Connecting Community and Care: Implementation and Impact of Memory Cafés

Memory cafés are welcoming, informal gatherings where people living with dementia and their care partners can connect, socialize, and participate in engaging activities in a supportive, stigma-free environment. Often held in community spaces like libraries, cafés, and senior centers, they focus on building relationships, reducing isolation, and fostering a sense of belonging. Join this upcoming CaN-D webinar to learn from our panelists about how memory cafés are created, implemented, and sustained, especially in rural settings. We will explore how these programs connect individuals and families to essential community services, and highlight key data and research needs to expand their reach and impact.

In this webinar, you will learn about:

• How memory cafes are created, implemented, and sustained.
• How memory cafes connect people with dementia to community services in rural settings.
• Priority data and research needs to advance scaling and impact of memory cafes.

Our speakers:

• Susan McFadden, professor emerita of psychology, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
• Drea Douglas, librarian at the North Bend Public Library in North Bend, Oregon