Memories Café

Upcoming Sessions

27 May – Sing-along with SN Volunteers (Mixed)

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Sing along with the SN Volunteers as they bring you and your loved ones on a walk down memory lane with an hour of familiar tunes. Thereafter, savour freshly baked pastries and have a drink with friends at Memories Café.

Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: National Museum of Singapore (Gallery 10)
93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897

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

7 Jun – Sing-along with Goldies Jukebox《金曲音乐盒》 (mandarin)

Let the good times shine as you sing and move along to popular Mandarin songs performed by Goldies Jukebox, 金曲音乐盒.Thereafter, enjoy conversations accompanied by a hearty meal together.

Time: 3pm-5pm
Venue: Dignity Kitchen @ Boon Keng
69 Boon Keng Road, Singapore 339772

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

10 Jun – Music & Movement with Yeong Wei (mixed languages)

Get ready for a fun and interactive music and movement session. Thereafter, savour freshly baked pastries and have a drink with friends at Memories Café.

Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: National Museum of Singapore (Reunion Social Space, Gallery 10)
93 Stamford Rd, Singapore 178897

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

17 Jun – Sing-along with Aloha Coast Ukulele Group (mixed languages)

Brighten your day with an hour of upbeat songs and familiar tunes. Thereafter, enjoy a warm lunch with new and old friends.

Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: Soup Restaurant @ JEWEL
78 Airport Boulevard JEWEL #03-201, Singapore 819666

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

24 Jun – Sing-along with The Sunnies <阳光歌友> (mixed languages)

Relive fond memories as you sing and move along to classic tunes from the golden days. Thereafter, enjoy a delightful Peranakan meal.

Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: HarriAnns Nonya Table @ Suntec City
3 Temasek Boulevard, #01-416A Suntec City (West Wing), Singapore 038983

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

Effective June 2022, 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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