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Regional Network Coordinator | Research and Medical Centers with FTD Focus | Support Groups in this Region
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Regional AFTD Advocacy Network Coordinator
Carol Maglich cmaglich@windstream.net
Research and Medical Centers with particular FTD Focus
Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center
Indiana University School of Medicine
635 Barnhill Drive
Medical Science Room A-142
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5120
Contact 317-274-1590
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
4111 Highway 52 North
Rochester, MN 55901
www.mayoclinic.org/frontotemporal-dementia/
Contact: 507-538-3270
Northwestern University
Cognitive Neurology & Alzheimer’s Disease Center
320 E. Superior, #11-453B
Chicago, IL 60611
Contact: Darby Morhardt
(312) 908-9432 or d-morhardt@northwestern.edu
Support Groups in this Region
Illinois – Chicago
For caregivers of individuals diagnosed with FTD and PPA. Under the auspices of the
Northwestern University Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Meeting time:
Third Monday of the month, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Location:
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Downtown Chicago
Contact:
Darby Morhardt, MSW, LCSW at (312) 908-9432
Details posted on http://brain.northwestern.edu
Illinois – Chicago area, Downers Grove
Support Group for FTD caregivers and those with other dementias
Meeting time:
First Tuesday of the month, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location:
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
4501 Main Street
Downers Grove, Illinois 60516
Contact:
Lorene Schlie at loreneschlie@comcast.net
Illinois – Chicago area, Glen Ellyn
For FTD caregivers, sponsored by Arden Courts of Glen Ellyn
Meeting time:
Second Tuesday of each month, 10:00 AM
Location:
Arden Courts
2S706 Park Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Contact:
Patti Terkovich at 630-469-5500
Michigan – Grand Rapids
Co-sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater MI Chapter
Meeting time:
First Wednesday of the month, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Location:
Saint Mary’s Health Care Hauenstein Center Community Room
220 Cherry Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Contact:
Karen S. Bugg, R.N., L.M.S.W. at (616) 685-5371
Minnesota – Minneapolis/St Paul area
For FTD caregivers and patients
Meeting time:
Saturdays – 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location:
University of Minnesota
1985 Buford Avenue - McNeal Hall
St. Paul, MN 55108
Contact:
Janet Yeats, MA LAMFT, Clinical Administrator at 612-624-9424
University of Minnesota, Wayne Caron Family Caregiving Center
Minnesota – Minneapolis/St. Paul area
For FTD caregivers
Meeting time:
Second Tuesday of every month, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location:
Bethesda Hospital – B Level Outpatient Services
559 Capital Blvd.
St. Paul, Minnesota 55103
Contact:
Tanya Rand, MSW, LICSW at 651-232-2202
Ohio – Cleveland area
Collaboration of the Alzheimer’s Association Cleveland Area Chapter and
University Hospitals Memory and Cognition Center
Meeting time:
First Wednesday of the month, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location:
Alzheimer’s Association
23215 Commerce Park Drive, #300
Beachwood, OH 44122
Contact:
Lauren Tortorici, LSW, MSSA, Alzheimer’s Association
at (216) 231-1484 or (800) 272-3900
Marianne Sanders, RN, Memory and Cognition Center at (216) 844-6394
Ohio – Columbus area
Meeting time:
First Saturday of the month, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location:
Alzheimer’s Association
3380 Tremont Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43221
Contact:
Anne Bare, R.N. B.S. or Bill Keating at (614) 457-6003 or (800) 272-3600
Ohio – Dayton area
Meeting time:
First Tuesday of the month, 6:30 PM
Location:
Alzheimer’s Association, Miami Valley Chapter
3797 Summit Glen Dr. Suite G100
Dayton, Ohio
(Located behind Showcase Theaters by the Dayton Mall)
Contact:
Alice Stryker at (937) 396-6067
