Upcoming Sessions
6 Jul – Sing-along with Do Re Mi (mixed languages)
Sing along to popular hits brought to you Do Re Mi group, and enjoy a warm and hearty meal with friends from Memories Café.
Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Venue: Soup Restaurant @ NEX Mall (23 Serangoon Central, #02-15/16 NEX, Singapore 556083)
Register online. Payment of $10/pax is to be made on event day. Lunch is provided.
20 Jul – Delight in Dance with Decadance Co. (mixed languages)
Be engaged in an hour of group activities and fun body movements, followed by lively conversations over a meal together.
Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Venue: Woodlands Regional Library, Programme Zone at Level 1 (900 South Woodlands Drive, #01-03, Civic Centre, Singapore 730900)
Register online. No payment is required for this session.
27 Jul – Sing-along with SN Volunteers (mixed languages)
Embark on a musical journey through the ages with popular classics, followed by a delightful lunch together.
Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Venue: Reunion Social Space @ National Museum of Singapore (93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897)
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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Refer to our Care Services booklet to have an overview of our services for caregivers, and persons with dementia.
