8356
a.finigian@comcast.net

 

Boston/Deep Brain Stimulation
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
1st Saturday
10:00-11:30am
Conference Room C-D
Boston University Medical Center
88 East Newton St.
Boston, MA 02118

Melissa Diggin, GNP
(617) 638-7704
Melissa.Diggin@bmc.org

Keith J. Ciccone, BS, LPN
(617) 638-7749
Keith.Ciccone@bmc.org

Boston University Medical Center
Dept. of Neurology
715 Albany St, Ste C329
Boston, MA 02118

Bourne
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
1st Tuesday
1:00-2:30pm
Bourne Council on Aging
239 Main St.
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532

Ellen Weinlich, LCSW
(800) 696-4047 x3494

Ellen Weinlich, LICSW
VNA
255 Independence St.
Hyannis, MA 02601

Brookline
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
1st Friday
1:00-2:30 pm
Brookline Senior Center
93 Winchester St.
Brookline, MA 02446

Cathi Thomas, MS, RN
(617) 638-8466
neurocat@bu.edu

Cathi Thomas
APDA I&R Center
72 East Concord St, C3
Boston, MA 02118

Concord
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Bimonthly
1st & 3rd Wednesday
2:00-4:00pm
Emerson Hospital
133 Old Road to Nine Acre Corner
Concord, MA 01742

Jerrry O'Connell
(978) 443-5742
joconnell@bentley.edu

Tony Munroe
183 Red Acre Rd.
Stowe, MA 01775

Jerry O'Connell
52 Maynard Farm Rd.
Sudbury, MA 01776

Dartmouth
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Thursday
1:00-3:00pm
Dartmouth Senior Center
628 Dartmouth St.
Dartmouth, MA 02748

Judy Medeiros
(508) 997-0907
judi0610@yahoo.com

Judy Medeiros
Dartmouth Senior Center
628 Dartmouth St.
Dartmouth, MA 02748

Falmouth/Cape Cod
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Thursday
12:00-1:00pm
JML Care Center
184 Ter Heun Dr.
Falmouth, MA 02540

Les Wrigley
(508) 457-5081
landvwrigley@aol.com

Mr. Les Wrigley
20 Woodrise
Falmouth, MA 02450

Framingham
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
3rd Tuesday
1:30-3:00pm
Callahan Center
535 Union Ave.
Framingham, MA 01702

Ann Steacie
(508) 532-5980 x4413
ams@framinghamma.gov

Ann Steacie
Callahan Center
535 Union Ave.
Framingham, MA 01702

Gardner/Heywood Hospital
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
Last Wednesday
2:00-3:30pm
Heywood Hospital
Hospital Dining Room Conference Room B
242 Green St.
Gardner, MA 01440

Carl Billington
(978) 632-9682
karter@tiac.net

Marybeth Kumph, LSW
(978) 630-6436

 

Greater Boston Lewy Body Disease (LBD) Group
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Thursday
6:00-8:00pm
Sherrill House
135 South Huntington Ave.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Victoria Ruff
(617) 710-0136
octoryrose@yahoo.com


Greenfield
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
1st Friday
1:30-3:30pm
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
164 High St.
Greenfield, MA 01301

Ruth Allis
(413) 584-2192
rallis@microbio.umass.edu

Ruth Allis
PO Box 3
Hadley, MA 01035

Hingham
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Monday
11:00-12:30am
Hingham Senior Center
224 Central Street
Hingham, MA 02403

Leslie Vickers, RN, MS
(617) 750-2275
Vickers.Leslie@yahoo.com

Leslie Vickers, RN, MS
13 Porters Cove Rd.
Hingham, MA 02043

Hingham Caregivers
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
Last Monday
10:30-11:30am
Hingham Senior Center
224 Central Street
Hingham, MA 02403

Leslie Vickers, RN, MS
(617) 750-2275
Vickers.Leslie@yahoo.com

Leslie Vickers RN, MS
13 Porters Cove Rd.
Hingham, MA 02043

Lexington
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
4th Monday
1:00pm
Lexington Senior Center
1475 Mass Ave.
Lexington, MA 02173

