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S2E7: Memory Cafes, and How They Assist Dementia Families

Dec 11, 2020

Did you know that barring a medical breakthrough, the number of people aged 65+ with dementia may nearly triple by 2050? It means there will be more need for dementia care. 

On the other hand, according to a 2020 survey of primary care physicians, nearly half of those physicians say that the medical profession is not prepared to meet this increased demand. Bottomline is, there is a huge gap between the need for dementia care and what our current medical system is offering. 

To fill this need, various community-led initiative are emerging across the globe. One such initiative is Memory Cafe Directory, and we have with us today Dave Wiederrich. Dave is the owner and operator of MemoryCafeDirectory.com, a global directory of all memory cafes. 

Memory Cafes are dementia-friendly outings for people living with any cause of dementia or other cognitive impairments along with their care partners. 

 

Topics:

  • What memory cafe is and how it works
  • How he came up with the idea of creating a directory for the memory cafes 
  • On finding memory cafe at one centralized place
  • How the consistency and accuracy of the data works
  • How memory cafes play a big role for the caregivers
  • What memory care was intended and purposely designed for
  • How people in memory cafes share their interpersonal challenges 
  • Feedback from the people who visit the memory cafe
  • How to attend the memory cafe
  • What they do in the memory cafe and what their activities are
  • His action item to the listeners
  • The resources of memory cafe that he continues to add

 

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Did You Know Segment: 

https://www.alz.org/news/2020/primary-care-physicians-on-the-front-lines-of-diag