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The Buffalo History Museum is introducing memory café, a program for people with changes in their memory or thinking and the people who care for them. At each memory café, participants will view museum exhibits and artifacts, create arts and crafts, and socialize with one another. Each session will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and includes lunch and coffee.
The Exhale Memory Café Collective is funded by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and Health Foundation for Western and Central New York. It is a program of Exhale – The Family Caregiver Initiative.
Memory cafés will be offered on the second Tuesday of each month. The first café is free. Registration is required at https://tinyurl.com/HistoryMemoryCafe.
A memory café is a gathering place offering social support and connection, socialization opportunities, better health, and wellbeing to older adult participants and their caregivers in a welcoming environment. Occurring in a wide range of settings with a wide range of programming, memory cafés provide essential support to caregivers and their loved ones. Cafés have been shown to be particularly helpful for those living with memory loss and other cognitive challenges.
Cafés focus not on illness but on engagement in activities to improve memory and brain health, keeping older adult attendees mentally and socially active while at the same time, providing a positive, supportive, bonding and rejuvenating experience for caregivers of all ages. Memory cafés also provide caregivers with information, resources, referrals, and a network of support. Memory cafés are expanding across the U.S., mirroring the dramatic increase in Americans who have or are expected to have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the coming years.
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