Memory Café Catalyst

Guidance:

• JF&CS Boston Memory Cafe Toolkit (English)
• JF&CS Boston Memory Cafe Toolkit (Spanish)
• Building Dementia-Friendly Communities Toolkit (Susan McFadden, Fox Valley Memory Project)
• Memory Cafe Mentors (Alzheimer's Speaks website)
• Toolkit for Building a Neighborhood Memory Café (Carole Larkin, Third Age Services)
• Alzheimer's Café Handbook by Jytte Lokvig
• A Guide to Setting up a Memory Café (David Light and Jim Delves, Devon, UK)

Café Locators:

• Alzheimerscafe.com (Dr. Jytte Lokvig, Author of Alzheimer's A-Z)
• MemoryCafeDirectory.com (David Wiederrich, creator of Kalendar Kards)

Example Programs:

• The Percolator Network (Memory cafe network in the Boston area)
• Fox Valley Memory Cafes (WI)
• Arthur's Memory Cafe (Roseville MN)
• Memory Care Cafe (SF Bay Area CA)
• Alzheimer's Australia Vic's Memory Lane Café Program (Melbourne)
• Corwall Memory Café Network (UK)
  

Additional Reading:

• Learn about how Rotary Clubs in the UK are supporting memory cafés: RepoD.org.uk

Research Studies:

• Capus, J. (2005). The Kingston Dementia Café: The benefits of establishing an Alzheimer café for carers and people with dementia. Dementia, 4(4), 588-591. doi:10.1177/1471301205059240
• Dow, B., Haralambous, B., Hempton, C., Hunt, S., & Calleja, D. (2011). Evaluation of Alzheimer’s Australia Vic Memory Lane Cafés. International Psychogeriatrics, 23(2), 246-255. doi:10.1017/S1041610210001560
• Halley, E., Boulton, R., Mcfadzean, D., & Moriarty, J. (2005). The Poppy Café: A multi-agency approach to developing an Alzheimer café. Dementia, 4, 592-594. doi:10.1177/1471301205059241
• Morrissey, M. V. (2006). Rethinking the benefits of an adapted version of “Alzheimer Café” for individuals with Alzheimer’s and their partners. The International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing Research, 12(1), 1393-1402.