Carer Feedback from Memory Café on Tuesday 16th January.
Living with dementia can be incredibly difficult, not only for the person it is affecting, but also their loved ones and carers. Our Memory Cafés offer a place where people can come together in a friendly environment with others that are in similar circumstances.
Each memory café is run by two Home Instead Care Professionals and a team of friendly volunteers. We also have bi-monthly visits from the Alzheimer’s Society and Community Mental Health Team.
Our memory cafés not only benefit the person living with dementia, but they also provide a haven for those people who have the responsibility for caring for their loved one. They also provide stimulation which helps encourage independence for those who have dementia.
Janet cares for her husband, Peter (73) who has been living with dementia for the past six years.
“This memory café is my lifeline; I don’t know what I’d do without it. We come every Tuesday, and I honestly wish it was on every day! My husband John has been living with dementia since 2018, and his condition is slowly deteriorating. We started coming to the memory café two years ago, and we have made so many lovely friends. The memory café is a great place for me to offload and talk to other carers about the difficulties we all encounter on a day-to-day basis. John really enjoys coming here and gets involved with the Love to Move programme”.
The Memory Café meets every Tuesday from 10.30am - 12.30pm at Sacred Heart, Silver Link Road, Glascote, Tamworth, B77 2EA.
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