Support Groups

Lake Forest Hospital hosts and facilitates a number of support groups to help people gain the support, advice and understanding of others who are in similar situations or circumstance. All interested individuals, including survivors, patients, caregivers as well as family and friends, are encouraged to attend our support groups in order to exchange mutual support with others who face the same or similar challenges.

The support groups we host are offered free of charge unless otherwise indicated. Locations include:

• Patient Services and Health Education Center—Enter via the visitor’s parking lot at the hospital.
• Westmoreland Nursing Center Library—Located at 660 N. Westmoreland Road, just south of the hospital
• Administrative Conference Room—Located on the first floor of the Hospital’s South Wing. Please use the main hospital entrance.

Additional support groups offered throughout the Lake Forest Hospital community include:

Alzheimer’s Support Groups – New: A 2 p.m. meeting time will be offered effective May 1. This is in addition to sessions held the first Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Westmoreland Nursing Center Library, 660 N. Westmoreland Road (adjacent to Lake Forest Hospital). For more information, call (847) 535-6764.

Bereavement and Grief – These groups address coping with common symptoms of grief.  For more information and to register, call Heartland Hospice, (800) 994-9400.

National Stuttering Association Support Group – Provides emotional support and encouragement to people who stutter. For more information, call Art Struss at (847) 970-5067.

R.T.S. (Resolve Through Sharing) Bereavement Services – For parents who have lost babies. For more information, call Jennifer Forsman at (847) 535-6336.