Arthur Sotak
(781) 862-7071
uno-us@juno.com

Arthur Sotak
Lexington Senior Center
1475 Mass. Ave.
Lexington, MA 02173

Martha's Vineyard, W. Tisbury, Vineyard Isle Parkinsonians (VIPs)
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Monday
10:00-11:30am
The Up-Island Council on Aging (Howes House)
1042A State Rd.
W. Tisbury, MA 02575

Ken Beebe
(508) 693-3497
kenb44@aol.com

Ken Beebe
PO Box 110
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

Martha's Vineyard, W. Tisbury, Vineyard Isle Support Group Caregivers
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Thursday
10:30-11:30am
The Up-Island Council on Aging (Howes House)
1042A State Rd.
W. Tisbury, MA 02575

Ellen Reynolds
(508) 693-2896

The Up-Island Council on Aging
Attn: Ellen Reynolds
PO Box 3174
West Tisbury, MA 02575

Medford
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
1st Wednesday
10:00am
Medford Senior Center
101 Riverside Avenue
Medford, MA 02155

Marie Knasas, RN, BSN, MBA
(781) 396-2633 ext. 202
mknasas@gmvna.com

Marie Knasas RN, BSN, MBA
Additional Care
278 Mystic Ave, Ste 204
Medford, MA 02155

Milton Parkinson Support Group
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Thursday
1:00-3:00pm
Milton Council on Aging
10 Walnut Street
Milton, MA 02186

Leslie Vickers RN, MS
(617) 750-2275
Vickers.Leslie@yahoo.com

Leslie Vickers RN, MS
13 Porters Cove Rd.
Hingham, MA 02043

Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Support Group
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Saturday or Sunday
6 times a year
1:00-3:00pm

2010 Dates: 3/20, 5/15, 6/19, 9/18, 10/16, 11/13
Boston University Medical Center
88 East Newton Street
Conference Room C, 2nd floor
Boston, MA 02118

Melissa Diggin, GNP
(617) 638-7704
Melissa.Diggin@bmc.org 

 

Nantucket Parkinson Support Group
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
3rd Friday
10:00am
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Hospital Board Room
57 Prospect St.
Nantucket, MA 02554

Charlene Chadwick, RN
(508) 825-8190
cchadwick@partners.org

Charlene Chadwick
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
57 Prospect St.
Nantucket, MA 02554

Newton-Wellesley
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
4th Monday
7:30-9:00pm
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington St.
Newton, MA 02462

Ermes DeMaria
(781) 444-7446
ermes@comcast.net

Ermes DeMaria
102 Powers St.
Needham, MA 02492

Newton-Wellesley Parkinson Support Group of Greater Boston
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
3rd Saturday
1:00-3:00pm
Newton Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington St.
Newton, MA 02462

Joel Brown
Phone: (978) 887-8544
zephyr8544@comcast.net
&
Paul Proulx
Phone: (978) 685-2240
paulproulx@comcast.net

Joel Brown
142 Perkins Row
Topsfield, MA 01983

Newton/Young Onset Parkinson Support Group
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Sunday
1:30-3:30pm

This group is intended for individuals with Parkinson's disease. A separate group for family members and friends meets at the same time in room 201. The groups will join together for special presentations.
Jewish Community Center, Room 409 B
333 Nahanton Rd.
Newton, MA 02459

Allyson Litos Gormley, LCSW
(617) 638-7747
Allyson.Gormley@bmc.org

Cindy Bittker
(781) 925-6025
cindy@hullmagazine.com

Cindy Bittker
4 Vernon Ave.
Hull, MA 02045

Orleans / Cape Cod
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Wednesday
10:00am-Noon
Orleans COA
150 Rock Harbor Rd., Rooms B-C
Orleans, MA 02653

Gale Glanville
(508) 255-7774
gpglanville@verizon.net

Jane McDonald
(508) 240-1642
jimjanemcdonald@comcast.net
 

Gail Glanville
P.O. Box 215
Orleans, MA 02653

Jane McDonald
69 South Orleans Road
Orleans, MA 02653

Palmer
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
1st Thursday
10:00am
Palmer Senior Center
1029 Central St.
Palmer, MA 01069

