Find Iowa Memory Cafes near you and enjoy a “dementia-friendly” outing with your loved one. Some are sponsored by national organizations, while many more are offered by local groups. If your favorite Memory Cafe isn’t shown, please let us know and we’ll add it. It’s free!
Ames
Northminster Presbyterian Church
1416 20th St. | Ames, IA 50010
3:00 – 4:30 PM, 4th Monday of each month
Ames Memory Cafe is a monthly gathering of individauls with memory loss along with their care partners and/or friends and family in a safe, supportive and engaging environment. It provides a welcome break from the disease and an opportunity to remain socially engaged with othrs traveling the same journey. Open to all, we enjoy singing familiar songs, coversation, and refreshments. For more information, please contact Jan Beran at 515.357.6432 or
gberan54@gmail.com.
Last updated: February 2023Cedar Falls
Friends Memory Cafe | Hartman Reserve Nature Center
657 Reserve Drive | Cedar Falls, IA 50613
10:00 – 11:00 AM, 1st Wednesday of each month
Friends Memory Cafe is a monthly program to support leisure, fun, and friendship for people living with dementia or memory impairment, their caregivers, and all others interested in being a part of this supportive community. The events feature nature and seasonal related programs and activities, as well as social time and refreshments! For more information, please contact Theresa Johnson at 319.214.0711 or
theresajeanjohnson@gmail.com or visit their
Facebook Group.
Last updated: May 2022 Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Memory Cafe
Chris & Suzy DeWolf Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia
9000 C Ave NE | Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
1:00 – 2:30 PM, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month
This Memory Cafe is co-facilitated by two caregivers of people living with dementia (one active and one whose wife died.) They plan and implement the twice monthly meetings which feature engaging activities and educational information of interest to people living with dementia and their caregivers. Tasty snacks and drinks are provided. The Memory Cafes are held at the DeWolf Innovation Center where other groups and events are provided people living with dementia and their caregivers and may be of interest to participants in the Memory Cafes. For more information, please contact Kathy Good at 319.221.8866 or
kegood@mercycare.org.
Last updated: March 2024 Des Moines
Memory Cafe at the Library
Franklin Avenue Library
5000 Frankin Ave
Des Moines, IA 50310 |
North Side Library
3516 5th Ave
Des Moines, IA 50313 |
2:00 PM, last Friday of each month
Event alternates between the Franklin Ave Library and the North Side Library
Memory Cafes provide a welcoming social gathering for people living with dementia and their care partners, focusing on person-centered care for those living with dementia. We’ll begin with relaxed socializing, move on to a planned activity revolving around a specific theme, and end with more social time. Memory Cafes create a sense of community without the pressure to share in a support group environment. Registration is not required but care partners must be in attendance as well. For more information, please contact Jes McCauley at
jemccauley@dmpl.org or visit
online.
Last updated: March 2024 Memory Cafe on Grand | Wesley Acres, Dahl Adult Day Center
3520 Grand Ave. | Des Moines, IA 50312
10:00 – 11:30 AM, 4th Saturday of each month
For more information, please call 515.271.6701
Last updated: January 2020
West Union
West Union Community Library
210 N Vine St. | West Union, IA 52175
10:00 – 11:30 AM, 1st Thursday of each month
Our Memory Cafe is a monthly gathering of individuals with memory loss along with their care partners and/or friends and family in a safe, supportive and engaging environment. The Cafe provides a welcome break from the disease and an opportunity to remain socially engaged with others traveling the same journey. We will meet for coffee, conversation, activities, and the singing of old familiar songs. For more information, please contact Jill Clark at 563.422.3103 or
webmaster@westunion.lib.ia.us.
Last updated: April 2024
