The in-person programs listed here are for the Northern Virginia area.
IPMDC Parkinson Friends
There’s a ‘new normal’ for Parkinson’s, and it’s all about working with the right doctors to get the right treatments for you, so you can live your best life.
Our friends with Parkinson’s and their care partners are venturing out to meet in person again, in locations that follow CDC guidelines to keep us all safe and healthy.
We hope you’ll join us to meet other people with Parkinson’s and their families as we learn from local experts and encourage each other, and that you’ll leave with a feeling of hope and purpose that you can get the most out of life, maintain your independence, and continue to enjoy all that life has to offer.
Please contact sonia.gow@inova.org for details.
Fairfax
We welcome friends from
Fairfax and surrounding areas.
1st Wednesday of each month
From 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Hosted by Insight Memory Care Center
3953 Pender Drive, Suite 100,
Fairfax, VA 22030
This group will meet after the weekly Dance for PD® class with Lucy Bowen McCauley at Center for Ballet Arts which is right next door!
We welcome Dance for PD® dancers, their partners, and our other friends in our Parkinson community.
**Feel free to brown-bag it, or grab a bite from the nearby Chef’s Cafe deli.
Manassas/Gainesville
We welcome friends from Manassas/Gainesville and surrounding areas.
2nd Monday of each month
from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Hosted by: Harper’s Station
15951 Loves Mill Lane
Gainesville, VA 20155
NoVA – Falls Church
We welcome friends from Falls Church and surrounding areas.
*Beginning May 15!*
3rd Monday of each month
from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Hosted by: BalletNova Center for Dance
3443 Carlin Springs Rd,
Falls Church, VA 22041
In partnership with BrightStar Care of Fairfax.
This group will meet after the weekly Dance for PD® class with Lucy Bowen McCauley at BalletNova!
We welcome Dance for PD® dancers, their partners, and our other friends in our Parkinson community.
**Feel free to BYO lunch.
Sterling
We welcome friends from Sterling and surrounding areas.
4th Thursday of each month
From 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Hosted by: Insight Memory Care Center
45945 Center Oak Plaza, Suite 190
Sterling, VA 20166
Woodbridge
We welcome friends from Woodbridge and surrounding areas.
3rd Wednesday of each month
From 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (includes lunch**)
Hosted by: Potomac Place Assisted Living
2133 Montgomery Avenue
Woodbridge, VA 22191
In partnership with Synergy HomeCare.
Additional Community Groups
Parkinson’s Piedmont Support Group
3rd Monday of each month
From 12:15 pm – 2:00 pm
At: Chestnut Forks Tennis and Fitness Club
6379 Airlie Road, Warrenton, VA 20187
Contact: Kendal Blaser
Phone: +1 540-222-6000
Email: blaserx4@aol.com
Website: https://parkinsonspiedmont.org/
Women with Parkinson’s
Support Group
1st Wednesday of each month
From 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Reston, VA
Contact information:
Email: womenwarriorspd@gmail.com or 1ww.pd777@gmail.com
Website: https://womenwithparkinsons.com
Parkinson’s Education & Support Group in Adams County, PA
3rd Thursday of each month
From 1:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Contact information:
Helen Stratton at parkinsonetwork@gmail.com or (864) 915.0710
www.crosskeysvillage.org/parkinsons
There’s also a Care Partner / Friend Support Group.
Meets at 2:15 pm, same as the peer support.
Insight Memory Care Center (IMCC)
Insight Memory Care Center has several support groups
virtual, and at both locations (Fairfax and Sterling):
- Community
- Early Stage Care Partners
- Lewy Body Dementia Caregivers
- FTD Caregivers
- Bereavement
- Caring for Your Parent
- MCI Care Partners
- Parkinson Friends
Insight Memory Care Center –
Community
Support Groups
Led by Insight Memory Care Center’s Jennifer Denk, MSW, LMSW, CDP, these groups offer a safe, welcoming and private setting for carepartners to share their caregiving experiences, connect with others going through the same journey and receive insight from an expert.
Spousal Support Group
Open to all spouses who are caring for their partner, whether that partner is living at home or in a community.
2nd Monday of each month from 4:00 – 5:00 pm
LOCATION:
The Kensington Reston –
11501 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20191
For questions, please email Alexandra Ramsey,
Director of Sales & Marketing at aramsey@kensingtonsl.com
Let’s Talk –
Care Partner Support Group
Open to all care partners whether that partner is living at home or in a community.
1st Tuesday of each month from 5:30 – 6:30 pm
LOCATION:
Chantilly Heights
3925 Downs Dr, Chantilly, VA 20151
Please RSVP to Rachel Moore at RMoore@chantillyheights.com
Grief Support
Secure Senior Connections
There is a Zoom Grief Support Group we’ve heard about from a friend with Parkinson’s. He’s found it very helpful. It’s through Secure Senior Connections.
Here is the their events calendar: https://events.secureseniorconnections.com/