Learn how a video conference inspired “Cafe Connect” as a way to find virtual Memory Cafes Learn more below, then click here to visit Cafe Connect and find a Virtual Memory Cafe! This past week, I participated in an online video chat hosted by Beth Soltzberg. She is the Director of Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders [...]

In Search of Rainbows: A Daughter’s Story of Loss, Hope, and Redemption By Susan Landeis There are no Perfect Families At some point in our lives, many of us will find ourselves caring for a loved one. Now that the elderly are living longer, and more people are living with chronic illness, the number of [...]

With Memory Joggers Volume 11, there are now 220 exciting activities to engage individuals with early to mid-stage dementia. Even those in the later stages might connect with the topics contained in this form of a “reminiscence activity.” 220 (221) Memory Joggers For you Math Majors who are following along, there was a bonus Memory [...]

At the risk of stating the painfully obvious, caregiving is stressful. It is a time-consuming, emotion-consuming, often money-consuming activity. However, it can be the most rewarding activity we will ever know. Reducing caregiver stress is the best thing you can do for you, and for your loved one. Memory Cafe Directory is committed to the [...]

Let’s look at ways caregivers ask for help. In Caregiving by the Letters and Stress Reduction with a Tropical Twist, we stated what caregivers know as being painfully obvious: Caregiving is stressful. We helped identify the various caregivers’ roles, some mind-boggling stats about caregiving demographics, and provided some resources on how you can get a handle [...]

Memory Joggers now Includes 201 Fun and Engaging Memory Cafe Activities for You! If you’re new to Memory Joggers, they are a growing collection of familiar sayings. As Memory Cafe activities, they are used by many to engage and focus individuals living with early- to mid-stage memory loss. The way they work is simple. You [...]

My Name is Thelma, But I Don’t Know Who I Am By Jan Malone A Dementia Caregiver’s Resource Guide and Workbook   Jan Malone’s book, “My Name is Thelma, But I Don’t Know Who I Am” is a Dementia Caregiver’s Resource and Workbook. But it is much more! It is as much of a historical [...]

2020 is here! The New Year is always a time to reflect on the most recent trip around the sun and to look ahead to the next orbit. Today, I plan to do both. (Hint: the 2nd part is a favor I need to ask… I want you to help me set Memory Cafe Directory’s [...]