Activities and Support for Dementia Care
The Memory Café is a weekly gathering for people experiencing mild to moderate memory loss and their caregivers — spouses, family members, and friends. These gatherings and activities are created to benefit the person with dementia as well as those providing care, and the activities are designed to engage and support both simultaneously.
How Does It Work?
We meet every Thursday in different locations around the San Francisco Bay Area. The monthly cost for the Memory Café is $20, charged whether participants attend one or more events in the month.
Schedule
- 1st Thursday: Bocce in Marin, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- 2nd Thursday: Luncheon in San Francisco, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
- 3rd Thursday: Lunch in San Mateo, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
- 4th Thursday: Lunch and More in San Francisco, 11:00 am – 2 :00 pm
- 5th Thursday: Guided Museum Tours in San Francisco, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
For more information about Seniors At Home Memory Café or to register for the program, please contact Program Director, Alana Goldscheid at 415-449-3849 or email [email protected]
Detailed Schedule
First Thursday of the Month—Bocce Ball in San Rafael
When: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where: Marin Bocce Federation, 550 B-Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
We play a friendly game of bocce at the Marin Bocce Federation, located in peaceful Albert Park in San Rafael.
Our bocce gatherings are so much more than a traditional Italian ball game played on the well-maintained courts of the Marin Bocce Federation. Participants have a chance to reconnect with friends, get some gentle exercise and engage in friendly competition. Memory Care Café facilitators assist participants to succeed and enjoy themselves.
Snacks, tea and coffee are provided by the Memory Café.
Second Thursday of the Month—Lunch in San Francisco
When: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Where: Crossroads Café, 699 Delancey Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
Join us at Crossroads Café and Bookstore, just off the Embarcadero.
The Crossroads Café is the casual eatery of the Delancey Foundation and Restaurant in San Francisco. We enjoy the enclosed outdoor garden and gather along Italian style dinner tables for finger food, soup and salad. On rainy days we find shelter in the middle of the bookstore.
Lunch and (non-alcoholic) drinks are provided by Memory Café.
Third Thursday of the Month—Lunch in San Mateo
When: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Where: Saratoga Square Park, 1094 Yates Way, San Mateo, CA 94403
We will enjoy a delicious lunch in the park, followed by a fun outdoor activity.
On nice days, we will eat under the shade trees at Saratoga Square Park in San Mateo. Along with a delicious lunch provided by Village Hummus, we will have a different “park-like” activity each week to enjoy while we partake in the beautiful surroundings. When the weather does not cooperate, our lunch will be moved inside to Village Hummus at 1001 Park Place, San Mateo.
Fourth Thursday of the Month—Lunch and More in San Francisco
When: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where: Olive Room, Jewish Family and Children’s Services, 2150 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Join us for lunch and more!
Each week our activities change creating an interesting program schedule. Care partners, volunteers and staff enjoy a light lunch followed by an hour-long activity. This may be music and meditation, chair yoga, a sing-along or arts and crafts. Participants mingle, connect, share useful information and assist when and where needed.
Fifth Thursday (when it happens in a month)—San Francisco Museum Tours
When: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Where: At the de Young Museum or the Legion of Honor.
Enjoy fine art in a small group of friends with a specialized docent and comfortable gallery seating.
Once in a while, the month has a fifth Thursday! On these days we invite you to join us for a morning of fine art in the permanent collections of the de Young Museum or the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. Experienced docents highlight sculpture, paintings and artifacts in selected museum galleries. The short lectures are followed by questions and comments from participants, to ensure a lively and engaging experience for your visit.
Wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis and seating will be set up in the galleries.
Docents provided by Access/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.