Patient & Caregiver Resources - Support Groups

Here are listings for support groups that provide services and assistance to people (and in some cases, their caregivers) with specific geriatric and/or medical issues. Listings are predominantly for organizations in South East Ontario, but in some cases there are listings for other areas of Ontario.

• Links to listings for support groups related to the following Common Geriatric Issues: Advance Care Planning, Capacity Assessment, Caregiver Support, Delirium, Dementia, Depression & Mood Disorders, Elder Abuse, Fatigue, Frailty, Healthy Aging & Wellness, Hearing Loss, Incontinence, Osteoporosis, Pain, Parkinson's Disease and Vision Loss.
• Links to listings for support groups related to the following Other Medical Issues: Addictions, Anxiety Disorders, Arthritis, Bowel Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease & Stroke, Kidney Disease, Liver Disease, Lung & Respiratory Disease and Thyroid Disease.

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Common Geriatric Issues - Support Groups

Advance Care Planning

• Community Legal Education Ontario - Community Legal Clinics in Ontario

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Capacity Assessment

• Community Legal Education Ontario - Community Legal Clinics in Ontario

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Caregiver Support

• Bereaved Families of Ontario - Kingston Region
• Community Care for South Hastings - Serving Belleville (including Thurlow Township), Tyendinaga Township and Deseronto and surrounding areas
• Gananoque and Area Services to Assist Independent Living - Serving Gananoque, the Front of Yonge and Leeds and the Thousand Islands
• Land O’ Lakes Community Services - Serving Addington Highlands, including Kaladar, Flinton, Northbrook, Cloyne, Denbigh and surrounding areas
• Lennox and Addington Seniors Outreach Services - Serving Napanee and south central Lennox and Addington County
• Mills Community Support Corporation - Serving Lanark County
• Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Association - Serving Prince Edward County
• Seniors Association Kingston Region - Serving Kingston and surrounding areas
• Southern Frontenac Community Services - Serving rural Kingston and South Frontenac Township
• Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Canada - Caregiver Connect

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Delirium

• Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario - Support for Families and Caregivers

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Dementia

• Alzheimer Societies in South East Ontario
• Alzheimer Society of Canada - Early Stage Support Groups in Ontario
• Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario - Support for Families and Caregivers
• Forgetful not Forgotten - Connecting and Supporting Canada's Alzheimer's Caregivers
• Community Support Services in Southeastern Ontario
• Some Community Support Service providers in South East Ontario:
• Community Care for South Hastings - Serving Belleville (including Thurlow Township), Tyendinaga Township and Deseronto and surrounding areas
• Gananoque and Area Services to Assist Independent Living - Serving Gananoque, the Front of Yonge and Leeds and the Thousand Islands
• Land O’ Lakes Community Services - Serving Addington Highlands, including Kaladar, Flinton, Northbrook, Cloyne, Denbigh and surrounding areas
• Lennox and Addington Seniors Outreach Services - Serving Napanee and south central Lennox and Addington County
• Mills Community Support Corporation - Serving Lanark County
• Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Association - Serving Prince Edward County
• Seniors Association Kingston Region - Serving Kingston and surrounding areas
• Southern Frontenac Community Services - Serving rural Kingston and South Frontenac Township

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Depression & Mood Disorders

• Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario - Support for Families and Caregivers
• Distress Centres Ontario
• Mood Disorders Society of Canada Discussion Forum
• Mood Disorders Society of Canada - Ontario Regional Support Groups Listings
• Providence Care - Mood Disorders Research and Treatment Service
• Providence Care - Mood Disorders Research and Treatment Service - Relaxation and Calming Workshop

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Elder Abuse

• Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse - Listings of Ontario Regional Resource Consultants
• South East Community Care Access Centre - Community Care Info Elder Abuse Listings

