Healthy Memory Café
Weekly drop-in sessions for people living with dementia or worried about their memory and their carers, led by our Admiral Nurse.
Are you forgetful? Are you worried about your memory? Do you have dementia? Are you a carer or family member of someone who fits
the above? If so, drop in for a cuppa, a chat, information and support at our Healthy Memory Café.
The Healthy Memory Café is a weekly drop-in session for anyone living with dementia or who is worried about their memory to come along with a family member or their carer in a safe and relaxed environment. The café is led our Admiral Nurse, Lucy, and supported by our wonderful Compassionate Neighbours and other external organisations.
What to expect at the Healthy Memory Café:
- Time for you and your family member or carer to enjoy being together, breaking your normal shared routine
- A chance for you to meet new people, socialise and to gain mutual support
- Supervised by volunteers and a range of professionals who can provide information and support
- Varied with weekly activities that may include information talks, reminiscence, playing suitable games, seated exercise, music and other appropriate activities.
Where and when?
The Healthy Memory Café takes place every Thursday from 10am to 12 noon at the Ernest Gardiner Treatment Centre, Pearsall Close, Letchworth, SG6 1QZ. Transport is available on request - please call us on 01462 679540 for more information.
Brian and Barbara's story
Brian is a carer for his wife, Barbara, who has dementia. Prior to coming to the Healthy Memory Café, Brian explained that he and Barbara 'would just sit indoors and stare at each other all day'. He felt isolated, but attending the café has made a world of difference:
"If we didn't have a group like this, I'll be quite honest, I don't know what I would do. It's opened things up for us. Because I know that while Barbara's here, she's safe and she's enjoying herself. And while she is enjoying herself, I'm happy. She looks forward to coming every week. When I tell her that we're coming to Garden House Hospice Care, her eyes light up. She loves it here."
