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- ZDUS - Zveza društev upokojencev Slovenije
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Transform Ageing: Making the community care – meet Moments Cafe
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- Coping with dementia
- Keywords
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- solidarity
- Informal carers
- Alzheimers’ café
- Community support
- Dementia inclusive society
“It is necessary to work with the local community.
You must not let people with dementia shut down in their homes.”
A.Š. (Slovenia), Adult educator on teaching about dementia in the community
You must not let people with dementia shut down in their homes.”
A.Š. (Slovenia), Adult educator on teaching about dementia in the community
Can a café become a place of respect for people with dementia and their carers?
Informal carers play one of the most important supportive roles for people living with dementia. This role brings different challenges than other care relationships. If done right, it can be a postivie experience for all.
Adult educators, teaching about dementia in the community, have a crucial role in providing information and showing ways how informal carers can be supported to provide invaluable care.
One form of such support are Alzheimer’s, dementia or memory cafés. A common term for places where people living with dementia and their carers can meet and share experiences with other people.
One such café opened in 2017 in Plymouth city centre (UK). It is called the Moments Café and is ran by Kate Smith and Laura Walker. Both are coming from a family of nurses and have been involved in dementia care services for older people. They designed a café, offering healthy food for public, while also being a community hub, quiet and stimulating place for people with dementia.
Informal carers play one of the most important supportive roles for people living with dementia. This role brings different challenges than other care relationships. If done right, it can be a postivie experience for all.
Adult educators, teaching about dementia in the community, have a crucial role in providing information and showing ways how informal carers can be supported to provide invaluable care.
One form of such support are Alzheimer’s, dementia or memory cafés. A common term for places where people living with dementia and their carers can meet and share experiences with other people.
One such café opened in 2017 in Plymouth city centre (UK). It is called the Moments Café and is ran by Kate Smith and Laura Walker. Both are coming from a family of nurses and have been involved in dementia care services for older people. They designed a café, offering healthy food for public, while also being a community hub, quiet and stimulating place for people with dementia.
Moments Café has become part of the daily routine for many Plymouth residents. Just by eating there people are contributing to supporting people living with dementia.
You can have a virtual visit of the café here: https://moments-cafe.com/
“It is necessary to work with the local community. You must not let people with dementia shut down in their homes.”
A.Š. (Slovenia), Adult educator on teaching about dementia in the community
Can a café become a place of respect for people with dementia and their carers? Have you ever wondered as an adult educator how can a community support people with dementia and their carers?
Unpaid informal carers play one of the most important supportive roles for people living with dementia. It’s a role that brings many challenges, different than other care relationships, but if tackled and addressed the right way, it can bring a positive experience for people involved.
Adult educators, teaching about dementia in the community, play a crucial role in providing information, examples, showing ways how informal carers can be supported to provide invaluable care.
We will take a closer look at one, commonly known form of such support. Alzheimer’s, dementia or memory cafés is a common term for places where people living with dementia and their carers, usually family members, can meet and share their experiences with people in similar situations. The main goal is to improve the quality of life of people with dementia experience.
One such café opened in 2017 in the Plymouth city centre (UK). The UnLtd-supported Moments Café is managed by Kate Smith and Laura Walker, who come from a family of nurses and have been involved in dementia care services for older people. Rather than being a dementia café, they designed it as a café offering healthy food for general public, while also being a community hub, quiet and stimulating place for people with dementia. By joining services of a café and having a dementia information centre upstairs, putting it out for the public, they set out to eradicate stigma attached to dementia.
Moments Café has become part of the daily routine for many Plymouth residents. Just by eating there people are contributing to supporting people living with dementia. They can sit in different thematic, quiet zones, which are completely designed in the styles of several past decades and are as such starting points for conversation with people with dementia and their carers.
Unpaid informal carers play one of the most important supportive roles for people living with dementia. It’s a role that brings many challenges, different than other care relationships, but if tackled and addressed the right way, it can bring a positive experience for people involved.
Adult educators, teaching about dementia in the community, play a crucial role in providing information, examples, showing ways how informal carers can be supported to provide invaluable care.
We will take a closer look at one, commonly known form of such support. Alzheimer’s, dementia or memory cafés is a common term for places where people living with dementia and their carers, usually family members, can meet and share their experiences with people in similar situations. The main goal is to improve the quality of life of people with dementia experience.
One such café opened in 2017 in the Plymouth city centre (UK). The UnLtd-supported Moments Café is managed by Kate Smith and Laura Walker, who come from a family of nurses and have been involved in dementia care services for older people. Rather than being a dementia café, they designed it as a café offering healthy food for general public, while also being a community hub, quiet and stimulating place for people with dementia. By joining services of a café and having a dementia information centre upstairs, putting it out for the public, they set out to eradicate stigma attached to dementia.
Moments Café has become part of the daily routine for many Plymouth residents. Just by eating there people are contributing to supporting people living with dementia. They can sit in different thematic, quiet zones, which are completely designed in the styles of several past decades and are as such starting points for conversation with people with dementia and their carers.
You can have a virtual visit of the café here: https://moments-cafe.com/
As an adult educator you should point out to your learners the benefits of using such and other supporting facilities for the carers and people living with dementia. Moving away from day-to-day care routine, carers can find in such cafes opportunities to enjoy time with people they care for and have a supportive talk with other carers, that are in similar situations.
For indicating ways for your learners how people with dementia and their carers can be supported in public settings, you can refer to the MYH4D “Be connected” MOOC: Module 3 – Communicating in daily and community life with people with dementia as well as Module 4 - Inclusive Community Focused on People Living with Dementia.
Have your say:
- Is there a similar café in your community?
- Can you think of any similar supporting facilities you could recommend to your learners?