Memories Café

Upcoming Sessions

11 May – Fit Rhythmique with OneHeartBeat

Whether seated or standing, be engaged in an hour of rhythmic movements led by instructors from OneHeartBeat. Then, unwind with a delicious lunch in the company of friends at Memories Café.

Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Venue: Reunion Social Space @ National Museum of Singapore (93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897)

Registration: Register online. Payment of $10/pax is to be made on event day. Lunch is provided.

15 May – Sing-along with YouthHarmony (mixed languages)

The SP Chapter of YouthHarmony is a group of students from the Sound and Music specialisation in Singapore Polytechnic’s Diploma of Media Arts and Design. The group consists of vocalists and instrumentalists, who will bring you through an hour of popular songs from the good ol’ days. This session is held on a Wednesday.

Time: 10.00am-12.00pm
Venue: Singapore Polytechnic Food Court 5 (500 Dover Road, Singapore 139651)

Registration: Register online. Payment of $10/pax is to be made on event day. Lunch is provided.

18 May – Sing-along with Goldies Jukebox (mandarin)

Embark on a musical journey through the ages with Mandarin classics, followed by a cozy meal shared among old and new friends at Memories Café.

Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: Soup Restaurant @ The Clementi Mall (3155 Commonwealth Avenue West, #03-62, Singapore 129588)

Registration: Register online. Payment of $10/pax is to be made on event day. Lunch is provided.

Memories Café is a programme for persons with dementia and their caregivers, conducted at external partner cafés and restaurants.  The programme provides a normalised café setting for participants to interact through activities and conversations in a safe, supportive and conducive environment.

It offers a fresh change of environment to caregivers who may have long been attending support groups held in more formal settings such as dementia day care centres, while encouraging the interaction and bonding between the person with dementia and family members. Ultimately, it provides an avenue for persons with dementia and caregivers to have respite and enjoy themselves despite dementia.

The concept of Memories Café was originated from Dr Bere Miesen’s “Alzheimer’s Café” in 1997 in the Netherlands. Dr Miesen’s initiative aims to provide a normalised café setting for persons with dementia with the following objectives:

• To minimise the social stigma on persons living with dementia and to encourage social acceptance through the engagements in a café within a community setting.
• To provide an alternative platform for social interactions and respite to persons living with dementia and their caregivers, moving away from long-term care environment and their homes.
• With organised activities for persons living with dementia and their caregivers, Memories Café aims to improve their interaction and bonding with each other.

The Memories Café programme, modelled after the Alzheimer’s Café, was successfully piloted in early 2014. The responses garnered from the two pilot sessions were overwhelming, which spurred Dementia Singapore to include the programme as part of its regular programme for its beneficiaries. The programme remains very popular, and fully enrolled at almost every session.

What do we do?

This is a two-hour outing for Persons with Dementia and their caregivers. The first hour focuses on engagement activities such as sing-along, enjoying a music performance, drumming, puppet and drama activities led by community artists, volunteers and staff. The second hour is designed for social interaction among Persons with Dementia, caregivers and customers at the café accompanied with drinks and snacks.

Who should attend?

Persons with Dementia (mild to moderate stage) who enjoy performance activities. The Person with Dementia needs to be accompanied by a caregiver.

Cost

The Memories Café programme is charged at $10.00 per pax (inclusive of GST) per session, unless otherwise stated.

Enquiries

Dementia Helpline: 6377 0700
Email: [email protected]

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