This research aims to determine if participation in caregiver support groups and individual differences between caregivers influence the decision of the caregiver to place their family member in a long-term care facility. This research also aims to identify significant predictor variables of outcome. The intervention to be employed has been empirically supported by past research (Gonyea, 2006), but additional research is required to establish this intervention as an empirically supported treatment for caregivers. The proposed research will examine the hypotheses that: (A) a brief 6-session caregiver support group will reduce caregiver burden and depression and delay or prevent transition to long-term care (e.g., nursing home care); and (B) specific caregiver characteristics will emerge as significant moderators of treatment outcomes.