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Fatigue

• FM-CFS (Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) Canada - FM & CFS/M.E. Support Groups in Canada
• MCS - Canadian Sources Support Group
• National ME/FM Action Network - Directory of Support Groups and Organizations in Canada

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Frailty

• VON Canada - Ontario - SMILE Program (Seniors Managing Independent Living Easily)

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Healthy Aging & Wellness

• Community Care for South Hastings - Serving Belleville (including Thurlow Township), Tyendinaga Township and Deseronto and surrounding areas
• Gananoque and Area Services to Assist Independent Living - Serving Gananoque, the Front of Yonge and Leeds and the Thousand Islands
• Land O’ Lakes Community Services - Serving Addington Highlands, including Kaladar, Flinton, Northbrook, Cloyne, Denbigh and surrounding areas
• Lennox and Addington Seniors Outreach Services - Serving Napanee and south central Lennox and Addington County
• Mills Community Support Corporation - Serving Lanark County
• Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Association - Serving Prince Edward County
• Seniors Association Kingston Region - Serving Kingston and surrounding areas
• Southern Frontenac Community Services - Serving rural Kingston and South Frontenac Township

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Hearing Loss

• Canadian Hearing Society - Ontario Offices
• Canadian Hearing Society - Programs and Services

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Incontinence

• The Powder Room

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Osteoporosis

• Osteoporosis Canada - Ongoing Support Group Meetings

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Pain

• Canadian Pain Coalition - Pain Clinics in Ontario

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Parkinson's Disease

• Parkinson Society Central & Northern Ontario - Support & Education
• Canadian Brain and Nerve Health Coalition (CBANHC)

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Vision Loss

• CNIB Ontario Offices
• CNIB Vision Support Services

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Other Medical Issues - Support Groups

Addictions

• Alcoholics Anonymous Eastern Ontario
• ConnexOntario Health Services Information
• Drug and Alcohol Helpline
• Gamblers Anonymous
• Mental Health Helpline
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
• Overeaters Anonymous

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Anxiety Disorders

• Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario - Support for Families and Caregivers
• Distress Centres Ontario
• Providence Care - Mood Disorders Research and Treatment Service - Outreach Program
• Providence Care - Mood Disorders Research and Treatment Service - Relaxation and Calming Workshop

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Arthritis

• The Arthritis Society's Open Forum Community

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Bowel Disease

• Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada - Ontario Community Chapters and Affiliates

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Cancer

• Canadian Cancer Society - Cancer Information Service
• Canadian Cancer Society - Community Services Locator
• Canadian Cancer Society - Peer Support (CancerConnection)

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Diabetes

• Diabetes Ontario - Education and Management Programs across Ontario

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Heart Disease & Stroke

• Belleville and Quinte District Stroke Support Group - Perth and Smiths Falls Stroke Support Group
• Kingston KFL&A Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group
• Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Counties Community Resource Directory for Stroke Survivors and Care Partners
• Lanark, Leeds & Grenville Counties Community Resource Directory for Stroke Survivors and Care Partners
• March of Dimes Canada - Stroke Recovery Support Groups in Ontario
• Perth and Smiths Falls Stroke Support Group
• Providence Care - Caring for Lower Leg Edema
• Providence Care - Stroke Rehabilitation Program
• Stroke Strategy of Southeastern Ontario - Stroke Recovery Community Resources in Southeastern Ontario

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Kidney Disease

• Kidney Foundation of Canada - KIDNEY CONNECT Peer Support Program

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Liver Disease

• Canadian Liver Foundation - Living with Liver Disease Program
• Canadian Liver Foundation - Offices and Chapters in Ontario
• Canadian Liver Foundation Support Programs

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Lung & Respiratory Disease

• Asthma Society of Canada - Asthma Centre Locator
• Canadian Lung Association - COPD Program Listings
• COPD Canada Patient Network
• Ontario Lung Association - BreathWorks (COPD support)

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Thyroid Disease

• Thyroid Cancer Canada

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