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Doylestown Health’s Memory Café

Memory Cafés are a national initiative and a worldwide grassroots movement to reach those with cognitive changes or dementia through a welcoming social gathering along with the people who care about them!

Dates: Second Thursday of each month
Time: 11 AM – noon
Location: Doylestown YMCA’s Teen Center, 2500 Lower State Road, Doylestown
Cost: Free

If you would like to arrange a call to talk privately with the coordinators, or if you have any questions not answered below, please contact outreach by email at pmdh-outreach@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Register for an Upcoming Memory Café

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About the Memory Café

About the Memory Café

This memory café was developed to connect people living with cognitive impairment or dementia and their care partners with others in the community who are going through a similar journey. The mission of the café is to provide a safe, open space to connect with others, socialize, learn a new activity, and have some fun together!

These free events are open to older adults with memory loss and their care partners. Each month features a new performance or educational presentation in a one-hour event. The first half hour is designated to the presenter, performer, or activity and the second half hour is set aside for attendees to socialize with one another.

Goals

  • Provide a regular and supported social opportunity for people living with dementia and their care partners, as well as other family members, friends, and community members who wish to offer support or learn more about dementia.
  • Provide a welcoming, safe, informal environment where individuals living with dementia feel they belong, are understood, and are valued members of the community.

More Information

This memory café was developed to connect people living with cognitive impairment or dementia and their care partners with others in the community who are going through a similar journey. The mission of the café is to provide a safe, open space to connect with others, socialize, learn a new activity, and have some fun together!

These free events are open to older adults with memory loss and their care partners. Each month features a new performance or educational presentation in a one-hour event. The first half hour is designated to the presenter, performer, or activity and the second half hour is set aside for attendees to socialize with one another.

Goals

  • Provide a regular and supported social opportunity for people living with dementia and their care partners, as well as other family members, friends, and community members who wish to offer support or learn more about dementia.
  • Provide a welcoming, safe, informal environment where individuals living with dementia feel they belong, are understood, and are valued members of the community.

FAQs

The memory café is not a respite service for care partners to leave the person living with dementia; instead, it is about spending time with others who share a similar experience.

These free events are open to older adults with memory loss and their care partners.

The Teen Center is a separate building from the main YMCA. After entering the YMCA main entrance on Memorial Drive, continue past the main building and park toward the back of the parking lot. The Teen Center is a separate building, and there will be a sign outside the event space.

Stairs: There are no stairs on the site.

Parking: There is a parking lot that runs alongside the YMCA; it is encouraged to park toward the end of the lot as it is closer to the Teen Center.

Restrooms: There are two bathrooms are located in the space; the facilitator can guide attendees in the direction of the facilities.

Refreshments: We provide light snacks and water after the activity.

The memory café is free for all attendees! There is no cost to the attendee, as Doylestown Health is sponsoring the event. When there are outside sponsors or donors we gratefully recognize their contribution to the café!

The facilitators do not share any attendee information with others, but participants are more than welcome to exchange contact information with other attendees if they would like to connect outside of the café. The facilitators keep all information gathered confidential and do not share or sell attendee information to outside entities.

Testimonial

Karen Reever
Attendee
It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with others in a similar situation and it’s available right here in our community