Alzheimer’s Support Group Meets

SOUTHBURY — A monthly support group for friends and family of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias takes place on Thursday, October 11, at 10:30 am at the Jewish Federation of Western CT, 444 Main Street North.

There is no charge for this open and on-going group, whose purpose is to provide emotional, educational and social support for caregivers through regularly scheduled meetings. Heather Hitchcock, Northwestern regional director of the Alzheimer’s Association, facilitates the group.

Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Debby Horowitz, Brownstein Jewish Family Service sirector, at  203-267-3177.