Emily Sheehan
(413) 596-3156

Emily Sheehan
20 Three Rivers Rd.
Wilbraham, MA 01095

Peabody/ Brooksby Village
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
4th Friday
3:00-4:00pm
Brooksby Village
101 Brooksby Village Dr.
Peabody, MA 01960

Susan Vitiello
Susan.vitiello@erickson.com
(978) 536-7832

 


Peabody/ Council on Aging
Group details Location Contact Contact information

Bimonthly
1st & 3rd Thursday
1:30-3:00pm

Peabody Council on Aging
79 Central Street
Peabody, MA 01960

Diane Durkee
(978) 532-0712
siddia2@live.com

Diane Durkee
129 Washington Street
Peabody, MA 01966

Plymouth
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
Last Wednesday
2:00-3:00pm
Plymouth Regional PSG
37 Industrial Park Rd.
Mullaney Building
Plymouth, MA 02360

David Banks
(781) 871-0555
banks.dave@gmail.com

David Banks
359 West Elm St.
Pembroke, MA 02359

Quincy
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Tuesday
2:00-3:30pm
River Bay Club (Assisted Living)
99 Brackett St.
Quincy, MA 02169

Debbie Case
(617) 638-8466
dcase@bu.edu

Debbie Case
APDA I&R Center
72 East Concord St, C3
Boston, MA 02118

South Shore LBD Caregivers
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Monday
6:30-8:00pm
Please Contact

Kristin Orr
(617) 650-0717
SouthShoreLBD@gmail.com


South Weymouth/ South Shore
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
4th Tuesday
7:00-9:00pm
South Shore Hospital
55 Fogg Rd. @ Rte. 18
South Weymouth, MA 02190

Joseph Rota
(781) 545-3195
rotas@comcast.net

Joseph Rota
88 Grove St.
Scituate, MA 02066

Springfield
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
1st Monday
4:00-6:00pm
Jewish Community Center
1160 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108

Joyce Dupont
(413) 323-4274
JdupontB@aol.com

Bobbie Levin
(413) 536-1895

Bobbie Levin
6 Shepard Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040

Stoughton
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
3rd Monday
2:00-3:30pm
New England Sinai Hospital
150 York St.
Stoughton, MA 02072

Deb Ribak, LSW
(781) 297-1375
dribak@nesinai.org


Pat Wilkinson, CSW, LICSW
pwilkins@nesinai.org

Deb Ribak, LSW
NE Sinai Hospital
150 York St.
Stoughton, MA 02072

UMass Memorial Worcester Parkinson Support Group
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Wednesday
6:30-7:45pm
UMass Medical School
Faculty Conference Rm.
55 Lake Ave N.
Worcester, MA 01605

Elizabeth Austin, PsyD
(508) 856-2409 
austine@ummhc.org

Elizabeth Austin, PsyD
UMass Memorial Healthcare
Dept. of Psychiatry Outpatient Services
361 Plantation St.
Worcester, MA 01605

Wakefield
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
1st Thursday
1:00-2:00pm
Wakefield Senior Center
30 Converse Ave.
Wakefield, MA 01880

Howard Porter
(781) 438-0326
porterart1611@yahoo.com

Linda McLaughlin
(781) 245-7299

Howard Porter
65A High Street
Stoneham, MA 02180

Waltham
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
1st Thursday
10:30am-Noon
Jewish Family & Children's Services
1430 Main St.
3rd Floor Board Room
Waltham, MA 02451

Nancy Mazonson, MS, OTR/L
(781) 693-5069
nmazonson@jfcsboston.org

Jewish Family & Children's Services
1430 Main St.
Waltham, MA 02451

Williamstown/Berkshires
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
Last Friday
10:30am
Williamstown Savings Bank Board Room
795 Main St.
Williamstown, MA 01267

Robert Morrow
(413) 458-8522
badotis7@verizon.net

Pat Goss
(413) 458-9685

Robert Morrow
34 Henderson Rd
Williamstown, MA 01267

Winchester Caregivers Support Group
Group details Location Contact Contact information
Monthly
2nd Thursday
10:00am
Jenks Senior Center
109 Skillings Rd.
Winchester, MA 01890

Diane Saparoff
(781) 721-7136
coasocialworker@yahoo.com

Diane Saparoff
109 Skillings Rd.
Winchester, MA 01890

Number of support groups: 44